New British PM Andy Burnham toys with devolution as he promises a break with centralised politics and economic orthodoxy
British scholar Martin Jacques said that Burnham was probably “the best choice available,” citing his record as mayor of Greater Manchester. Jacques said Burnham appeared determined to move away from the economic approach associated with former prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair and break with neoliberalism.
King Charles III invites new British PM Andy Burnham to form government after Labour party’s Keir Starmer quits
Burnham inherits an economy marked by weak productivity, slow income growth and limited fiscal room. Britain’s Office for Budget Responsibility said this month that public debt had risen from 37 per cent of GDP in 2005 to 95 per cent in 2025, increasing exposure to borrowing costs and economic shocks.
Under-siege Russia resorts to jamming Elon Musk’s Starlink systems to repulse Ukrainian drone attacks
Serhii Beskrestnov, an advisor to Ukraine’s defence ministry, said Russia was deploying a jamming system called the Volna Kupol Garant that emits a signal strong enough to destabilise the Starlink connection in an area of about 20 square km (7.7 square miles). He added that about 10 had been detected so far.
NATO showcases big arms deals as Trump, but the US president says he’s been let down by allies, wants to control Greenland
The deals, estimated to be worth at least $50 billion according to one NATO official, included European countries buying surveillance drones from US company Northrop Grumman and NATO buying planes from Sweden’s Saab.
Why for second year running G7 summit concluded without issuing a final communique
Summit organisers had already abandoned the idea of a final communique during the preparatory phase, opting instead to publish thematic documents to mask differences between the United States and its allies, Kyodo News reported, citing diplomatic sources.
European Union and Equity Group Foundation join hands to expand global education pathways for gifted Kenyan students
Speaking during the signing, the European Union Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger said: “The Equity group foundation, through its Wings to Fly and Equity leaders programme is an ideal partner for us, with our shared objectives of promoting access to quality education, holistic development and intercultural exchanges as a key driver of growth and human capital development.”
Smoking Gun? How US health chief Antony Fauci spearheaded, nearly wiped out humanity with Covid, then used CIA to cover up
The newly released information corroborates the testimony of CIA whistle-blower James Erdman before the US Senate last month. Erdman testified that Fauci led a multi-agency cover-up of Covid-19’s lab origins and that his role in the cover-up “was intentional.”
Terminator drones age: Ukraine makes history after it uses fully autonomous drones for the first time to kill human soldiers on Russian soil
With no way to tell what the automated drones had seen or targeted, human-piloted drones were sent into the area after the test to manually check results.
European Union tightening migration rules to keep Africans Asians out, ease deportation process
Under the new rules, EU members would be able to establish so-called “return hubs” outside the bloc for people whose asylum claims have been rejected or who have been ordered to leave the EU. Deportees could be sent to hubs in countries with which they have no connection, which means EU countries can bypass the refusal of certain countries of origin to accept their nationals.
Kenya strengthens position in floriculture as annual flower show opens in Nairobi with record exhibitors
Mr Dick van Raamsdonk, the CEO OF HPP, said the exhibition had reached a new milestone, attracting the largest number of exhibitors in its history.
