Bloomberg Boris Johnson accused lawyers representing asylum seekers of “abetting” criminal gangs as he defended his plan to start deportation flights to Rwanda, a policy that has drawn condemnation from UK religious leaders, some ruling Conservative MPs and even the heir to the throne. The UK government argues that sending migrants it regards as having arrived illegally in Britain to ...

Bloomberg China’s decision to transfer one of its most high-profile diplomats —and most senior Russia experts — to a state media regulator is fanning speculation over who will be foreign minister after an upcoming reshuffle. Former Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng, 59, who has frequently stood in for Foreign Minister Wang Yi in recent months, has been appointed as the ...

  Bloomberg Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has downplayed the possibility of a reset in relations with the Chinese government after a high-profile meeting between the two countries, saying Beijing must first lift sanctions on a wide-range of Australian exports. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles met with China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe in Singapore, where both were attending the annual ...