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Can Shabana Mahmood be UK’s next PM? Starmer’s key ally seen as frontrunner for top post amid Epstein fallout

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Epstein files row has put the fate of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in uncertainty as he faces growing calls for resignation after uproar over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to Washington. Mandelson’s past ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in a New York jail in 2019, has … Read more

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado says a close ally was kidnapped hours after prison release

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Monday said one of her closest allies was kidnapped hours after being released from prison. After the release of several political prisoners, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado announced that ally Juan Pablo Guanipa was kidnapped. The government had released several prominent opposition members from prison Sunday after … Read more