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Rishi Sunak warns of economic challenge as he becomes PM
The ex-chancellor, who oversaw the nation's finances during the Covid pandemic, was the only contender to gain enough support from MPs to stand for the job
In a few hours Rishi Sunak will take over as Britain's third prime minister this year, replacing Liz Truss and inheriting a range of problems.
Ukraine's foreign minister has invited the UN nuclear watchdog to visit two nuclear sites following Russian suggestions that Ukraine could be developing a so-called dirty bomb at these places.
And UK authorities face court action over their alleged failure to block imports of cotton made with forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China.
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