Iqbal Mohamed becomes second MP to quit Your Party

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Mohamed says decision to leave was after ‘many false allegations and smears’ against him and others

A second MP within a week has quit Your Party in acrimonious circumstances, throwing yet more doubt on the viability of the leftwing group co-led by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana.

In a statement on X, Iqbal Mohamed, who was elected as the independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley last year, said his decision to leave was after “many false allegations and smears” against him and others, which he did not explain.

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Even 10,000 missiles won’t be enough: China’s sprint toward Taiwan invasion – Ynetnews

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  1. Even 10,000 missiles won’t be enough: China’s sprint toward Taiwan invasion  Ynetnews
  2. Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion  Reuters
  3. China Is Priming Its People and the World for a New Pressure Campaign on Taiwan - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Xi’s plan to seize Taiwan without firing a single shot  The Times
  5. China War Over Taiwan Would Trigger Global Financial Crisis, US Warned  Newsweek
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Nathan Gill’s downfall raises questions over EU lawmakers’ Russia ties – Euronews.com

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  1. Nathan Gill's downfall raises questions over EU lawmakers' Russia ties  Euronews.com
  2. Former Reform U.K. Politician Sent to Prison for Taking Pro-Russia Bribes  The New York Times
  3. Nathan Gill: How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-Reform politician's pro-Russian bribes  BBC
  4. From 'Xmas gifts' to piles of cash: How ex-Reform MEP was caught doing Russia's bidding  Sky News
  5. Farage’s views on Russia likely to be further tested after jailing of Nathan Gill  The Guardian
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Ukraine’s president is under growing pressure. Here are 5 things to know – AP News

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  1. Ukraine’s president is under growing pressure. Here are 5 things to know  AP News
  2. Zelensky Under Siege as Corruption Case Shatters Ukraine’s Wartime Unity  The New York Times
  3. Zelensky’s Blind Spot  The Atlantic
  4. Zelenskyy pledges to clean up Ukraine’s energy sector amid corruption scandal  The Guardian
  5. Don’t let a scandal undermine the defence of Ukraine  The Economist
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Farage’s views on Russia likely to be further tested after jailing of Nathan Gill

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It would be expedient for Reform to take Labour’s advice and disavow ‘Putin talking points’

The discovery of a pro-Russian asset, Nathan Gill, at the heart of a British political party reads like the plot of a John Le Carré novel.

Russia was long known to have been trying to interfere in foreign politics with online bots and cyber-disinformation over the past decade.

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Former Reform U.K. Politician Sent to Prison for Taking Pro-Russia Bribes – The New York Times

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  1. Former Reform U.K. Politician Sent to Prison for Taking Pro-Russia Bribes  The New York Times
  2. Starmer demands investigation into Reform-Russia links after party's ex-Wales leader jailed  Sky News
  3. Former key figure in UK populist party Reform jailed for taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements  CNN
  4. Ex-Farage Ally Gets 10.5 Years in Jail for Taking Pro-Russian Bribes  Bloomberg.com
  5. The ex-Reform UK leader who took bribes, made pro-Russia speeches  BBC
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Nigeria faces another school abduction after gunmen attack a Catholic institution – AP News

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  1. Nigeria faces another school abduction after gunmen attack a Catholic institution  AP News
  2. At Least 52 Kidnapped From Nigeria School in Second Mass Abduction This Week  The New York Times
  3. Gunmen abduct students from Catholic school in Nigeria amid rising violence  KOMO
  4. St Mary's School in Niger state: Pupils abducted from Nigerian Catholic school  BBC
  5. Nigeria reels after second mass school abduction in a week  The Guardian
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Trump may yet impose a Ukraine deal – but it threatens to be a disaster for Kyiv

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Ukraine could be forced into an agreement but plan as it stands seems too bizarre for Zelenskyy to sell to his public

We’ve been here before: the Trump administration announces a roadmap towards peace in Ukraine that seems to be dramatically skewed towards Moscow’s demands; Volodymyr Zelenskyy gets on the phone to alarmed European allies; they quickly call Trump to message him that the whole idea is unworkable; the plan quietly dies. Rinse and repeat.

This time it feels a bit different, however. Reports on Friday suggested the US has threatened that if Ukraine does not sign a hastily concocted peace plan, Washington could withdraw intelligence-sharing and other support critical to the Ukrainian war effort.

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Nicolas Sarkozy to write prison memoir on his 20 days in jail

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Former French president complains about noise in extract from A Prisoner’s Diary, to be released next month

Nicolas Sarkozy is to publish a book next month called A Prisoner’s Diary detailing his 20 days in jail.

The book was announced 11 days after the former French president was released from prison while he appeals against his conviction for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

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Five killed and more than 450 injured in Bangladesh earthquake – BBC

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  1. Five killed and more than 450 injured in Bangladesh earthquake  BBC
  2. Earthquake jolts Bangladesh, killing five and injuring around 100  Reuters
  3. Aftershock shakes Bangladesh as earthquake death toll rises to 10  Al Jazeera
  4. At Least 8 Dead, More Than 450 Injured After 5.5-Magnitude Earthquake  People.com
  5. Bangladesh shaken by deadly M5.5 earthquake  Earthquake Insights
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Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt – Financial Times

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  1. Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt  Financial Times
  2. Ukraine’s Cash Is Running Low, and Europe Has No Good Plan B  The New York Times
  3. The Guardian view on funding Ukraine’s resistance: a looming financial crisis in Kyiv must be averted | Editorial  The Guardian
  4. What we learned from Ursula von der Leyen's options paper to support Ukraine  Euronews.com
  5. Graphic Truth: Europe tries to fill US void in Ukraine funding  GZERO Media
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Morgues overflow, hidden graves in Dar es Salaam: Tanzania accused of mass killings – The Africa Report

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  1. Morgues overflow, hidden graves in Dar es Salaam: Tanzania accused of mass killings  The Africa Report
  2. ‘Oh my God, this is our Tanzania’: CNN investigation shows police shooting protesters, signs of mass graves  CNN
  3. Tanzania’s poll unrest has 'stained' the country’s global image, President Samia Suluhu Hassan says  BBC
  4. Tanzania’s descent into repression is a stark warning of how fast Africa’s progress can be eroded | Kenneth Mohammed  The Guardian
  5. Tanzania, a Nation Known for Peace, Is Rocked by Deadly Protests  The New York Times
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South Africa declares gender violence a national disaster after protests – BBC

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  1. South Africa declares gender violence a national disaster after protests  BBC
  2. South African women stage lie-down protest against gender-based violence ahead of G20 summit  AP News
  3. Fed Up With Femicide & Gender-Based Violence? Here’s How You Can Help  OkayAfrica
  4. Women for Change says anti-GBV message carried strongly during national shutdown  EWN
  5. National shutdown hitting South Africa today  BusinessTech
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