After UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes his farewell speech outside 10 Downing Street on July 20 and formally tenders his resignation to King Charles, Andy Burnham will be received in Buckingham Palace to be made the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade. FRANCE 24’s Benedicte Paviot tells us what to know ahead of … Read more
A third US soldier has died, this time in Iraq, during what US Central Command called the “controlled detonation” of a downed Iranian drone. It brings the number of US soldiers killed in fighting to 17. This comes as the war in Iran expands following the fallout of a 60-day ceasefire in early July. Source … Read more
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar will meet with former chess champion Judit Polgar on Monday to ask her if she will serve as the country’s next president. Hungarian lawmakers last week passed an amendment removing the current president from office after Magyar accused him of being a “puppet” of former prime minister Viktor Orban. Source … Read more
That was the evening of 15 July 2016. A hot summer day was coming to an end. Many people were spending their Friday evenings with friends or family in anticipation of the weekend. There was nothing to suggest that Türkiye was about to change fundamentally. Then, just a few hours later, tanks were rolling through … Read more
A fresh Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region Monday night injured at least 10 people, including a child, Russian authorities said, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying the strikes had targeted an oil depot and “logistics facilities”. Source link
Former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is set to become the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister this Monday, with a commitment to help raise living standards in the country. The Labor leader’s agenda will be tested by the country’s financial situation and its prior commitments, which limit its room for maneuver. In this segment, we’ll … Read more
Former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is set to become the new UK prime minister Monday after being asked by King Charles III to form a government. Burnham is expected to announce his senior cabinet appointments later in the day. Source link
Several people are feared dead after a boat carrying more than 100 people capsized off the coast of Guyana, officials said. The ferry MV Barima left Guyana, located on the northeastern corner of South America, on Saturday afternoon carrying at least 133 people on board for a trip from the capital Georgetown to Port Kaituma. … Read more
Armored riot police charged demonstrators taking part in a banned march on parliament in India’s capital New Delhi on Monday linked to growing anger over irregularities in major university examinations. Saurav Das, a spokesperson for the satirical Cockroach Janta Party, said that two members of the movement were on their way to meet a senior … Read more
On Tuesday, Ukraine’s parliament approved with a clear majority the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko, dismissing the country’s entire government. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on social media on Sunday that he had offered Sviridenko a new position. Media reports say she may become Ukraine’s next ambassador to the United States. “I am grateful … Read more