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Peter Mandelson should hand back US ambassador payoff or give it to charity, says minister – UK politics live
Foreign Office says it will review payoff given to Mandelson after he was sackedConservative shadow minister Alex Burghart was asked if he had any sympathy with Starmer, who said he was lied to when appointing Mandelson as US ambassador.Burghart, the shadow chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, and the shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland, responded:He was lied to by someone who was known to be a serial liar. There’s no excuse for the fact that he made the wrong judgment. He was in possession of enough facts to have not made that appointment and he did anyway and I am afraid Laura he now has to take responsibility for that … I think everybody’s thinking it, and people are just not saying it at the moment.And unfortunately we’re seeing MPs being wheeled out again today to sweep up the mess behind the prime minister at the moment. Continue reading...
Centre-left candidate expected to see off far right as Portugal votes in presidential runoff
António José Seguro tipped to beat populist André Ventura with support of mainstream politicians on left and rightThe centre-left Socialist candidate, António José Seguro, is heavily favoured to defeat the far-right populist André Ventura in Portugal’s runoff presidential election on Sunday, in a vote that will test the depth of support for Ventura’s brash style of politics.Recent opinion polls suggest Seguro will collect twice as many votes as Ventura in the head-to-head between the two top candidates in last month’s first round of voting, when none of the 11 runners captured the more than 50% of the vote required for victory. Continue reading...
Head of Hamas abroad says ‘resistance is a right’ for occupied people
Khaled Meshaal, the head of Hamas abroad, has spoken at the Al Jazeera Forum on the rights of Palestinians to resist.
China’s Presence Looms Large in Japanese Election
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s handling of bilateral relations has become a campaign issue. Her earlier comments on Taiwan brought reprisals from Beijing.
Week in Pictures: From Israeli air raids on Lebanon to bombing in Pakistan
A global roundup of some of last week’s events.
Pro-Palestine groups to protest Israeli president’s visit to Australia
Isaac Herzog to commemorate Bondi Beach mass shooting victims, but activists say he shouldn't escape scrutiny over Gaza.
Cuba’s Communist Government Has Lasted 67 Years. Will It Fall Under Trump?
The Trump administration, which has tightened the U.S. chokehold on Cuba by cutting off foreign oil, is betting that this is the Cuban communist revolution’s last year.
A Curling Champion Is Italy’s Hometown Hero at the Olympic Games
Stefania Constantini worked in a clothes shop until her sports career took off. The champion curler is now one of Italy’s best hopes at the Winter Games.
Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo
U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it.