Andy Burnham is the only declared candidate as Labour opens nominations to replace Keir Starmer. If no rival qualifies, he could become Labour leader next week and prime minister on July 20.
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The U.S. struck about 90 targets in Iran as Tehran retaliated against Gulf states, further straining efforts to end the war. In Maine, Democrat Graham Platner ended his Senate campaign after a sexual assault allegation he denies.
Palm Beach International Airport is now President Donald J. Trump International Airport, though passengers should keep using the PBI code until Aug. 18. The renaming follows a Florida law, an FAA update and a licensing agreement tied to Trump-related trademarks.
Michigan has reported 992 cyclosporiasis cases, including about 40 hospitalizations, in the state’s largest outbreak of the parasitic illness. The source has not been identified, and related investigations are underway in multiple states.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer behind “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” has died at 75 in a hospital in Portugal. Her family said she died unexpectedly while being treated for an illness after emergency intestinal surgery earlier this year.
The United States struck about 90 targets in Iran after President Donald Trump said the ceasefire was “over,” and Tehran retaliated against sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. The renewed fighting threatens a mid-June memorandum meant to open talks toward ending the war.
Western Europe had its hottest June on record, while June 2026 ranked as the second-hottest June globally, Copernicus said. The heat broke records, fueled wildfires and was linked to deaths across Europe.
Trump flew from Turkey to England on an older Air Force One before boarding the newly retrofitted Qatari-gifted jet at RAF Mildenhall. The unexpected swap drew questions about security as U.S.-Iran tensions escalated.