Rishi Sunak leaves the Conservative Campaign Headquarters in London, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022.

Rishi Sunak, UK’s new prime minister

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Rishi Sunak leaves the Conservative Campaign Headquarters in London, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Rishi Sunak will become the next Prime Minister after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest. 

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Former UK Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s new prime minister, after being chosen on Monday to lead the governing Conservative Party. He will try to shore up a reeling economy that’s sliding toward recession. And, top Ukrainian officials today rejected Russian allegations that Kyiv is preparing to use a so-called “dirty bomb,” a conventional explosive laced with radioactive material, on its own territory. Also, delegations from the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces are set to meet in South Africa for peace talks. Plus, the co-founder of the Red Bull energy drink dies. The drink was first made popular in Thailand as a stimulant for sleepy truck drivers.

In This Episode

Meet Rishi Sunak, the UK’s new prime minister
China’s Xi Jinping flexes power as Party Congress wraps up
Political violence rocks Brazil election
A woman rides her bicycle toward Broekzijdse Molen windmill as the sun sets between the villages of Abcoude and Driemond, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday Oct. 29, 2011.
Europe deliberates if it should keep daylight saving time
Special Coverage
Dirty bomb threats
A store displays packages of unwanted clothing for ready for selling, Iquique, Chile.
Fast fashion is causing an environmental disaster in Chile’s Atacama Desert
Special Coverage
Tigray peace talks
Drone sightings raise Russian espionage concerns in Norway
Co-owner of Red Bull dies