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Catch the latest Financial News EventsPower without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya – and is answerable to no one
When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. A decade later, this former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another lesson in the unintended consequences of foreign interventionIn July 2025, four of Europe’s most...
‘These women are prisoners’: Iran protesters make voices heard at Women’s Asian Cup
In the vacuum of the players’ silence, it has been the Iranian diaspora in Australia who are speaking out against the regimeAs Iran’s national anthem began to trumpet around Gold Coast Stadium on Monday night, members of an Iranian fan group who had gathered near the...
BBC to call for permanent charter and end of political appointments to board
Corporation proposes sweeping changes intended to protect its independence and shore up its futureThe BBC is to call for an end to political appointments to its board as part of sweeping changes designed to protect its independence.The corporation will also demand...
Asylum seekers waiting over a year for claim in UK may be allowed to work under new measures
Shabana Mahmood hopes to reduce number of claimants in hotels by enabling them to support themselvesUp to 21,000 asylum seekers who have waited for a year for their claims to be processed could be allowed to enter the jobs market so they can support themselves, the...