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Starmer to meet Chinese President Xi at G20 summit

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Sir Keir Starmer is due to meet with President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit this week, with the government saying it wants "stable and pragmatic engagement" with China. The prime minister will say i… https://readr.me/pnbxqh

‘I'm Going to Bluesky’ Is the New ‘I’m Moving to Canada’

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The Swifties were the canaries in the coal mine. Last week, as the fallout from the US presidential election ricocheted across the internet, Taylor Swift fans took a stand. In droves, they left X and… https://readr.me/t32psd

Senate Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass a Shield Law to Protect Journalism

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Trump and his allies like Peter Thiel, who famously destroyed Gawker Media by secretly funding a lawsuit against it, have demonstrated a willingness to use the legal system against journalists. Earli… https://readr.me/b7y5pd

Snap Sri Lankan election poses test for new leader

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Polling will follow a largely peaceful and low-key campaign Sri Lankas 17.1 million voters head to the polls again on Thursday to vote in snap parliamentary elections, barely seven weeks after choo… https://readr.me/jz9grw

Oil and gas are a 'gift of god', says COP29 host

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The president of COP29s host country has told the UN climate conference that oil and gas are a "gift of god". Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev criticised "Western fake news" about the country's e… https://readr.me/qvmnf5

Inside Trump and Putin's first phone call since the election

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President-elect Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine during a phone call last week, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. The phone call on Thursda… https://readr.me/6jmq7c