The PM has admitted to breaking lockdown rules, raising public anger, but some say they will still support him.


Madeline Roache is a London-based freelance journalist, focusing on human rights in the former Soviet Union.
The PM has admitted to breaking lockdown rules, raising public anger, but some say they will still support him.

A punishing electoral defeat for his Conservatives and several scandals might burst the ‘Boris bubble’, say experts.
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The UK-based unofficial tribunal says Chinese government’s alleged forced birth control of Uighurs amounts to genocide.
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Reporters, experts and union officials say reforms will deter the press from holding the government to account.
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Rights groups estimate 60,000 political prisoners held in Egyptian jails where ISIL recruitment is said to be rampant.

Afghanistan, Russia, China and spending to dominate talks as alliance embraces Democrat after tumultuous Trump era.
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As the coronavirus spreads rapidly, hospitals are becoming overwhelmed, making patients and doctors anxious.
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Britons can visit dying relatives as an exception, but many say other compassionate grounds should be considered.
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Joe Biden vowed to reverse some of Trump’s moves against multilateral agreements like the Paris climate accord.
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The vote comes amid challenges that the US and Europe must work on, including NATO’s role, Brexit and Russian influence.
