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Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:45:00 GMT
What to expect from the UK’s likely next prime minister Andy Burnham
By Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield (*) Resigning as UK prime minister and leader of the Labour party, Keir Starmer said he accepted, “with good grace”, that the party does not think he is best placed to lead them...

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:43:00 GMT
Alan Greenspan, Fed chairman who served with four presidents and faced several recessions has died at 100
One of the most influential economic policymakers in the last four decades and chairman of the Federal Reserve for almost twenty years, under four different United States presidents from different parties, Alan Greenspan died t...

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:19:00 GMT
Uruguay deepens its search for the dictatorship's disappeared with access to new archives
Uruguay expanded its policy of searching for those who were detained and disappeared during the dictatorship with the signing of an accord for the treatment, preservation and administration of archives on human-rights violation...

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:11:00 GMT
Messi becomes the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history
Lionel Messi on Monday became the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history, netting his seventeenth goal in the competition during Argentina's match against Austria, on the second matchday of their group at the 2026 Wo...

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:08:00 GMT
Burnham sworn in as MP and enters Labour leadership race with a clear path to No 10
The former mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, was sworn in on Monday as MP for Makerfield and formally launched his candidacy to lead the Labour Party and, by extension, the British government, hours after Prime Ministe...

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:24:00 GMT
De la Espriella gives a victory speech vowing unity as Cepeda awaits the final tally
Right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella delivered a victory speech on Sunday in Barranquilla, in which he proclaimed himself the winner of Colombia's presidential runoff according to the preliminary count and called for n...

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:26:00 GMT
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns, clearing the way for Andy Burnham
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday his resignation as leader of the Labour Party, a decision that clears the way for the former mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to succeed him at the head of the p...

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:30:00 GMT
De la Espriella wins Colombia's presidency in the preliminary count as Cepeda awaits the tally
Right-wing criminal lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia's presidency, according to the preliminary count by the Registraduría, defeating left-wing senator Iván Cepeda by less than a point in the closest runoff in the...

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:25:00 GMT
Report says Chinese firms control nearly two-thirds of the squid fleet in Argentina's waters
Companies of Chinese origin own 63.1% of the jigger fleet that, under the Argentine flag, fishes squid inside Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone, according to a report by illegal-fishing and marine-conservation researcher Milk...

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:39:00 GMT
Starmer weighs political future as pressure to resign mounts
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is weighing his political future as pressure grows within the Labour Party for him to announce his resignation, following Andy Burnham's victory in last week's Makerfield by-election.

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