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Tunisia’s Islamist ‘chameleon’ contests what he calls a coup – Reuters

Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi, head of the moderate Islamist Ennahda, speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office, in Tunis, Tunisia, March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui/File PhotoTUNIS, July 26 (Reuters) – Tunisia’s Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi has quickly emerged as the main opponent of President Kais Saied’s efforts to…

Former Samoa PM concedes election defeat, ends political instability – Reuters

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi of Samoa arrives to address the 71st United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoCANBERRA, July 26 (Reuters) – The former prime minister of Samoa on Monday ended months of political instability by conceding defeat…

Boris Johnson’s planning reforms could turn southern England into urban sprawl | Simon Jenkins

The British government is trapped again by the picaresque politics of Boris Johnson. When the pandemic has subsided, the legacy of 2021 could yet be something more long-lasting the permanent scarring of the landscape, courtesy of the 2019 parliament. Last spring, the prime minister trumpeted the tearing down of English…