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Aljazeera says Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s eighth president by the country’s chief justice.

Tory leadership: Ballot 4 – Results NOW! The final 2

This week’s IN Review dives into the vicious and unpredictable Tory leadership race as three become two and the crucial role of the media.

The role of the TV debates – ITV debate disaster, Sky debate cancelled, BBC debate set for Monday 

The power of the media that took down Boris – and those supporting him. What’s the media’s role in the Conservative leadership race? 

The Tory leadership race has exposed the divisions and cracks within the Tory party, it is in part why Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss pulled out of the Sky News live TV debate. 

Conservative leadership race: Who is Rishi Sunak? – “Ready or Rishi” 

Conservative leadership race: Who is Penny Mordaunt? – “PM For PM” 

Conservative leadership race: Who is Liz Truss? –  “Liz For Leader” 

PMQs – Boris Johnson’s final PMQs as prime minister

Today’s Prime Minister’s Questions will be Boris Johnson’s last as PM. 

Sky News says THE FINAL TWO candidates in the Conservative leadership contest will be decided today as the hopefuls edge closer to the top job – and Downing Street.

Euronews says HUNGARY has moved to curb the powers of the European Union (EU) Tuesday.

TRT World says SRI LANKA’S parliament will be voting for a president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled abroad last week after his palace was stormed by angry protesters.

The latest results from the Tory leadership race.

The BBC will host the final live TV debate for the final two candidates left in the race for No 10 – it comes just after the ky News debate was cancelled after Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss pulled out.

LIVE – Conservative leadership race: the battle for second place, results at 15:00 BST

This is the second to last vote for Tory MPs, by tomorrow we’ll know who the last two candidates are in the running for No 10.

Aljazeera says A MAINLY youth-led mass protest movement over Sri Lanka’s worst-ever economic crisis has completed 100 days.

Arab News says JAPAN’S PM Fumio Kishida, received a courtesy call from Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during his visit to Japan.

Euronews says Mario Draghi’s political future hangs in the balance this week, with a key speech and discussion in the Senate potentially deciding whether his government stands or falls.

Sky News says THE LAST four runners in the Conservative leadership contest will face another round of voting later, as the party decides who will replace Boris Johnson in Downing Street.

Tory leadership latest: 3rd ballot results – Tugendhat OUT

Tory leadership TV debate cancelled, Sky News has announced after Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss pulled out of the final TV debate which was set to take place tomorrow evening.

Thousands of anti-racism protesters and political parties pushed back a march by a small group of extreme right-wing German neo-Nazis in the western city of Mainz.