UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Says He Will Not Resign: Live Updates – The New York Times

  1. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Says He Will Not Resign: Live Updates  The New York Times
  2. What is happening with Keir Starmer’s leadership: at-a-glance  BBC
  3. Keir Starmer, the UK’s prime minister, is facing calls within his own party to resign  Fast Company
  4. Live updates: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces growing calls to quit  CNN
  5. LIVE: Starmer under pressure as ministers quit, 80 MPs urge him to resign  Al Jazeera
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Kuwait alleges that Iran attacked an island hosting a China-funded port before Trump’s Beijing trip – AP News

  1. Kuwait alleges that Iran attacked an island hosting a China-funded port before Trump's Beijing trip  AP News
  2. Kuwait captured four IRGC-linked operatives who infiltrated their territory, Foreign Ministry says  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Kuwait accuses Iran of sending armed Revolutionary Guard team in failed island attack  ynetnews
  4. Why did Kuwait's Bubiyan Island interest IRGC infiltrators?  The National
  5. Kuwait accuses Iran of sending an armed Revolutionary Guard team to attack an island in nation  Inquirer.com
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Ukraine officials say Zelenskyy’s ex-chief of staff is a suspect in a money-laundering probe – AP News

  1. Ukraine officials say Zelenskyy’s ex-chief of staff is a suspect in a money-laundering probe  AP News
  2. Ukraine Corruption Investigation Ensnares Zelensky’s Ex-Top Aide  WSJ
  3. Ukraine officials say Zelensky’s ex-chief of staff is a suspect in a money-laundering probe  Los Angeles Times
  4. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff targeted in major corruption probe  Financial Times
  5. Former Top Zelensky Aide Is Accused in Corruption Inquiry  The New York Times
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Jess Phillips’s resignation letter in full – BBC

  1. Jess Phillips's resignation letter in full  BBC
  2. Keir Starmer latest: Jess Phillips resigns as minister after PM says he won't quit  BBC
  3. Welsh Labour MP quits UK government pressing Starmer for departure timetable  BBC
  4. Three ministers resign as pressure rises on Starmer to quit  The Guardian
  5. UK junior minister Miatta Fahnbulleh resigns, urges PM Starmer to set exit timetable  Reuters
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Kuwait accuses Iran of sending armed Revolutionary Guard team in failed island attack – ynetnews

  1. Kuwait accuses Iran of sending armed Revolutionary Guard team in failed island attack  ynetnews
  2. Kuwait Accuses Iran of Trying to Infiltrate Its Territory  The New York Times
  3. Kuwait says it foiled infiltration operation by Iran’s IRGC  Al Jazeera
  4. Kuwait says Iran attacked an island where China is helping to build a port  NPR
  5. Kuwait says it stopped armed Iranian team from attacking one of its islands  The Times of Israel
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WHO head tells countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases – The Guardian

  1. WHO head tells countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases  The Guardian
  2. They were on the trip of a lifetime. Now they’re quarantined as health officials work to contain a hantavirus outbreak  CNN
  3. Hantavirus cases rise to 11 as cruise ship passengers quarantine  NBC News
  4. Inside the Hantavirus Quarantine Unit in Nebraska Where 15 Americans Wait  The New York Times
  5. Hantavirus: Current Situation  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
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Middle East crisis live: Iran could enrich uranium to weapons grade if attacked, senior lawmaker warns

Ebrahim Rezaei says in social media post that the country could enrich its stocks of uranium to 90% and will review such a move in parliament

Iran has expanded its definition of the strait of Hormuz into a “vast operational area” far wider than before the war, according to a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy in comments likely to anger the US.

The strait is no longer viewed as a narrow stretch around a handful of islands but instead has been greatly enlarged in scope and military significance, according to Mohammad Akbarzadeh, deputy political director of the IRGC Navy, the state-affiliated Fars news agency reported this morning.

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Burnham allies warn against quick ‘coronation’ of Streeting if Starmer quits

Assurances being sought that Greater Manchester mayor could stand for byelection, though MP Marie Rimmer says she will not stand aside

Allies of Andy Burnham have warned against a “coronation” for Wes Streeting as the next prime minister and called on Labour’s ruling body to allow the mayor to stand for the leadership.

As Keir Starmer attempted to face down mounting calls for his resignation on Tuesday, sources close to Burnham demanded immediate assurances from Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) that he would not be blocked from contesting a parliamentary byelection.

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