Benchmark British borrowing costs rose and sterling dipped on Monday ​as investors fretted over whether Andy Burnham's early remarks on becoming prime minister suggested he would adopt a looser fiscal ‌policy.

In his inaugural speech in Downing Street, the new prime minister Andy Burnham says Britain needs to show the world it can regain stability. He promises a new political and economic model including measures to help people with the cost of living.

Andy Burnham on Monday became the U.K.'s prime minister after officially being declared leader of the Labour Party last week. He's replacing its previous leader Keir Starmer. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

Andy Burnham became Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday (July 20), promising to "rewire" the nation to focus more clearly on issues people care about, such as a cost-of-living crisis and poorly performing services.

On Friday, two soldiers were killed in an Iranian missile attack on an air base in Jordan. A third service member is missing, and unidentified remains were found on the base.

The United States began a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, and Iran fired missiles toward Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighboring Israel.

The United States launched a new round of airstrikes against Iran on July 18, escalating an already widening military campaign across the Middle East after two American service members were killed in a recent attack in Jordan.

By Enas Alashray, Hatem Maher and Michael Martina WASHINGTON/CAIRO, July 19 (Reuters) - The United States launched new strikes against Iran, Central Command ⁠said, ⁠after it earlier announced that two U.

The New York City mayor said he had discussions about whether the city had the legal authority to detain the Israeli prime minister.

Given the chance, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he’d arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, remarking that he “belongs in the Hague.” The comment seems to have set the stage for a showdown with the federal government and President Donald Trump,

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and several Israeli officials denounce New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's threat to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his UN visit, calling it "pure political theater" and baseless.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani cites an International Criminal Court warrant for alleged war crimes in Gaza, exploring the possibility of arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he attends the UN General Assembly.

A man in the northern ⁠Italian ⁠city of Bologna died while being ⁠held to the ground by police trying to arrest him, in ​an incident captured on video that has sparked street protests and which prosecutors are investigating.

The death of the man, a Moroccan resident of Italy, set off an outcry across the country and prompted comparisons to the death of George Floyd in the United States.

A man in the northern Italian city of Bologna died while being held to the ground by police trying to arrest him, in an incident captured on ​video that has sparked street protests and which

In Bologna, grief and anger are intertwined. The family of Abderrahim Fakir, a 43-year-old Moroccan, is demanding justice after his death on Sunday during a police intervention. In a video capturing the tragedy,

British prosecutors have charged a 28-year-old man with murder in the death of former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe

Detectives are continuing to investigate any possible political or terrorist motivation for the murder of veteran politician Ann Widdecombe after a 28-year-old man was charged with the killing.

British prosecutors charge man with murder in death of former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe.

Joshua Kerry, a white British national from northern England, will appear at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday British prosecutors ⁠said on Monday ⁠that a 28-year-old ⁠man had been charged with murdering former government minister Ann Widdecombe,

FIFA has appointed a prosecutor to review the post-match brawl that broke out between Argentina and Spain after the 2026 World Cup final.

Argentina will face an investigation into the ugly scenes at the end of the World Cup final, Fifa has confirmed.

Here's what we know about FIFA's investigation into the mini-brawl that erupted following the conclusion of Argentina and Spain's World Cup final.

Spain lifted the FIFA World Cup 2026 title after edging Argentina 1-0 in an extra-time thriller, but the final was overshadowed by ugly post-match scenes that reportedly prompted FIFA to open an investigation into Argentina's conduct.