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UK summons China envoy after arrest of BBC journalist
UK summons China envoy after arrest of BBC journalist
World
by  AFP

Britain on Tuesday summoned the Chinese ambassador in London for a rebuke after the arrest and alleged assault of a BBC journalist covering Covid protests. The BBC said he was assaulted by police before being released several hours later.

World Cup pitch invader defends 'breaking the rules'
World Cup pitch invader defends 'breaking the rules'
World
by  AFP

The Italian who ran on to the World Cup pitch wearing a T-shirt in support of Ukraine and Iranian women is a football player with a history of similar stunts. Four years later during the World Cup in Brazil, he again sported his Superman T-shirt as he ran onto the field during a Belgium-USA game.

UK ousts China from new nuclear project Sizewell
UK ousts China from new nuclear project Sizewell
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Britain on Tuesday ousted China General Nuclear from construction of its new Sizewell C power station, further cutting controversial economic ties with the world's second biggest economy. The Sizewell decision sparks questions about CGN's role alongside EDF in the construction of Hinkley Point, southwestern England, in Britain's first new nuclear power plant in more than two decades.

Western allies to help Ukraine brave winter of war
Western allies to help Ukraine brave winter of war
World
by  AFP

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Tuesday that Russia was using winter as a "weapon of war" against Ukraine, as Western allies meeting in Bucharest planned to help Kyiv mend its ravaged power grid. He said he expected Russia to carry out more attacks on Ukraine's grid as the Kremlin suffers defeats on the ground and warned Europe should "be prepared for more refugees".

Italian far-right PM forges ahead with reporter defamation trial
Italian far-right PM forges ahead with reporter defamation trial
World
by  AFP

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she will not withdraw her defamation suit against journalist Roberto Saviano, in an interview published Tuesday, despite criticism that her position of power makes it an unfair trial. "I don't understand the request to withdraw the complaint on the pretext that I am now prime minister," Meloni said.