Reform UK has unveiled a contentious proposal to suspend the asylum system for an entire parliamentary term, rejecting all new applications and voiding existing claims. The party's manifesto pledges to deport all individuals currently awaiting asylum decisions, a move human rights organisations have criticised as a breach of international law.
The US State of Texas has inaugurated a new London office to enhance trade and tourism, with ambitions for dual listings between the London Stock Exchange and a burgeoning Texas Stock Exchange.
African and Caribbean nations have endorsed a 19-point plan demanding a formal apology, comprehensive debt relief, and a global reparations fund from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade. This follows a UN resolution recognising slavery as a "gravest crime against humanity," though major Western powers continue to resist direct financial compensation.
