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29Jun

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Andy Burnham inches closer to power in Britain as Keir Starmer seeks a legacy

Andy Burnham took a step closer to becoming Britain’s next prime minister without a contest on Wednesday when Cabinet minister Darren Jones, touted as a possible rival, said he would not run. Meanwhile Keir Starmer, seeking to secure a legacy before he leaves office, faced the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session in Parliament before flying to Berlin to meet European allies for talks on Ukraine and the Middle East. Andy Burnham arrives at Portcullis House in Westminster on Monday. Andrew Matthews/PA via AP Starmer announced his plan to resign on Monday and will be out of office within weeks once the governing Labour Party picks a new leader. Starmer and his government took a roasting from Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, who reeled off a list of a...

12Jun

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Richard Marles’ AUKUS trip thrown into disarray after UK Defence Secretary quits

Defence Minister Richard Marles was left in an awkward situation on his trip to the UK for high-level security talks. The deputy prime minister was in Portsmouth for a bilateral AUKMIN summit and was scheduled to visit a naval base that is critical to the AUKUS partnership. Defence Minister Richard Marles (far right) had his AUKUS visit thrown into disarray after his British counterpart John Healey (second left) sensationally quit hours earlier. Getty Images But in a move no one expected, Marles was left to tour the facility solo after the UK’s defence secretary suddenly resigned on Thursday. John Healey, who became defence secretary after Labour’s election victory in 2024, released a two-page resignation letter saying he’d been left with “no other option” after discovering t...

12Jun

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Pentagon locked down and partially evacuated due to a false alarm by hazardous materials sensor, sources say

The Pentagon was locked down and partially evacuated on Thursday (Friday morning AEST) due to a false alarm by a hazardous materials sensor, two sources familiar told CNN. Multiple floors and corridors inside the building had been locked down and others were evacuated due to a “hazardous materials incident”, three sources familiar and the local fire department said earlier on Thursday. Multiple floors and corridors inside the Pentagon were locked down and others were evacuated due to a “hazardous materials incident". Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via CNN Newsource At 1.31pm (3.31am Friday AEST) Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell posted on X that “normal operations have resumed” at the Pentagon. “Earlier this morning, Pentagon occupants were notified of a potential air quality is...

13May

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer fighting to keep job

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is defying growing calls for him to quit despite more than 70 UK Labour MPs publicly calling for him to stand down. In a speech overnight, he pledged to "prove his doubters wrong" and to move the UK closer to the European Union in a bid to shore up his leadership. It came after the ruling Labour Party suffered major losses last week in local elections across England and legislative votes in Scotland and Wales. British PM Keir Starmer attempted to revive his leadership in a speech to supporters in London. (Getty) "I know I have my doubters and I know I need to prove them wrong, and I will," Starmer said during a speech in London intended to kickstart his fightback. But it appeared to have little impact, with at least 71 ...

4May

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Trump keeps everyone up in the air with hints of what’s coming in new batch of UFO files

US President Donald Trump says the Pentagon is preparing to release some "very interesting" UFO files uncovered by his administration, generating a mix of buzz and scepticism as he hints at new revelations around questions of alien life. Trump started stoking interest in February, directing federal agencies to release their records related to extraterrestrial life and UFOs. Since then, he has built suspense with tantalising updates, teasing an imminent release of documents never before shared by the US government. "We're going to be releasing a lot of things that we haven't," Trump said on Wednesday at a White House event celebrating NASA astronauts. A patron passes a painting inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico, on June...

28Apr

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A minute-by-minute timeline of the 24 hours surrounding the latest Trump shooting incident

The world was rocked when news broke of another shooter targeting an event where US President Donald Trump was in attendance. A gunman charged through a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner on Saturday just as Trump was sitting down for a meal with First Lady Melania Trump and senior members of his administration. The alleged shooter, later identified as Cole Tomas Allen, fired at least two shots before he was apprehended. Trump rushed to safety (Nine) Secret Service members raced to protect the president in dramatic footage that sent shockwaves across the globe. In less than two years, Trump has been the target of at least two assassination attempts and multiple security threats, including shootings. He was unin...

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