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Liz Truss gave up after six weeks as British Prime Minister. Her agenda has been thrown into disarray, her own party has ignited her, and commentators have speculated about whether she could longer than a head of lettuce. She can not.

Truss is leaving as the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. Her resignation comes just days after her new finance minister reverses virtually all of her tax-cutting plansa complete negation of her leadership and one of the most dramatic turning points in recent British history.

In her resignation speechTruss – who is eligible for a lifetime, taxpayer-funded allowance, worth £115,000 ($129,000) a year – said she would stay in office until a successor was chosen. “Given the situation, I can’t give the mandate for which I was elected by the Conservatives,” Truss said, a day after declaring in Parliament, “I’m a gladiator, not a renegade. .”

What’s next: Conservatives plan to replace Truss by the end of next week, an extremely short time frame. Opposition Labor Party call a general election. Potential successor including cabinet members, former opponents and even Boris Johnsonwho was forced to resign in July.

Reaction: The British expressed relief, resignation and uncertainty when the country faced many crises. “Who will replace her, I don’t think they will make a difference,” said one gas engineer.


Ukrainians recently liberated from Russian occupation are sharing accounts of detention, torture and missing relatives.

Police officers who have returned to towns and villages in the Kharkiv region – much of which Ukraine recaptured a month ago – have been overwhelmed by accounts. Some people have complained of theft and property damage. Others told of torture.

The area’s sheriff said signs of abuse were evident in some of the 534 bodies found across the area. “There were bodies that were tortured to death,” he said. “Some people have their hands tied, they’ve been shot, they’ve been strangled, some people have been cut, they’ve had their genitals cut off.”

Ratio: Officers say the scale of population abuse in eastern Ukraine is most likely larger than that seen in Bucha and other areas around Kyiv.

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A plan to revive the shrinking French town of Callac has become a symbol of the anxiety of France about its identity and future.

Callac, a town of 2,200 people in rural Brittany, is showing signs of decline. Some buildings have been vacant for decades. About half of the remaining residents are retirees. The largest employer is nursing homes.

Initially, the town council was excited about a program to recruit refugees to renovate buildings and fill needed jobs as nurse assistants and builders, and help them integrate. and learn languages. One deputy mayor said the program sees “refugees not as charity, but as an opportunity.”

But some residents see the project as proof of the “great alternative” of native Frenchmen, an idea that has sparked anger and anxiety, especially on the right. Competition rallies have taken place in the town, now at the center of national debates over immigration and rural areas are declining.

Reaction: A retired teacher who opposed the project said: “We are not lab rats. We are not here for them to experiment.” She said she feared the plan would bring “radical Islam” to the community.

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, has long built her personal brand by creating controversy. “The very act of consuming public oxygen has been a focus of his art for two decades,” my colleague Jon Caramanica writes in an analysis.

But when Ye’s offensive comments, especially about Jews, drive away even his most loyal supporters, Ye risks losing his audience – and the platform being taken by the media. mainstream media provided him.

How a football painting sold for $8.75 million: LS Lowry’s painting “Going to the Game” is the most famous football painting in history. On Wednesday, it went on sale in incredible numbers. How did football become the subject of such a massive art sale? We can explain.

The Cursed Reality of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Rally: Now you know the Manchester United legend watched his team beat Tottenham, walk down the tunnel before the final whistle and then leave the stadium rather than go into the dressing room. It was a sight, and a reminder of how much his condition has changed. And Ronaldo should know this situation well. He’s seen it before.

Stars like Dolly Parton, Madonna and Whitney Houston have inspired a generation of American drag queens to take to the stage. In the drag scene of Beirut, Lebanon, pop icons are thoughts.

With their costumes and performances, Beirut’s drag queens are reminiscent of sequined singers such as Haifa Wehbe, Sabah and Sherihan, who have showcased pomp and grace throughout the Arab world. for many decades. Their theatrical look ensures “Arab representation in drag culture,” said Anya Kneez, a drag queen.

Anya receives messages from aspiring drag queens around the Arab world. “This is what I wanted to see,” she said. “I want to see young Arabs go out and do their thing.”

Apple candy makes for a kid-friendly weekend meal.

Breaking the law is art“By Jonathan Freedland, about the horrors of Auschwitz – and the crowd that refuses to listen.

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