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Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict
Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate diploma…
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Sunak to urge G7 support for collective action against ‘economic coercion’
Leaders expected to form council that will discuss response if states such as Russia and China boycott trade f…
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‘We’re not going away’: Rishi Sunak announces Russia sanctions as he arrives at G7
Putin ‘can’t outlast us’ says PM, who will use Hiroshima summit to push countries like Brazil and India to do …
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Rishi Sunak arrives in Japan to announce defence pact
PM also says Japanese businesses have invested £18bn in UK as he visits country for G7 summitRishi Sunak has a…
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Rishi Sunak seeks to build stronger defence with Japan at Tokyo G7
PM expected to unveil Hiroshima accord at meeting with Japan’s Fumio Kishida amid fears of China’s rising mili…
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James Cleverly in Japan for G7 as UK tilts towards Pacific post-Brexit
Foreign secretary says ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ is ‘critical to UK’ and releases manga-style cartoons to m…
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Truss urges west to safeguard Taiwan security ‘before it’s too late’
In Tokyo speech to conservative lawmakers, former British PM issues warning about Chinese aggressionLiz Truss …
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Liz Truss’s delusional speech about China is digging the trenches of a second cold war | Simon Tisdall
Does she really think Xi’s threats to Taiwan will be stopped by the sabre-rattling of the failed PM of a forme…
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Brexit blow: exports to Japan slump after ‘landmark’ free trade deal
First such accord after leaving EU was predicted to bring £15bn boost but UK now lags rivalsThe first major fr…
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Friend or foe: what world leaders think of Liz Truss
The probable next prime minister attracts mixed reactions abroad, from dislike in Moscow to irritation in Fran…
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Aukus deal ‘ties UK into Indo-Pacific and sends message to China’
Key purpose of defence agreement is signal it gives to Beijing, Australia’s former defence minister tells MPsA…
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UK to start negotiations to join Asia-Pacific CPTPP trade treaty
Joining is central plank of Liz Truss’s plan to refocus UK trade relationships post-BrexitThe UK has moved a s…
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Why Britain is tilting to the Indo-Pacific region
Critics warn of imperial fantasy but the economic and political forces pulling the UK back to the region are r…
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Russia planned cyber-attack on Tokyo Olympics, says UK
Foreign secretary condemns ‘cynical and reckless’ bid to disrupt Games, before they were postponedRussian mili…
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Brexit: consortium of companies led by Fujitsu wins £200m Irish Sea contract
Deal is the first concrete implementation of the special arrangements for Northern IrelandA £200m contract to …
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UK government hails ‘historic’ trade deal with Japan
Agreement in principle comes as Britain races to secure deals before Brexit transition endsJapan and the UK ha…
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UK close to securing post-Brexit ‘continuity’ trade deal with Japan
Both sides seeking deal to secure continuous trade once Brexit implemented on 1 JanuaryThe UK is close to seal…
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Five Eyes alliance could expand in scope to counteract China
Plans mooted to pool strategic resources and lessen west’s dependency on China The Five Eyes intelligence alli…
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Proof of the pudding is in spotted dick | Brief letters
Oldest novels | Pre-Raphaelite female artists | Puddings and afters | Risky Brexit manoeuvreOn what basis is T…
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‘Something resembling hell’: how does the rest of the world view the UK?
Three years after the referendum, and hovering on the brink of a no-deal Brexit, international journalists sha…