The Makerfield by-election could return Andy Burnham to Parliament and open the door to a Labour leadership challenge against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Polls suggest Burnham leads Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon, but the race is close.
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Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon continued after President Donald Trump urged Benjamin Netanyahu to be more restrained. The attacks have added pressure to an undisclosed US-Iran agreement that mediator Pakistan says includes Lebanon.
Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro of lobbying the United States to interfere in his father Jair Bolsonaro’s coup trial. He was sentenced in absentia to four years and two months in prison and called the ruling “baseless and senseless.”
Federal authorities charged five men with plotting to attack a White House UFC event using explosive drones and snipers. Prosecutors said the plan targeted “high value targets” and was disrupted before it could be carried out.
Yum! Brands will sell Pizza Hut in a $2.7 billion deal, with LongRange Capital buying most of the chain and Yum China acquiring the mainland China business. The sale follows declining sales, planned U.S. closures and growing competition from other pizza chains.
Britain’s Ministry of Defence is investigating reports that a Russian frigate fired warning shots near a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel. No injuries or damage were reported, and officials are treating the episode as isolated.
Trump has declared the Strait of Hormuz open and safe under a pending U.S.-Iran agreement, but shippers say they need proof that vessels can transit without danger. Ship-tracking data shows only limited movement as concerns persist over security, mines and possible fees.
SpaceX has agreed to buy Anysphere, the maker of AI coding assistant Cursor, for $60 billion in stock after its major Nasdaq debut. The deal expands Elon Musk’s company further into AI as it seeks to strengthen xAI and Grok against rivals including OpenAI and Anthropic.