Politics | The Conservative chair of the foreign affairs select committee heavily criticised Liz Truss over her planned trip to Taiwan, calling it “the worst kind of Instagram diplomacy”. Campaigners are urging pharmacies to deploy stronger health checks and screening for eating disorders. Health | The Guardian has found that some online pharmacies operating in the UK are approving and dispatching prescriptions of controversial slimming jabs for people of a healthy weight.
A new leader is expected to be in place for the summer. Wales | Adam Price, the leader of Plaid Cymru since 2018, is resigning from his position after a damning review said his party had failed to “detoxify” its culture and found evidence of misogyny, harassment and bullying.
US news | Donald Trump made a chaotic appearance at a CNN town hall last night, digging in on lies about the 2020 election and E Jean Carroll’s lawsuit, a day after a New York jury found the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation. I spoke to Dr Farzana Shaikh, an associate fellow at Chatham House, about how the situation has escalated and the years of fraught political conflict that have led to this moment. His arrest marks the start of what could be a violent showdown that threatens Pakistan’s already fragile political stability.
In response to the violent clashes with the police, authorities in three of Pakistan’s four provinces have imposed an emergency order banning all gatherings. Hundreds of people have been detained and at least five have died. The arrest triggered nationwide protests.
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