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Liz Truss has resigned from her role as UK Prime Minister saying that she could not deliver the mandate she had promised.
Her resignation makes her the Prime Minister with the shortest tenure in British history.
John Bevir (Beaver) reports.
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Liz Truss has announced her resignation from her role as Prime Minister after only 6 weeks in the job.
Her announcement comes after she received heavy criticism over her economic policies and subsequent u-turns.
Opposition Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has demanded a general election.
But despite his demand, a Conservative leadership election will now take place next week.
Sir Graham Brady, Chair of the 1922 Committee outlined the details.
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An American woman has admitted responsibility for the death of a British teenager in a case that had caused a diplomatic row between the US and UK governments.
Anne Sacoolas pleaded guilty to death by careless driving at the Old Bailey in London via video link.
19 year-old Harry Dunn was killed in a crash outside a US military base in England in 2019.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels for talks on how to tame runaway energy prices.
With energy markets tight globally and the fallout of Russia's war in Ukraine increasingly felt in Europe, EU governments are scrambling to help struggling citizens and businesses as winter approaches.
Our reporter Rosie Birchard is at the summit.
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Analysts say UK and India are unlikely to conclude Free Trade Agreement negotiations by the deadline as a political crisis surrounds Prime Minister Lizz Truss at home.
The two countries had hoped to sign the deal by Monday.
But reports say key differences are also playing spoilsport.
Ishan Garg reports.
IN: India's Prime Minister A brief, undisclosed relationship with an ex-bikie boss has forced Senator Lidia Thorpe to resign from her leadership role with the Greens party in Australia.
The parties leader Adam Bandt is describing it as a "significant error of judgment".
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.
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Japan is logging its biggest half-yearly trade deficit in more than 40 years.
The weak yen is exacerbating the soaring costs of energy imports, but the Bank of Japan is still maintaining its ultra loose monetary policy
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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The first piece of US currency to feature an Asian American will begin shipping on Monday according to the US mint.
The face of Chinese American actress Anna May Wong, who broke into Hollywood during the silent film era, will appear on the back of new quarter coins.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Annual inflation in the 19 countries which use the Euro currency stood at 9.9% in September, according to new data from the European Union's statistics agency.
That's marginally lower than flash estimates released last month, but still the highest level in the history of the single currency.
Rosie Birchard is our reporter in Brussels.
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