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Johnson cannot face another leadership challenge from within his own party for at least a year after surviving a vote of no-confidence with the support of 211 out of 359 lawmakers.
We look at reactions from the British papers after the release of two British citizens who had spent several years in an Iranian prison. Also, the papers react to Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech to US Congress and Vladimir Putin’s speech to lawmakers. Here in France, the prison beating of a Corsican nationalist hero and convicted murderer becomes a controversial election issue. Finally, we explore a new phenomenon: Goblin mode, or the art of being a happy slob! Former Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borissov has been detained on suspicion of misusing EU funds. Police made several arrests after investigations into 120 cases of fraud relating to EU aid.
Lawmakers will vote on a motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Opposition legislators say they have enough votes to push it through. A member of the jihadist “Islamic State’s” (IS) notorious four-member “Beatles” cell stands accused of kidnapping and murder. Two other members are in US and Turkish prisons, the fourth was killed by a US drone. The Pakistani leader continues to assert that the US is behind an attempt to remove him. Meanwhile, a Pakistani general said his country should expand ties with Washington.
Pakistan’s lawmakers have voted to remove Prime Minister Imran Khan from office in a vote of no confidence. The nuclear-armed Islamic nation has been in political turmoil for weeks.
Warsaw requested an explanation from the French ambassador over comments made by the French president. The French president strongly criticized Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in a newspaper interview. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has set May 21 as the date for Australia’s general elections. The vote will be a battle to stay in power for Morrison after three years rocked by floods, bushfires and the pandemic.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Finance Minister Rishi Sunak are to be fined by police for breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules. The leader of the UK’s main opposition party has called for both to resign. While supporters praise Sharif’s plans for major infrastructure projects, critics accuse him of corruption and cronyism. In an unexpected announcement, Prime Minister Patrick Achi and his Cabinet have tendered their resignation.
The leader of Ivory Coast’s government had held the job for a little over a year. We look at British papers’ reactions to a “bold” UK plan to process and resettle would-be migrants in Rwanda. Also, there’s soul-searching in Senegal after the death of a pregnant woman who was refused a caesarean.
Finland and Sweden accelerate their decision on joining NATO in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Finally, cult British film “Bend it Like Beckham” turns 20! A new left-wing coalition wants to win a majority in France’s upcoming legislative elections and challenge Emmanuel Macron’s hold on parliamentary power. Their chances are slim but not impossible.
A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from FRANCE 24 Observers around the world – all checked by our staff here in Paris. Russia’s war in Ukraine is derailing the global economy’s recovery from the pandemic.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is the latest to slash its forecast for economic growth, warning of high inflation and a possible food crisis.
Also in the show: India’s central bank raises interest rates for the second time in less than a month, while Turkey’s government refuses to do so, despite spiralling inflation.
The vote by lawmakers in the Democratic-majority House follows mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York.
The measure is unlikely to pass in the Senate. As many as 54 couples with disabilities tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony in India’s western Vadodara city on Tuesday. An ongoing maritime dispute between Lebanon and Israel has re-entered the spotlight after a production vessel docked in an offshore gas field on Sunday.
The Lebanese claim the ship is in disputed territorial waters, but the Israelis refute this. Both countries have yet to agree on maritime demarcation lines and have called on the US to mediate new talks.
For more analysis, we speak to oil and gas policy expert Laury Haytayan, who is MENA Senior Officer at the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI).
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