Politics

Andy Burnham pays tribute after Keir Starmer says he is stepping down as MP – video

The Guardian

Andy Burnham pays tribute after Keir Starmer says he is stepping down as MP – video

In his first address to the House of Commons as prime minister, Andy Burnham paid tribute to his predecessor, Keir Starmer, who announced he was standing down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras. The Labour leader praised the former PM for…

The Guardian

Netflix documentary on Trump’s ‘decoy plane’ coming Friday

Netflix documentary on Trump’s ‘decoy plane’ coming Friday

President Trump’s secret departure on an alternate military aircraft over the summer in Turkey is getting the Netflix documentary treatment. “Instadocs: The Decoy Plane,” premiering Friday on the streamer, will explore how the president…

House Democrats demand answers over ICE’s $16.7M purchase of 6,000 electric shock gloves

House Democrats demand answers over ICE’s $16.7M purchase of 6,000 electric shock gloves

Democrats on the House Committee on Homeland Security on Monday expressed their “strong opposition” to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) plans to spend up to $20 million on electric shock gloves for their agents. ICE awarded…

Bank of America vice president identified as killed in Times Square attack

Al Jazeera

Bank of America vice president identified as killed in Times Square attack

Erin Piacenti identified as one of two victims in day-light stabbing at iconic New York City thoroughfare.

Al Jazeera

Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial can’t get a unanimous decision, judge says to keep deliberating

Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial can’t get a unanimous decision, judge says to keep deliberating

Coming near the start of the fourth day of deliberations, this was the first time the jury gave any indication they were at an impasse.

What to know about the new UK PM's agenda as he faces lawmakers

France 24

What to know about the new UK PM's agenda as he faces lawmakers

Since taking office on July 20, Burnham has traveled around the country promising to deliver renewed national optimism after the downbeat two-year tenure of his predecessor Keir Starmer. Now, it's time for him to face lawmakers for the…

France 24

Turkey's Erdogan signals further nuclear projects with Russia

Stuff

Turkey's Erdogan signals further nuclear projects with Russia

The signal of deepening ties with Russia is likely to raise concerns among Western allies, who have been worried by Ankara’s closeness to Moscow as the war in Ukraine rages.

Stuff

Bessent: Iran economy could collapse ‘within weeks or months’

Bessent: Iran economy could collapse ‘within weeks or months’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said Iran’s economy could collapse “within weeks or months,” as the Trump administration seeks to cripple the Middle Eastern country’s economy. “I think it could be within weeks or months –– and…

Human Rights Watch Urges Chile’s Congress to Stop Kast’s Security Reform

Human Rights Watch urged Chile's Congress to reject Kast's security reform over a new 240-day state of exception; a Republican senator admitted he would have voted against it had the opposition proposed it. The post Human Rights Watch…

TASS

Kiev is amassing reserves, nationalist units in occupied part of Donbass — expert

Holding the remaining territory of Donbass is currently Kiev's primary strategic objective

TASS

Foreign rescue teams join efforts, but trapped Rasuwa workers remain out of reach after a week

OnlineKhabar

Foreign rescue teams join efforts, but trapped Rasuwa workers remain out of reach after a week

Kathmandu, September 1 Seven days after a devastating flood swept through the Bhotekoshi–Trishuli corridor , rescue teams are still struggling to reach workers believed to be trapped inside tunnels at several hydropower projects in Rasuwa…

OnlineKhabar

Renan Santos Profiles Go Dark as Brazil Court Ban Bites and Pension Is Blocked

BRAZIL · ELECTIONS 2026 Key Facts —The blackout: Meta, TikTok and YouTube have pulled Renan Santos campaign profiles after Justice Dias Toffoli’s order. Of 18 declared profiles, only his website and one X account remain online. —Second…