Starmer challenger Andy Burnham sworn in as UK lawmaker

Burnham, 56, arrived in London on Monday and was sworn in as a member of Parliament after nearly a decade away, during which he was the popular mayor of Greater Manchester. Shortly after Starmer’s statement, Burnham said he would run for Labour leader.

France sizzles in punishing heat that is already causing deaths

PARIS (AP) – France gritted its teeth Monday for a week of record-busting temperatures, sweltering in a heat wave with daytime highs above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and sleep-robbing sweaty nights. The national weather service, Meteo France, said most of the country  was entering conditions that likely won’t ease before Friday.

Mexico's president seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba as island's crises deepen

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her country seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba soon, a move that could provide much-needed relief as the island’s crises deepen given a lack of petroleum.

Today in History - What Happened on This Day

Today in History – What Happened on This Day

Russia strikes civilian infrastructure in various parts of Ukraine

Russia strikes civilian infrastructure in various parts of Ukraine

Netanyahu's claims about Iran's nuclear program run counter to public evidence

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran would have developed a nuclear weapon and used it on Israel were it not for the two recent wars. There is no public evidence for that assessment, which runs counter to those of the U.N. nuclear watchdog and U.S. intelligence agencies.

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths

BUNIA, Congo (AP) – Confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said, as tracing those who had been in contact with patients remains a major challenge.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

WASHINGTON (AP) – Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade of prosperity but later shared the blame for a devastating financial crisis, died Monday. He was 100.

Japanese royal family visits Belgian royal family at the Castle of Laeken

Japanese royal family visits Belgian royal family at the Castle of Laeken