The former Greater Manchester mayor is expected to seek the Labour leadership with broad support from MPs seeking a more centrist direction.
Year: 2026
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Ahmed and Prosperity Party Win Decisive Parliamentary Election Victory
India’s PM Modi was among leaders to congratulate Abiy Ahmed on his party’s win in the latest electoral test of his long-running government.
Sudan: State Department Warns Rapid Support Forces Massing Around El Obeid Ahead of Possible Atrocities
Washington raised the alarm about RSF troop movements near the city saying international observers fear a repeat of earlier mass violence.
US Lifts Oil Sanctions on Iran Allowing Dollar-Denominated Crude Sales for First Time in Decades
The Treasury waiver enables Iranian banks to receive payments internationally easing the country’s most pressing foreign-exchange crunch.
Lebanon-Israel Talks Restart in Washington as Lebanese President Warns Iran Cannot Negotiate on His Country’s Behalf
A new round of negotiations began in Washington with Lebanon demanding Israeli troop withdrawal and Israel insisting troops will remain.
Pentagon Seeks Additional $80 Billion for Iran War Not Included in Any Current Budget
The defence department’s supplemental request comes as war costs are estimated at between $34 and $42 billion already spent.
United Auto Workers Vote to Divest Union Pension Funds from Israel
The UAW became the latest major US labour organisation to take financial action against Israel over its conduct of the Gaza war.
UN Commission: Israel Is Committing Genocide by Deliberately Killing Gaza Children
The UN Independent International Commission found 30% of Gaza casualties are children and concluded Israel’s actions meet the legal definition.
Israeli Forces Kill Two in Lebanon After Iran Warns Continued Attacks Could Scuttle Ceasefire
Despite the Iran-US MoU framework Israel continued operations in Lebanon raising fears of a diplomatic breakdown in Geneva negotiations.
At Least 40 Drown in France in Unsupervised Waters as Heatwave Claims Victims
French PM Sébastien Lecornu convened an emergency crisis meeting and confirmed drowning deaths since June 18 were mainly young people.