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DECODING: Andy Burnham, Labour's ultimate bet against Farage
Andy Burnham, former mayor of Greater Manchester and a political figure nicknamed the "King of the North," was sworn in as the new MP…
TESTIMONY: How Reform UK brought down a prime minister
In May, the Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, swept local elections across England, winning 1,453 council seats and taking control of 14…
TESTIMONY: I watched Starmer resign outside Downing Street
On Monday, Keir Starmer stood outside 10 Downing Street to announce his resignation as leader of the Labour Party, in a speech several witnesses…
REPORT: Ukraine strikes Russian oil all the way to the Azov Sea
On Thursday, Ukrainian drones targeted fresh Russian oil facilities and set two tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov, according to Rostov governor Yuri…
DECODING: Russia's largest oil refinery halted after a drone strike
On the night of July 6, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Omsk refinery, Russia's largest oil-refining facility, operated by Gazprom Neft.
ANALYSIS: 59 dead in one week in Kyiv, the human price of a Patriot promise
Over the week leading up to July 9, 2026, Russian strikes killed at least 59 people in the Kyiv region, according to information reported…
DECODING: 68 missiles, 351 drones — Russia's arsenal unleashed on Ukraine in one night
On the night of July 5 to 6, 2026, Russia launched a combined arsenal of 68 missiles — including 23 ballistic missiles — and…
DECODING: Kyiv under the rubble, 22 dead after the deadliest night of bombing
On the night of July 5 to 6, 2026, Russia launched one of the deadliest attacks of this phase of the war on Kyiv.…
FACT-CHECK: Trump grants Kyiv a Patriot production license, but nothing arrives for months
On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey, Donald Trump announced he would grant Ukraine a license to…