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Washington Post CEO Will Lewis steps down, days after a third of staff made redundant

The chief executive and publisher of the Washington Post has stepped down, just days after a third of the paper’s staff were made redundant. In an email sent to staff, Will Lewis said that “during my tenure, ​difficult decisions have been taken in order to ensure ‍the sustainable future of The Post” – seemingly referencing […]

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Japan’s drum-playing, Trump-hugging, China-provoking PM Sanae Takaichi raises the stakes

Japanese politics is politer and more understated than most. It’s perhaps the reason that Western audiences do not always pay a huge amount of attention. But something feels different this time, and that’s largely down to the woman at the centre of this story; the drum-playing, Trump-hugging, China-provoking prime minister who has raised the stakes

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Manhunt after convicted robber serving years-long sentence absconds from prison

A convicted robber who absconded from prison is being sought by police. Scott Warner, 37, was reported missing to police after being absent from a roll call at HMP Hollesley Bay. He was serving a sentence of four years and seven months for robbery and other offences when he absconded from the open prison in

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Cristiano Ronaldo misses second straight Al Nassr game amid his ongoing strike

Cristiano Ronaldo has missed a second straight game with Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr as he continues his strike. Ronaldo, 41, returned to training this week but was not in the matchday squad named by boss Jorge Jesus. The Portuguese forward missed his side’s game against Al Riyadh on Monday but football officials had

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Gordon Brown says Mandelson ‘betrayed his country and put Britain at risk’ with Epstein emails

Peter Mandelson committed a “betrayal of his country” by allegedly leaking government secrets to Jeffrey Epstein and putting Britain “at risk”, former prime minister Gordon Brown has said. Lord Mandelson, his ex-business secretary, has been accused of sharing market-sensitive information with the US sex offender after the 2008 global financial crisis. Mr Brown said: “All

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