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BBC News says a prominent Tory donor who contributed to Boris Johnson’s leadership campaign was involved in one of Europe’s biggest corruption scandals.

BBC News says Joe Biden has played down the chances of brokering a post-Brexit free trade deal with the UK, as he held talks with Boris Johnson at the White House.

TRT World says Canadians have given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party a victory in parliamentary elections.

BBC News says Prime Minister Boris Johnson will continue to rebuild his ministerial team on Thursday, having already reshuffled his cabinet.

Boris Johnson is about to reshuffle his ministerial team, Downing Street has told the BBC. The PM is expected to begin sacking over the incoming hours.

NPR says for the first time in nearly two decades, California voters will decide whether to remove their governor in a recall election on Tuesday, Sept. 14.

Aljazeera says Philippine President Duterte’s daughter has declared that she will not run for the presidency in May 2022 but many remain sceptical.

BBC News says MPs will vote later on whether to raise National Insurance to fund health and social care, a day after Boris Johnson announced the manifesto-breaking move.

France24 says Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he will not run for re-election as party leader this month, ending his tenure after just one year.

The Guardian says an unbeatable leader in times of crisis, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s soaring popularity has teetered on the country’s slow road to vaccination.