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Tibet marks anniversary with songs, dances, reminders of Communist rule – Reuters

Tibet marks anniversary with songs, dances, reminders of Communist rule Reuters
China’s Xi touts unity and development in surprise Tibet visit BBC
Xi Jinping Visits Tibet as Dalai Lama’s Succession Looms The New York Times
Grand ceremony and…

Labour councils consider asylum hotel legal challenges

Joshua Nevett

Political reporter

PA File photo dated 27/07/25 of police officers ahead of a demonstration outside the former Bell Hotel in Epping. Epping Forest District Council is seeking an injunction at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Tuesday, stopping migrants from being accommodated at the former hotel in Epping, which is owned by Somani Hotels Ltd. Issue date: Tuesday August 19, 2025. PA Photo.

Some Labour councils have joined Conservative and Reform-run authorities in considering legal challenges against housing asylum seekers in hotels.

Earlier this week, the High Court granted Conservative-controlled…

Uganda to accept deported migrants from the United States under new deal

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors,…

US remains opposed to Turkey re-joining F-35 jet programme, State Department says

Turkey was removed from the F-35 programme and its Defence Industry Agency was sanctioned after Ankara announced in 2017 it would purchase Russian S-400 missiles.

Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibet to showcase control as Dalai Lama succession looms

Trump Has A ‘Massive’ Midnight Meltdown On Social Media

President Donald Trump was online late Wednesday and early Thursday as he posted a string of wild messages on his Truth Social platform attacking mail-in voting, MSNBC and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has been imitating him on social media….

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August 21, 2025

Israel Pounds Gaza City As Military Takes First Steps In Offensive

Israel hammered Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, as the military announced it had taken initial steps in its push to capture Hamas’s last major stronghold.

The Barron’s news department was not involved in the…