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🇬🇧 Burnham Wins Labour Leadership, Vows Power Shift

Andy Burnham has won the Labour leadership unopposed, pledging what he called the biggest shift in power in 40 years — away from London and toward expanded public control over key services.

Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, ran without a challenger and used his victory to set out an agenda focused on decentralising government and reversing decades of centralised policymaking.

As the presumptive next prime minister, his platform signals a significant reorientation of Labour's governing priorities ahead of the next general election.

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🪖 Putin's War Economy Leaves Russia No Exit

As Ukraine's long-range strikes intensify, analysts argue that Russia's entire political system has become structured around the war — making a durable peace settlement structurally impossible without fundamental change in Moscow.

The war now functions as the organizing principle of Putin's regime: mobilizing resources, suppressing dissent, and justifying centralized control. Under this framework, any negotiated settlement that falls short of regime transformation is assessed as inherently temporary.

The analysis underscores a central dilemma facing Western policymakers — that military pressure alone may be insufficient to produce a stable end to the conflict.

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🇺🇸 Trump Claims China Stole 220M Voter Files in 2020

President Trump declassified intelligence Thursday that he said proves Chinese interference in US elections, claiming Beijing illicitly acquired 220 million American voter files during the 2020 presidential campaign.

The claim directly contradicts a US intelligence assessment that found no evidence China altered the 2020 vote. In a 25-minute national address, Trump framed election security as a central issue ahead of November's midterm elections, reviving long-running attacks on the integrity of a race he lost.

No independent verification of the declassified material has been reported. The move is widely seen as an effort to energise Republican voters before the midterms.

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🇪🇺 EU Orders Google to Open Android and Search to AI Rivals

The European Union has ordered Google to give rival AI assistants and search engines greater access to key parts of Android and Google Search, in two decisions handed down Thursday under the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA).

The rulings require Google — designated a "gatekeeper" under the DMA — to share search data with competitors and open Android's core features to rival AI voice assistants on equal terms with its own Gemini tool. Google has objected, arguing the requirements raise user privacy concerns. A search data-sharing deadline has been set for 2027.

The decisions could weaken Google's control over two of the tech industry's most dominant platforms and reshape competitive dynamics in AI, while opening new opportunities for rivals to gain ground in Europe.

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🌍 UN Fears 500 Dead After Myanmar Boats Capsize

The UN warned Thursday that more than 500 people may have died after two large vessels capsized off Myanmar's coast, in what could be one of the deadliest maritime disasters to hit the region in recent years.

The International Organization for Migration and UNHCR issued a joint statement saying both boats departed from Rakhine State in late June, carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing the war-torn country. Rohingya undertake perilous sea journeys annually, often aboard overcrowded vessels run by trafficking networks.

The UN described the reports as deeply alarming, with investigations ongoing and the full death toll still unconfirmed.

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🌍 World Now Views China More Favourably Than US — Pew

A major global survey shows China's international image has rebounded from pandemic-era lows, while confidence in the United States has fallen, with more people across 37 countries now expressing greater trust in Xi Jinping than in Donald Trump.

The Pew Research Centre polled over 45,000 people across 37 countries, including advanced economies and emerging markets such as France, India, Japan, Australia, Mexico and Israel, finding a measurable shift in how both nations are perceived globally.

The findings reflect a broader realignment in global public opinion at a time when U.S. foreign policy under Trump has drawn widespread international criticism.

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🇪🇺 EU Extends Ukraine Protection to 2028, Bars Military-Age Men

EU member states have agreed to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians fleeing the war until March 2028, but new male applicants of military age will be required to prove compliance with Ukraine's military obligations to qualify.

The restriction does not affect the more than 4 million Ukrainians already protected under the scheme. Most Ukrainian men over 23 are currently barred from leaving the country as Kyiv mobilises its population to fight Russia's full-scale invasion.

The move could help Ukraine retain military-age men within its borders, with potential implications for its ongoing mobilisation effort.

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