International

• Monday, June 22nd 2026 - 18:11 UTC

  Messi becomes the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history

  

  Lionel Messi on Monday became the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history, netting his seventeenth goal in the competition during Argentina's match against Austria, on the second matchday of their group at the 2026 World Cup. With that goal, the Argentine captain surpassed the 16 scored by Germany's Miroslav Klose, until now the tournament's leading marksman.

• Monday, June 22nd 2026 - 18:08 UTC

  Burnham sworn in as MP and enters Labour leadership race with a clear path to No 10

  

  The former mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, was sworn in on Monday as MP for Makerfield and formally launched his candidacy to lead the Labour Party and, by extension, the British government, hours after Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation. The backing of his most likely rival, former Health Secretary Wes Streeting, cleared his path and consolidated him as the favorite to succeed Starmer.

• Monday, June 22nd 2026 - 09:26 UTC

  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns, clearing the way for Andy Burnham

  

  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday his resignation as leader of the Labour Party, a decision that clears the way for the former mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to succeed him at the head of the party and the government. Starmer, who announced the move after losing the support of his parliamentary group, will remain as caretaker prime minister until a new leader is chosen.

• Sunday, June 21st 2026 - 15:39 UTC

  Starmer weighs political future as pressure to resign mounts

  

  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is weighing his political future as pressure grows within the Labour Party for him to announce his resignation, following Andy Burnham's victory in last week's Makerfield by-election.

• Saturday, June 20th 2026 - 20:56 UTC

  Tenth anniversary of Brexit, UK GDP per head cost of 8% in 2025, LSE professor estimates

  

  Ten years ago, June 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU and since then, an extensive body of research has studied the impact of Brexit on the UK economy.

• Saturday, June 20th 2026 - 20:35 UTC

  Australia reports bird flu has killed 13.000 elephant seal pups in Heard and McDonald islands

  

  The pathogenic strain of bird flu, H5N1 has killed more than 13,000 elephant seal pups after infecting a breeding colony on a sub-Antarctic volcanic island, Australian scientists from the Antarctic Program discovered.

• Saturday, June 20th 2026 - 06:30 UTC

  Hot political summer ahead for Britain, Burnham MP intends to challenge PM Starmer

  

  Andy Burnham, Labor’s former Greater Manchester mayor has won with a clear majority in a special election to the British parliament, and is ready to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the party leadership saying he wants “to lay out a new path for Britain“ and Labour needs to ”make life affordable” again.

• Saturday, June 20th 2026 - 06:28 UTC

  Bank of England keeps rate at 3.75%; inflation 2.8% but energy prices remain volatile

  

  The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 7–2 to maintain Bank Rate at 3.75%. Two members voted to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 4% during the MPC meeting on June 18.

• Friday, June 19th 2026 - 17:34 UTC

  Trump opens a new rift with Meloni by claiming she 'begged' him for a G7 photo

  

  US President Donald Trump opened a new rift with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by claiming that she “begged” him for a photo during the G7 summit and that he obliged out of “pity.” Meloni called the account fabricated, and in response Italy's foreign minister canceled a planned trip to the United States this weekend.

• Friday, June 19th 2026 - 07:11 UTC

  Ukraine launches its largest drone attack on Moscow, striking an oil refinery

  

  Ukraine on Thursday launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022, hitting the capital's oil refinery in the Kapotnya district, covering the city in black smoke and forcing the closure of its four airports. It was the second strike on that facility —run by a subsidiary of state-owned Gazprom— in a week.