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Andy Burnham Proposes a 'No. 10 in the North' as Labour Edges Toward an Uncontested Coronation

New Delhi, June 29 -- MANCHESTER - Andy Burnham spoke at the People's History Museum on Saturday not quite as a candidate but already something closer to a prime minister in waiting, and the distincti... Read More


Private Equity Collects £24 Billion a Year From Britain's Public Services. Most People Have No Idea.

New Delhi, June 29 -- £24.4 billion. nine percent of all public sector procurement, reaching simultaneously into children's homes, nurseries, veterinary practices, petrol forecourts, and the eme... Read More


EU Council Ratifies Turnberry Agreement, Capping US Tariffs at 15% Ahead of Trump's July 4 Deadline

New Delhi, June 27 -- BRUSSELS - European carmakers, pharmaceutical exporters, and semiconductor companies got concrete certainty on Thursday when the EU Council formally enacted the Turnberry Agreeme... Read More


Spain Reports 327 Heat Deaths in One Week as Paris Hospitals Hit Saturation Point

New Delhi, June 26 -- MADRID - When the Paris police prefect took the podium on Wednesday, he did not lead with temperatures. He led with hospitals. Patrice Faure told reporters the city was "reaching... Read More


UK Electric Cars Outsell Petrol in Historic First, but ZEV Mandate Faces New Challenge

LONDON, June 26 -- For most of the past decade, British carmakers and their government counterparts promised that the electric tipping point was coming. Last month, it quietly arrived, buried in rows ... Read More


Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister, Clearing the Path for Andy Burnham

New Delhi, June 26 -- The announcement was five minutes long. Keir Starmer delivered it on the pavement outside No. 10 Downing Street on the morning of June 22, without notes, and left the building he... Read More


Politico's Refusal to Publish Lavrov Exposes Europe's Double Standards on Free Speech, Russia Says

New Delhi, June 19 -- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Friday criticized Politico Europe's decision not to publish an article by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, saying the move ... Read More


UK Defence Secretary Faces Parliament Over Russian Tanker Seizure Now Sanctions Are Lifting

New Delhi, June 18 -- LONDON - The Defence Secretary spent Monday afternoon explaining to the House of Commons why British surveillance aircraft and a Royal Fleet Auxiliary support vessel had been use... Read More


Finnish Parliament Approves Landmark Move to Lift Ban on Nuclear Weapons Imports and Storage

New Delhi, June 17 -- Finland's parliament has approved a landmark amendment removing long-standing legal restrictions on the import, transport, and storage of nuclear weapons, marking one of the most... Read More


UK Inflation Holds at 2.8% Despite Rising Fuel Costs, Surprising Economists Ahead of Bank of England Decision

New Delhi, June 17 -- The United Kingdom's inflation rate remained unchanged at 2.8% in May, delivering an unexpected boost to policymakers and households as economists had widely anticipated a fresh ... Read More