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Exclusive: Move allows China to further global influence, UK foreign secretary says on Ukraine visitDonald Trump’s plans to make dramatic cuts to the United States’ international aid budget could be a “big strategic mistake” that allows China to step in and further its global influence, the UK foreign secretary has said.David Lammy cautioned that Britain’s own experience of merging the Department for International Development (DfID) into the Foreign Office, announced by Boris Johnson in 2020 with little fanfare, was a serious blow to Britain’s “soft power” in developing countries and beyond. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/trumps-international-aid-cuts-usaid-china-lammy Author : Pippa

Monsoon trough and forecast heavy rain is a hammer blow to residents who have begun returning to their inundated homesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlready sodden parts of north Queensland are set for further heavy rainfall following near-record flooding that isolated towns and required defence force assistance.Totals in excess of 200mm were possible in areas spanning from Tully to Ayr, south of Townsville, before additional rainfall blankets the region through Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/08/more-severe-weather-to-hit-north-queensland-as-insurance-claims-rack-up Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-07 23:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Karim Khan, court’s British chief prosecutor, said to be focus of move decried as attack on international rule of lawGovernments around the world have rushed to defend the international criminal court after Donald Trump launched sanctions against the global body, which is seen as a vital last resort to prosecute powerful individuals accused of atrocities including war crimes and genocide.Set up more than two decades ago to serve as an impartial and incorruptible body that had the heft to take on criminals – from militant warlords to heads of state – the ICC has found itself under attack from Washington