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Keir Starmer’s balancing act on Iran risks political pain at home

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Australia   来源:Analysis  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:The BBC has again accused Iran of escalating a campaign of intimidation against its Persian journalists and increasingly targeting the relatives of staff inside the country.

The BBC has again accused Iran of escalating a campaign of intimidation against its Persian journalists and increasingly targeting the relatives of staff inside the country.

A road bridge came down in Bryansk, bringing several heavy trucks onto a moving passenger train late on Saturday, the regional governor said.At least seven people were killed and at least 71 were injured, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.

Keir Starmer’s balancing act on Iran risks political pain at home

Hours later another bridge collapsed in the Zheleznogorsk district of Kursk, derailing a locomotive train, acting governor Alexander Khinshtein said.The train caught fire and a driver suffered injuries to his legs, Khinshtein said.Khinshtein wrote on Telegram in the aftermath: "The cause of the bridge collapse will be established. All emergency services are working on the scene. I am keeping the situation under control."

Keir Starmer’s balancing act on Iran risks political pain at home

Moscow Railway alleged on Telegram that the Bryansk bridge came down as a result of "illegal interference".A Ukrainian national security official said the incidents were Russian "false flag" operations, designed to "manipulate international opinion" ahead of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey on Monday.

Keir Starmer’s balancing act on Iran risks political pain at home

Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council's Centre for Countering Disinformation, accused Russia of "laying the groundwork to derail the negotiations".

He added Ukraine had "absolutely no incentive to sabotage the Istanbul summit".Last month the World Trade Organization (WTO) said that the outlook for global trade had "

" due to Trump's tariffs.The WTO said it expected global merchandise trade to decline by 0.2% in 2025 as a result, having previously projected it would grow by 2.7 per cent this year.

The trade court ruling - if it holds - might help global trade perform somewhat better than this.But the dampening impact of uncertainty regarding whether US tariffs will materialise or not remains.

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