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UK’s Johnson mocks French outrage over submarine spat

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told France it’s time to get over its anger about being brushed aside as the US and Britain cut a deal to supply Australia with nuclear submarines. He made the comments in a pooled television clip in Washington on Wednesday following a meeting with US President Joe Biden the previous evening. France certainly did ...

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Ukrainian presidential aide Serhiy Shefir’s car shot at in Kyiv, say police

Bloomberg A car carrying a close aide of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was shot at in Kyiv in an apparent attempt to murder an official at the heart of a crackdown on the country’s biggest businessmen. While the adviser, 57-year-old Serhiy Shefir, escaped unscathed, his driver was wounded in Wednesday’s incident, according to a police statement. Prosecutors said 18 bullets ...

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Manila mayor eyes Philippine presidency

Bloomberg The movie star turned mayor of Manila declared his candidacy for the Philippine presidency in next year’s elections, posing the biggest challenge to President Rodrigo Duterte’s plans to extend his hold on power. Isko Moreno, 46, said he will soon unveil his platform, but pledged to expand his pandemic response and projects for the poor in the capital on ...

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