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In a close contest, between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, the UK's Conservative party elected Ms Truss as the next prime minister and leader of the party. She won 57% share of vote while Mr Sunak received 43%, in the intra-party contest. Ms Truss would become the third woman prime minister in the history of Britain. She is set to replace the 55th prime minister Boris Johnson, who has been holding the post since 2019.   Meanwhile, Priti Patel, Home Secretary of UK, has resigned from the post. In her resignation letter to Boris Johnson, she said, "I congratulate Liz Truss on being elected our new leader, and will give her my support as our new prime minister." She also added, "From the backbenches, I will champion many of the policies I have stood up for both inside and outside government." In her tweet, Ms Truss says, "I am honoured to be elected Leader of the Conservative Party. Thank you for putting your trust in me to lead and deliver for our great country....

On saturday, nearly over 70 thousand people thronged at Wenceslas Square in Prague, the Czech Republic to protest against the rising inflation and energy prices in the country. The protesters are demanding the government to control gas and electricity prices and ensure direct contracts with gas suppliers including Russia. They also opposed European Union and NATO, while voicing that Czech must be neutral militarily. The protesters demanded that the Prime Minister Petr Fiala must resign from the post, condemning his coalition government for its western-oriented policies and number of other issues.  On the other hand, Fiala, whose government lately survived no-confidence vote, is blaming pro-Russian for instigating this protest. He is of the opinion that people, who are pro-Russian and are against the interests of the Czech Republic, are trying to cause political instability in the country.  The country has been witnessing for the first time the worst cost of living in the ...