Andy Burnham vowed on July 17 to “give hope” back to the British people as he was confirmed as the ruling Labor party’s new leader, set to be the next UK prime minister. ‘The King of the North’ was elected in a snap election by a landslide in Makerfield, a constituency near Manchester. He will … Read more
The Labor party in the UK has a new leader. Andy Burnham is succeeding to outgoing prime minister Keir Starmer, and will be officially confirmed as prime minister on July 20. In his speech to Labor members at a special conference, he vowed to bring hope back to the UK. He is seen as the … Read more
Andy Burnham was confirmed as the new leader of Britain’s ruling Labor Party on Friday. It means he is now set to replace Keir Starmer as the next prime minister, Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade since the Brexit vote. Labor enjoys a large majority in Parliament, meaning the party’s leader automatically becomes Prime … Read more
After a leak of confidential documents revealed how Russian agents have been placing hundreds of articles in French-speaking media outlets in West and Central Africa, FRANCE 24 traveled to Dakar, Senegal, to investigate this secret operation. Source link
US President Donald Trump, in a primetime speech on Thursday, attacked the country’s voting system and made several unverified claims about the electoral process. He cited newly declassified evidence about alleged Chinese interference in the 2020 election, highlighted an old case in Michigan about voter fraud and reiterated a campaign favorite: that non-citizens are illegally … Read more
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, July 17: China reacts after the UK nationalizes its last remaining virgin steel factory, expropriating Chinese Jingye Group. In other news, low rainfall in May followed by three intense heatwaves have 100 French departments under water restrictions. Also, in Central Asia, a team of Spanish scientists want to refill a long-desertified … Read more
🔴 UK’s Andy Burnham named Labor leader ahead of taking over as PM Source link
US President Donald Trump on Thursday revived sweeping and unsupported claims of voter fraud and Chinese meddling, firing a clear warning shot ahead of midterm elections that many expect him to argue. What should be remembered from this speech? FRANCE 24’s Andrew Hilliar looks at what was said, but also what was left unsaid, by … Read more
This week in Reporters: a special report by FRANCE 24’s The Observers. After a leak of confidential documents revealed how Russian agents have been planting hundreds of articles in French-speaking media outlets in West and Central Africa, FRANCE 24 traveled to Dakar, Senegal, to investigate this secret operation. Nathan Gallo and Derek Thomson report. Source … Read more
Donald Trump is reviving his long-running claims about the security of US elections. In a primetime address, the president accused China of what he called the largest election data breach in history. He also released documents he says reveal foreign interference, despite intelligence officials saying there is no evidence that foreign actors changed the outcome … Read more