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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan

The trip, which is not backed by President Joe Biden, is the first by such a senior US official in 25 years

The speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has met the Taiwanese president during a visit vehemently opposed by China. Beijing has summoned the US ambassador and warned of grave consequences.

Pakistan could ban Imran Khan from politics after election body finds his party received illegal funds. Receiving funds from a foreign entity is illegal for political parties in Pakistan.

And in the US state of Michigan, Tudor Dixon who has repeated Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, has won the Republican nomination for governor.

50 minutes

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  • Wed 3 Aug 202204:06GMT