Badenoch and Farage to vie for attention of Trump allies at London summit

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Event co-founded by Jordan Peterson will bring together global rightwing figures including senior US Republicans

Influential rightwingers from around the world are to gather in London from Monday at a major conference to network and build connections with senior US Republicans linked to the Trump administration.

The UK opposition leader, the Conservatives’ Kemi Badenoch, and Nigel Farage of the Reform UK party, her hard-right anti-immigration rival, will compete to present themselves as the torchbearer of British conservatism.

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Pritam Singh: Singapore opposition leader guilty of lying to parliament – BBC.com

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  1. Pritam Singh: Singapore opposition leader guilty of lying to parliament  BBC.com
  2. Singapore Opposition Leader Convicted of Lying as Poll Looms  Bloomberg
  3. Singapore opposition party leader Pritam Singh found guilty of lying to parliament  Reuters
  4. Singapore opposition leader, found guilty of lying to parliament, could face electoral ban  The Guardian
  5. Live: Pritam Singh handed maximum fine of S$7,000 on each charge of lying to parliament  CNA
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Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy travels to United Arab Emirates as momentum grows for war peace talks – The Associated Press

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  1. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy travels to United Arab Emirates as momentum grows for war peace talks  The Associated Press
  2. Zelensky lands in UAE as US and Russia prepare for Ukraine peace talks  FRANCE 24 English
  3. Zelenskyy Arrives In Middle East, But Kyiv Says Peace Talks Not On Agenda  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
  4. Zelenskyy begins visit to UAE to secure release of more Ukrainians from Russian captivity – video  Ukrainska Pravda
  5. UAE offers to host talks aimed at ending Ukraine war, sources say  Reuters
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Police investigate potential Islamophobic assaults at Melbourne shopping centre

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Two women in hijabs allegedly attacked in Epping last week while racist graffiti reported in western Sydney

Police are investigating if two alleged assaults in Melbourne were Islamophobic incidents after women in hijabs were attacked during the day.

Victoria police said two women, a 30-year-old from Lalor and a 26-year-old from Wollert, were allegedly attacked by the same assailant at Epping shopping centre on High Street between 1.10pm and 1.20pm on Thursday.

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Cook Islands PM defends signing of wide-ranging deal with China

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Mark Brown says Beijing deal that covers trade, investment, oceans, infrastructure and transport complements ties with New Zealand

The Cook Islands says it has signed a deal to expand relations with China, stressing that the accord does not impinge on ties with former colonial power New Zealand.

Prime minister Mark Brown said he signed an “action plan for the comprehensive strategic partnership” with Chinese premier Li Qiang in the northern city of Harbin during a five-day state visit to China last week.

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Keir Starmer Offers to Send U.K. Troops to Ukraine as Part of Peace Deal – The New York Times

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  1. Keir Starmer Offers to Send U.K. Troops to Ukraine as Part of Peace Deal  The New York Times
  2. Starmer 'ready' to put peacekeeping troops in Ukraine as Europe holds emergency talks  BBC.com
  3. Sweden does not rule out sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, public broadcaster reports  Reuters
  4. EU Seeks a Military Revival Under Pressure From Putin, Trump  Bloomberg
  5. Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached  The Guardian
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Incredible Video: Whale Swallows Man Then Spits Him Out Again – ScienceAlert

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  1. Incredible Video: Whale Swallows Man Then Spits Him Out Again  ScienceAlert
  2. Rafter Is Briefly ‘Swallowed’ by Whale in Chile, as His Father Films  The New York Times
  3. Whale swallows kayaker and spits him out — and it's all captured on video: "I thought I was dead"  CBS News
  4. Video of whale trying to eat kayaker is deja vu for ‘vindicated' Mass. lobster diver  NBC Boston
  5. Kayaker, Who Survived Being Swallowed by a Whale as His Dad Recorded, Describes His Pinocchio -Like Escape  PEOPLE
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New Zealand’s ‘Everyone must go!’ tourism campaign ridiculed as emigration hits record high

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Tagline has quickly become the subject of derision, with some critics likening it to a clearance sale slogan

A New Zealand tourism campaign targeting Australian visitors has been ridiculed for sounding like a clearance sale slogan and for being tone-deaf amid widespread public service job cuts and record numbers of New Zealanders moving overseas.

The government launched its “Everyone must go!” campaign on Sunday, in a bid to encourage Australian holiday-makers to visit New Zealand. The NZD$500,000 campaign will run on radios and social media in Australia between February and March.

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Delhi hit by ‘massive’ 4.0 earthquake: Locals seen fleeing their homes to safety as aftershocks rattled the ci – Daily Mail

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  1. Delhi hit by 'massive' 4.0 earthquake: Locals seen fleeing their homes to safety as aftershocks rattled the ci  Daily Mail
  2. Strong Earthquake In Delhi-NCR Sparks Meme Fest  NDTV
  3. Delhi earthquake: What is ‘in-situ material heterogeneity’?  Hindustan Times
  4. Earthquake of 4.0 magnitude jolts Delhi; strong tremors felt in region  The Tribune India
  5. Delhi hit by rare earthquake as Modi warns north India to ‘stay alert for aftershocks’  The Independent
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UK firms mull biggest layoffs in a decade as business confidence slumps

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Impending tax rises from autumn budget fuel collapse in sentiment and rising redundancy intentions, surveys show

UK employers are preparing for the biggest redundancy round in a decade amid collapsing business confidence as firms brace for tax increases from April that Rachel Reeves announced in her autumn budget.

In a fresh blow for the chancellor, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which represents human resources professionals, said a survey of 2,000 employers showed redundancy intentions at their highest level in 10 years, barring the Covid pandemic.

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