New UK PM Andy Burnham sweeps into office with surprise Cabinet appointments
He’s purged the Cabinet of Starmer’s loyalists as he promised a 10-year plan to ease cost-of-living pressures and signalled a tilt to the left. Read More
Man charged with murdering former British minister Ann Widdecombe
LONDON, July 20 – British prosecutors said on Monday that a 28-year-old man had been charged with murdering former government minister Ann Widdecombe who was found dead at her home…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy meets commanders as street protests mount
KYIV, July 20 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met some of Ukraine’s top military commanders on Monday to try to ease growing discontent with the defence leadership that has triggered the…
‘Not another one’: British voters fatigued by seventh PM in a decade
Some did not feel optimistic about the change of guard. Read More
UK’s new PM, Burnham, promises to use ‘political capital’ to tackle social care
LONDON, July 20 – Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, said on Monday he did not want to leave office having failed to tackle the nation’s social care crisis, pledging…
Ireland clamps down on e-scooters after rise in serious injuries
DUBLIN, July 20 – Ireland will raise the minimum age for the use of electric scooters to 18 from 16, and require riders to be licensed and wear helmets, the…
Sao Tome and Principe President Vila Nova wins second term, preliminary results show
SAO TOME, July 20 – Sao Tome and Principe President Carlos Vila Nova has won a second five-year term, according to preliminary results from the election commission announced on Monday.…
‘Politicians come and go’: Larry the cat welcomes 7th British prime minister
Here are some things to know about the troubled office’s only purr-manent resident. Read More
Man’s death during police arrest in Italy leads to street protests
ROME, July 20 – A man in the northern Italian city of Bologna died while being held to the ground by police trying to arrest him, in an incident captured…
Climate-focused regeneration breathes hope into a long-neglected Rome suburb
ROME, July 20 – On the outskirts of Rome, an EU-funded regeneration project is seeking to improve the lot of 4,500 people living in a 1970s housing development, betting that…