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Jeremy Hunt: softly-spoken survivor takes on hardest role
Newly appointed UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt is a mild-mannered political survivor who will require all of his considerable experience to calm an economy and government beset by chaos. Hunt hails from the centre of the Conservative Party, and his appointment indicates Truss wants to appease those MPs already plotting to remove her after her tax-cutting budget sparked market chaos.
Northwest Nigeria state imposes lockdown over bandit attacks
The northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara has imposed a local lockdown and closed some markets and highways amid restrictions to contain renewed attacks by bandit militias after the breakdown of a peace deal, officials said. Zamfara, one of the worst hit by the bandit violence, had enjoyed a lull in attacks following peace deal with the gunmen, including with powerful warlord Bello Turji.
'Shelf-life of a lettuce': Truss's nightmare on Downing Street
British Prime Minister Liz Truss has had the shortest of political honeymoons since taking over from Boris Johnson. Taking out the 10 days of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, Truss had only a week in control of events before her political programme imploded, leading to the sacking of her finance minister.
Denmark paves the way for 'loss and damage' climate aid
It may seem a drop in the ocean, but the $13 million Denmark has earmarked as aid for climate change-related "loss and damages" set an important precedent. Their announcement was nevertheless widely seen as setting an important precedent.
Rape used in Ukraine as a Russian 'military strategy:' UN
Rape and sexual assault attributed to Moscow's forces in Ukraine are part of a Russian "military strategy" and a "deliberate tactic to dehumanise the victims", UN envoy Pramila Patten told AFP in an interview. "And when the victims report what was said during the rapes, it is clearly a deliberate tactic to dehumanise the victims."
Liz Truss's political journey takes perilous new twist
British Prime Minister Liz Truss won power by appealing to Conservative members as the heir to Margaret Thatcher. Truss's rise to become the UK's third female prime minister has inevitably led to comparisons with the first: Thatcher.
JPMorgan Chase reports lower profits, warns of economic 'headwinds'
JPMorgan Chase reported a drop in third-quarter profits Friday as it set aside funds for potential loan defaults and highlighted the rising risk of recession. The results were dented by JPMorgan's move to add $808 million in reserves for potential bad loans.
Putin, Baku criticise Macron for 'unacceptable' Karabakh remarks
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijan on Friday slammed "unacceptable" comments from French leader Emmanuel Macron's on the decades-long conflict between arch foes Baku and Yerevan. The foreign ministry in Baku reacted angrily Friday, saying the remarks were "unacceptable and biased".
Italy lower house of parliament elects far-right speaker
A far-right committed Eurosceptic known for his anti-abortion, anti-gay views was elected speaker of Italy's lower house of parliament on Friday. His election followed Thursday's appointment of Ignazio La Russa, a veteran of Italy's post-fascist movement known for collecting memorabilia from dictator Benito Mussolini, as speaker of the Senate.
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