Keir Starmer has resigned as British prime minister and Labour leader after a revolt by his own MPs. His departure follows plunging approval ratings, policy U-turns, scandals and heavy Labour election losses.
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Oliver Tree’s body has been returned to California after a deadly helicopter collision over Rio de Janeiro. His family says it will honor his final wish by creating a grant in his name.
Two students, ages 14 and 15, were arrested after police said they opened fire at San Jose National High School in Tacloban, killing three classmates and wounding seven others. Authorities are investigating a possible bullying-related motive and how the teens obtained the firearms.
Australian police seized 2.7 metric tonnes of cocaine from underground bunkers beneath shipping containers in western Sydney, the country’s largest-ever cocaine bust. Two men were charged, and investigators are probing links to a suspected mother ship detained in Solomon Islands.
France banned public drinking in red-alert heat zones and closed hundreds of schools as temperatures neared 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Spain, Italy, Britain and Germany also faced heat warnings, event cancellations and emergency measures.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won 438 of 501 contested seats, securing another term in power. The election was overshadowed by insecurity, Tigray’s exclusion from voting and warnings of renewed conflict.
Police Scotland have charged a 36-year-old man after five men were injured in suspected anti-Muslim attacks across Edinburgh. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the suspect appeared to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred.