Sunak wins competition to lead England
Rishi Sunak has prevail in a chaotic three-day race became the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party and, in turn, became the country’s prime minister. His only remaining opponent, Penny Mordaunt, withdrew after failing to meet the threshold of 100 nominations from Conservative lawmakers.
Sunak, the former prime minister of the Exchequer, is expected to pull Britain back to more mainstream policies after a failed experiment by his predecessor, Liz Truss, in trickle-down economics. financial market. He can also offer a stark contrast to the pompous style and erratic behavior of Boris Johnson, his former boss.
The son of Indian immigrants, Sunak will be the first person of color and the first Hindu to serve as prime minister. At 42, he will be the youngest British prime minister in two centuries. He and his wife are among the richest people in the UK, with a net worth older than Queen Elizabeth IIWashington Post writes.
Challenges: With the leadership of a deeply fractured Conservative Party, Sunak will confront Britain’s most severe economic crisis in a generation. Healing rifts within the party, and leading the country through the economic turmoil in the coming months, will require extraordinary political skills.
Musty: Sunak’s ascent is an important step forward for the British Indian community. But for some His huge wealth has made it difficult for him to contact arrive. “I think it’s great that we have a person of color as prime minister,” said one young person. However, she added, “he was a rich, upper-class man, so he couldn’t speak for the entire community that way.”
The scene of devastation in the abandoned towns of Ukraine
The Russian military has left a trail of ruin and destruction on hundreds of towns and villages that they recently vacated in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine. For the few residents who have returned to a war zone to check their possessions, the scale of this devastation is staggering.
In the village of Kamianka, which is located on the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces, Not a single building escaped the damage. Russian troops withdrew last month, leaving the area littered with unused shells and mines. Kamianka’s wooden church had burned down, and its school had holes in its walls.
At the end of September, about 120,000 homes and 16,000 apartment buildings across Ukraine were damaged or destroyed, according to the Kyiv School of Economics, which estimated the overall physical damage at $127 billion. The World Bank, the EU and the Ukrainian government have estimated the cost of recovery at around $350 billion.
Rescue mission: For the Ukrainian authorities who came to pick up the debris and restore local government in Kamianka, the task was enormous and dangerous. Ukrainian troops and civilians suffered casualties from mines, and Russian jets and artillery continued to bombard towns after withdrawing from them.
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Democrats adjust their message before midterm
With the US midterm elections coming up, Democrat majority in House in danger of falling under the weight of public fears about crime and inflation, coupled with heavy Republican campaign spending and the traditional midterm stretch for a president’s party in Congress . Democrats must win 218 counties to maintain control of the House, a feat that may be out of reach.
The party has struggled to find a message to end the economy. Since mid-summer, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Democrats had hoped that emphasizing abortion rights might lead them to victory. Now, some Democrats are pushing for a new message acknowledge the pain of inflation.
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The #MeToo movement led to increased diversity and representation in the entertainment industry, but now there are worried that Hollywood has begun to recede.
“For three years, we hired nothing but women and people of color,” said one male film executive. Increasingly, however, a number of producers and powerful agents have begun to question the commercial viability of films and shows with a purpose of inclusion.
Life lived
Comic actor Leslie Jordan, best known for his roles on “Will & Grace” and more recently for his viral videos during the coronavirus pandemic, has died following a car crash in Hollywood. He’s 67 years old.
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Preview of the Women’s World Cup: With 32 teams mostly determined for 2023, we can really start looking forward to next summer. Dead group? Best group stage match? Top players to watch? We’ve got it all.
Movement in Manchester? If Cristiano Ronaldo turns down a cut role and is forced to leave again, coach Erik ten Hag will allow him – again – explore finding a new club. But the coach still wants the superstar to be flexible and return to the team.
Gio Reyna’s return is a reminder for Borussia Dortmund to enjoy the good times: The USMNT attacker, returning for the first time since suffering a 14-month hamstring injury in April, scored and fell to the ground as a five-set winner in a Grand Slam – but relief rather than joy.
ARTS AND IDEAS
Attacking art for climate change
In recent months, climate activists in Europe have glued themselves to the paintings of Picasso and Botticelli and thrown mashed potatoes on Monet and tomato soup on Van Gogh. In one video, 21-year-old Phoebe Plummer, who threw the soup, asked: “What’s more worthwhile: art or life?”
The paintings – protected by glass – were not damaged by the activists. But the popularity of the works seems to have helped attract more publicity and start an online conversation. And for those asking how erasing famous works of art helps address climate change, Plummer has an answer: It’s to direct attention “to the important questions.”
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