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Flashpoint: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged the US to ‘stop the threats’ and asserting that Greenland is not for sale and the US has no right to annex any territory of the Danish kingdom.
CANADA

Selective outrage and erosion of sovereignty

Sovereignty appears vigorously defended in Europe when violated by adversaries but ignored when challenged by allies

  • Kweku Ampiah
7 min read
LIZ TRUSS

Rishi Sunak is the UK’s next leader. Here’s what he doesn’t want you to know

From offshore dealings to right-wing think tanks, the former chancellor has not been transparent about his finances

  • Adam Bychawski
12 min read
BORIS

UK: Sunak leads first round of voting to replace Johnson

Six candidates, including former finance minister Rishi Sunak, are now in the running to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader. Voting will continue next week until…

  • Deutsche Welle 1
3 min read
No to coup: Sudanese protesters denounce overnight detentions by the army of government members on 25 October. (AFP)
ABDALLA HAMDOK

Sudan coup imperils hard-won international backing

When Sudan’s military removed leader Omar al-Bashir in 2019, it started receiving aid that is now under threat

  • Agence France Presse
4 min read
Wisdom: Mauritius’s Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth reacted immediately after three people were infected with Covid-19. Testing people for the virus was a priority and going to the beach was banned. (Beekash Roopun/AFP)
CHINA

How Mauritius beat the pandemic

Despite containing Covid-19, it will be some time before normal life resumes — and some measures will be written into the law

  • Simon Allison
  • Abdul Brima
7 min read