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Starmer’s team is wary of spies but such fears are not new – with Theresa May once warned to get dressed under duvetWhen prime ministers travel to China, heightened security arrangements are a given – as is the quiet game of cat and mouse that takes place behind the scenes as each country tests out each other’s tradecraft and capabilities.Keir Starmer’s team has been issued with burner phones and fresh […]

Readers respond to the news that the development charity is rethinking such schemes as they carry racialised, paternalistic undertonesI welcome the news that ActionAid is moving away from child sponsorship schemes, following other global NGOs in recent years (ActionAid to rethink child sponsorship as part of plan to ‘decolonise’ its work, 22 January). These schemes are colonial-like from a global analytical perspective, and local residents have long subverted and refuted […]

Iranian foreign minister says armed forces have 'fingers on the trigger' to counter possible attack by Washington.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

A young Tunisian man goes on a personal journey to find his biological mother and understand where he comes from.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

To find Ran Gvili, Israel desecrated hundreds of Palestinian graves and the world did not care. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

The Trump administration does not "intend or expect" to again take military action in Venezuela, Marco Rubio said.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Purpose and scope of warrant not immediately clear as officials scramble to understand nature and target of searchThe FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton county, Georgia, election office on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Atlanta’s field office said.The purpose and scope of the warrant were not immediately clear. “Our investigation into this matter is ongoing so there are no details that I can provide at the moment,” […]

Iranian governors gain new powers as country prepares for possible war amid sanctions and looming geopolitical tensions.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Tyson Fury has confirmed his return to boxing with a comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article