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British politicians hold talks over vacant PM post

Rivals Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak reportedly hold talks to replace Liz Truss.

The two main contenders to become Britain's new prime minister, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have reportedly held face-to-face talks on who should replace Liz Truss as premier but no details have been released.
President Zelensky says Russia’s targeted attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure will not break its will to resist after a wave of strikes left more than a million homes without power.
And Sudanese authorities say at least 200 people have been killed in ethnic fighting in the southern Blue Nile state.
Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues making the news headlines are Márta Pardavi a Hungarian lawyer and co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, a human rights advocacy group and Steve Erlanger the chief diplomatic correspondent for the New York Times in Europe.

(Image: Photo Credit -Leon Neal/PA Wire)

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  • Sun 23 Oct 202205:06GMT