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Latest news, analysis, and updates in global trends.
Orderly Exit Push Squeezes Starmer Leadership Challenge
Burnham and Streeting allies want Starmer pushed toward an orderly exit before any Labour ballot can save him.
Snatched DR Congo Ebola Patient Exposes Outbreak Fear
A snatched 6-year-old Ebola patient is back in care, but the episode exposes how mistrust and violence are undermining DR Congo's response.
Obama Says Iran War Burned Billions and Left US Worse Off
Obama says the Iran war spent billions, strained the military and left the US no better off, with a fragile ceasefire now carrying the damage.
No Intel Experience, Bill Pulte Lands Top Spy Post
Trump put Bill Pulte atop 18 spy agencies despite no intel background, turning a vacancy into a loyalty test.
Scrapped US-Iran Talks Trap Trump Between Iran, Israel
Scrapped US-Iran talks and fresh Israel strikes in Lebanon put Trump’s 60-day deal clock under immediate strain.
Burnham's Makerfield Rout Shoves Starmer to the Brink
Burnham's 9,231-vote Makerfield win turns a safe Labour hold into a leadership crisis for Keir Starmer.
Sinkholes Force Sydney M6 Motorway Into Taxpayer Showdown
Sydney's M6 motorway is restarting after sinkholes stalled tunnelling, but NSW says taxpayers won't cover extra costs.
JD Vance Scraps Swiss Trip as Iran Talks Drift Off Course
Vance's Switzerland departure was called off, leaving Iran talks alive but stuck in a fog of logistics and timing.
Makerfield Byelection Hands Burnham a Starmer Weapon
Burnham's 54% Makerfield win gives him a Commons base for any Starmer challenge and a Labour mandate against Reform.
Psychiatric Defense Vanishes in Luigi Mangione Trial
Mangione's lawyers abruptly dropped a psychiatric defense, avoiding a records deadline and reshaping the CEO murder trial.
Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker Dares Britain in Channel
Forwarder entered the Channel despite sanctions, forcing Britain to decide whether its shadow-fleet crackdown has real teeth.
US-Iran Deal Bets Hormuz Shipping on 60 Fragile Days
The US-Iran deal buys 60 days of talks, but Hormuz shipping gets only a fragile promise after transits plunged from 94 a day to six.