Passage 1
In his first speech after leading the Labour Party to its best ever performance in the U.K. general election, Prime Minister Keir Starmer was clear about the task before him: to “begin the work of change” for national renewal and rebuilding the country.. It should be equally clear that more than the Labour win, this is a Conservative loss. After its 14-year run in power, five Prime Ministers and considerable turmoil, the British voter clearly chose to punish the Conservatives led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for compounded errors: from the mishandling of Brexit and the economic crisis, a failure to support public services, especially health and schooling, to a series of scandals from ‘Partygate’, pornography in Parliament and the Post Office scandal.
Source – https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/%E2%80%8B
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Passage 2
On Thursday (July 4), the final day of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Astana, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Earlier, Jaishankar also held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from SCO members Tajikistan and Russia, and a newest member also formally joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) grouping , on the sidelines of the two-day summit that began on Wednesday.
SCO is one of the few international organisations which deal with security issues and primarily has Asian members. Regional heavyweights Russia and China have stressed its position as an alternative to a “Western” international order. Along with the BRICS grouping, which has India, South Africa and Brazil as well, the two countries are seen positioning against US influence.
Source- https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/everyday
