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Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has announced a significant partnership between the Abu Dhabi government and a new Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), aimed at investing $1 billion in the energy, real estate, and hospitality sectors. This investment aligns with Najib's efforts to
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, departed from Saudi Arabia on Monday, marking the end of a five-day working visit. The visit, originally scheduled for four days, was extended to accommodate Najib's new schedule. During his stay, Najib met with King Abdullah Abdulaziz
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Gordon Brown's reluctance to provide a direct answer to a question about the Army's request for 2,000 extra troops in Afghanistan has fueled rumors of tensions with the most senior general, Sir Richard Dannatt. The Prime Minister appeared before a Commons liaison committee, where he
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The simmering conflict between the British Army and the Government reached a boiling point yesterday, with General Sir Richard Dannatt, the Chief of the General Staff, publicly challenging Prime Minister Gordon Brown's handling of Afghanistan. General Dannatt called for more troops and helicopters to be deployed in Afghanistan,
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World leaders, including US President Barack Obama, have come together in L'Aquila, Italy, to address the pressing issue of greenhouse gas emissions. In a joint effort to reduce reliance on coal, the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI) has been launched, backed by 22 countries and over
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called on industrialized countries to acknowledge their "historical responsibility" for climate change as he headed to the G8 summit in Italy. Singh's statement highlights the simmering tensions between developed and developing nations over emission cuts, with India and other emerging
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Gordon Brown's plan to stay silent on the need for spending cuts until after the General Election has sparked outrage, with critics accusing him of "deception" and "dishonesty". The Prime Minister's latest Government relaunch was overshadowed by a controversy over the timing
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As the 2015 general election looms, Tory leader David Cameron and First Minister Alex Salmond have engaged in a heated debate over £20 billion plans to replace Britain's nuclear deterrent, with Cameron warning SNP not to "obstruct" a new generation of Trident submarines on the Clyde.
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In a Monday morning interview on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai addressed various global concerns regarding his country's progress towards democracy. The transcript of the interview, released by Britain's foreign office, highlighted Tsvangirai's efforts to rationalize the
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Britain has pledged an extra Au5 million in aid to Zimbabwe during talks between Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Gordon Brown, marking a significant increase in transitional help from the UK to Au60 million this year. The agreement comes as Zimbabwe's new government embarks on a journey of
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has retreated from his initial stance on an inquiry into the Iraq war, agreeing to hold some hearings in public and consider taking testimony under oath. The move comes amid intense pressure from critics and relatives of the 179 British service personnel members who died
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General Sir Richard Dannatt, chief of the general staff, has expressed exasperation with Prime Minister Gordon Brown's handling of the Iraq war inquiry, revealing he was not consulted on the terms of the investigation. Brown's decision not to hold the inquiry in public has sparked criticism
