UK’s Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes House of Commons debut as PM
Prime Minister Andy Burnham faced lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday for the first time since becoming UK…
Syria was building nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under Assad, UN report finds
Inspectors with the UN nuclear watchdog visited several sites in Syria in August and carried out verification work, according to…
Briton among 119 rescued in Nepal after deadly floods, army says
A Briton is among 119 people to have been rescued in Nepal following deadly floods, a spokesperson for the country’s…
Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP
Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is to stand down as an MP to focus on a…
UK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October Budget
Long-term government borrowing costs have risen to a 28-year high, putting further pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of…
Family mourn ‘deeply loved’ girl killed in Middlesbrough fire
The family of a seven-year-old girl killed in a house fire said their lives had been changed forever by her…
‘I have fired 40 of my agents for being corrupt’, says Nigeria’s anti-corruption chief
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has dismissed more than 40 employees for alleged corruption and financial misconduct over the past three years.…
Sexual assaults happening almost every day in Ceuta, prosecutors say
Spanish prosecutors say 23 sexual assaults, including nine against children, have been recorded in Ceuta since the mass influx of…
The InSight Take: Who Killed Fernando Villavicencio? Ecuador’s Reckoning.
Three years after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in Quito, Ecuador could be closing in on an answer to…
Zambia’s president sworn in for second term while opponent detained
European Union observers said staff in many tallying centres did not record results on tally sheets as soon as they…