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Boris Johnson was forced to quit as prime minister last July due to 'Partygate' and a string of other scandals

UK Lawmakers Set To Punish Ex-PM Johnson For 'Partygate Lies'

British MPs vote Monday on a damning report that found ex-prime minister Boris Johnson deliberately lied to parliament about lockdown-breaking parties, in what the government hopes will be the final chapter in the damaging "Partygate" scandal.
Blinken meets Chinese foreign minister in Beijing

Blinken To Wrap Up Rare Visit To China, May Meet Xi Jinping

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet China's top diplomat and perhaps its president on Monday, the final day of a rare visit to Beijing aimed at preventing the strategic rivals' many disagreements from further deteriorating relations.
France's President Emmanuel Macron meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang, in Beijing

Scholz Faces Tricky Balancing Act In Germany-China Talks

Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a delicate balancing act this week at German-Chinese government consultations in Berlin, seeking to maintain good ties with Germany's largest trade partner while complying with a G7 pledge to "de-risk" from Beijing.
United Nations peacekeepers at the MINUSMA base fight fires after a mortar attack in Kidal, Mali

Analysis-Mali Faces Spectre Of Anarchy After Demanding UN's Departure

Mali's demand for the departure of U.N. peacekeepers heralded a sudden end to a decade-long mission that has struggled to protect civilians and its own troops, raising fears the country could slide deeper into chaos amid an Islamist insurgency and the possible revival of a separatist uprising.
G20 summit in Bali

Top US-China Exchanges Since Biden Took Office

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began two days of talks in Beijing on Sunday, the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. Blinken's visit, postponed after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over U.S. airspace in February, was aimed at stabilising tense relations between the two world's two biggest economies, but hopes for a breakthrough were low.
Voting begins at 0800 GMT and results are expected within 72 hours

Mali Junta Holds Vote On New Constitution

Malians go to the polls on Sunday to pass judgment on the governing junta's constitution, which has fuelled speculation that the country's strongman ruler will seek election.

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