US President Joe Biden told new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Britain's third leader in two months that "the UK remains America's closest ally", in a phone call on Tuesday, Downing Street said. "The leaders discussed the extent of UK-US cooperation, both bilaterally and in regions such as the Indo-Pacific," Sunak's office said, while noting they also discussed the more
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday challenged in Islamabad High Court the top election body's decision to disqualify him from holding public office for five years in the Toshakhana case for hiding proceeds from the sale of gifts he received from foreign leaders. The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician lost membership of the parliament, as well as, barred
Many dribble around the question, but the few Brazilian footballers who have taken sides in the country's polarizing presidential election have mostly backed far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Here is a rundown of where the heroes of the "beautiful game" stand in football-mad Brazil's presidential derby, which pits Bolsonaro against veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva