- Second boat linked to B.C. charter before fatal sinking raises rescue concerns
- Democrats position themselves to replace Graham Platner as Senate nominee in Maine
- Firefighters battle blaze at Essex industrial unit amid water supply issues
- British man, 88, dies after intervening in mugging of wife in Tenerife
- EU finance ministers discuss Spain’s €850 billion joint borrowing proposal
- US inflation rate shows signs of stabilization amid economic concerns
- Venezuela’s shift towards Israel aims for survival rather than conviction
- B.C. family’s urgent effort to save son diagnosed with genetic disease
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Andy Burnham, a veteran politician, has garnered support from 322 Labour MPs in his bid to succeed Keir Starmer as Labour leader. With nominations closing on 16 July, Burnham stands poised to become the sole candidate, potentially taking office on 20 July following a special conference.
Jamie Shea, former NATO security adviser, articulates a shift towards NATO 3.0, emphasising it will predominantly be “a European show” rather than an American-led initiative. He notes the US is expected to play a reduced role in collective defence, diverging from its historical influence during the Cold War.
More than 6,500 participants began a peace march in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 8 July, commemorating the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. Over three days, walkers will cover 100 kilometres, visiting significant sites of the tragedy before arriving in Potocari for the memorial on 10 July.
Three fatalities have been reported following a shooting in Uppsala, leading to a murder investigation by local authorities.
Two parents and their adult son died from carbon monoxide poisoning after using a generator during a widespread blackout in Spain and Portugal, increasing the death toll to four.
The conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor will commence on 7 May, with 135 cardinal electors participating in the voting process.
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On Saturday 25 April 2025, the world will say their farewells to Pope Francis, a pontiff who will be remembered for all his work with the poor, for modernising the Catholic Church and for bringing people of all faiths together. Pope Francis’s funeral will get underway tomorrow in Rome, in breaking with tradition he will have a much simpler affair than many of his predecessors.
A 15-year-old student has been arrested after a knife attack at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in Nantes, France, resulting in one fatality and three injuries.
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