François Picard is pleased to welcome Mary Honeyball, former Labor Member of the European Parliament from 2000 to 2019 representing London. She offers a cautiously optimistic assessment of the arrival of Andy Burnham to 10 Downing Street. She frames the moment less as a potential political reset after years of institutional fatigue. Mary Honeyball argues … Read more
The death of Kevin Keegan, considered one of the greatest football players of his generation, was announced in a statement issued by his family on Monday. “It is with great sadness that we announce that Kevin Keegan has passed away at the age of 75,” the statement said. “Kevin was battling cancer and was surrounded … Read more
The United States and Iran continued to exchange fire on July 20th, raising fears for Gulf shipping and water supplies in the region. After Kuwait reported Iranian attacks on water and electricity plants as well as oil facilities over the weekend, Bahrain said Iran this Monday, July 20th attacked civil air navigation systems. Despite this, … Read more
🇬🇧 Andy Burnham succeeds Keir #Starmer as UK Prime Minister. The former #Manchester mayor has pledged to tackle the cost of living, expand devolution and reform the social care system. Source link
Andy Burnham has become Britain’s new prime minister. The nomination process unfolded on July 20th in London, with one outgoing Labor leader passing the baton to another. The hope is that Burnham will ease the leadership turnover, stabilizing the country. Source link
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday said two French embassy officials had been subject to an “extremely serious act of intimidation” by Iranian security services in Iran the day before, having been held and interrogated for hours. One of them was also subjected to physical abuse, he said. Source link
Russia said on Monday that a Ukrainian attack on a bus in the border region of Belgorod killed five civilians, including a minor, and seriously injured three others. The attack followed a Ukrainian retaliatory attack on Moscow, with city officials reporting that more than 400 drones targeted the Russian capital. The latest increase followed Russian … Read more
🏆🇪🇸 After Spain’s World Cup 2026 victory over #Argentina, Donald Trump appeared determined to stay in the spotlight during the trophy presentation, with #FIFA President Gianni #Infantino stepping in so the champions could take center stage. 🎤 Source link
Hamas on Monday named Khalil al-Hayya, one of the founding members of the Palestinian militant group, as its new leader. Hayya is seen as a respected and pragmatic Hamas veteran “who doesn’t get carried away easily”. Last year, he survived an Israeli attack in Doha targeting the Hamas leadership which left several people dead, including … Read more
Annette Young is pleased to welcome Tim Bale, a Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University in London. Andy Burnham inherits the Labor leadership at a moment when Britain’s political debate is defined less by ideology than by structural constraints. Professor Bale argues that Burnham’s success will depend on navigating three interconnected dilemmas: restoring economic … Read more