Andy Burnham becomes the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns Monday, 20 July 2026, 14:24 Last update: about 1 day ago Associated Press Prime Minister Andy Burnham said politicians "need to be better" as he delivered his first speech Monday as Britain's new leader. Burnham spoke for several minutes outside 10 Downing St., where...
The US and Iran have blown past red lines as they lurch back toward all-out war Saturday, 18 July 2026, 12:04 Last update: about 3 days ago Associated Press A week after the United States and Iran signed a preliminary deal aimed at ending the war, an Iranian drone slammed into a cargo ship sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. There were no...
Andy Burnham pledges to restore hope as he is declared leader of Britain's Labour Party Friday, 17 July 2026, 14:45 Last update: about 4 days ago Associated Press Andy Burnham promised to bring hope to the British people and purpose to the country's floundering Labour government as he was officially declared party leader on Friday, clearing his final...
Andy Burnham, a mayor from England's north, is poised to become Britain's next prime minister Friday, 17 July 2026, 07:43 Last update: about 4 days ago Associated Press Andy Burnham got to the top through a mix of patience and risk-taking. A decade ago, Burnham abandoned a 20-year climb up the Labour Party ladder in London to head north and run for mayor of...
US strikes bridges and collapses a tower at a key port as its Iran campaign expands Friday, 17 July 2026, 07:34 Last update: about 4 days ago Associated Press The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port, part of U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to start...
Former CEO of Italian highway operator handed 12-year sentence over deadly 2018 bridge collapse Thursday, 16 July 2026, 14:54 Last update: about 5 days ago Associated Press An Italian court on Thursday convicted the former CEO of Italian highway operator Autostrade per l'Italian in the deadly collapse of Genoa's highway bridge that killed 43 people nearly eight years...
UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup Thursday, 16 July 2026, 11:53 Last update: about 5 days ago Associated Press The British government on Thursday urged FIFA to investigate Argentina's team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the contested Falkland Islands. Argentina beat England...
France’s National Assembly gives final approval to assisted-dying bill after years of debate Thursday, 16 July 2026, 10:47 Last update: about 5 days ago Associated Press France's National Assembly gave final approval Wednesday to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication, the culmination of years of debate over end-of-life...
Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'unprecedented' threat to press freedom Tuesday, 14 July 2026, 13:47 Last update: about 7 days ago Dangerous. Brazen. Unprecedented. Uncharted territory. Reaction in the media world has been swift and severe to the issue of subpoenas to five New York Times journalists who reported on security...
US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East as both vie for control of strait Tuesday, 14 July 2026, 07:27 Last update: about 7 days ago Associated Press The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday morning, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is "reinstating" a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump separately...