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Sir Keir announces he will be step down as Labour leader and PM in a Downing Street address.
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While Kyiv’s fortunes have brightened in other ways in the war, Moscow’s forces are raining bombs and drones on “fortress belt” cities like Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
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The prime minMr. Starmer insisted he would fight any leadership challenge,
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The South Korean box office experienced a leadership shift during the weekend of Jun. 19–21, as Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” captured the number one position. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Hollywood heavy-hitter generated $4.8 million from 713,071 admissions over the three-day frame, securing […]
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Sir Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party, in a statement outside 10 Downing Street.
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Analysts expect borrowing costs in the U.K. to rise in the longer term if Andy Burnham takes over as leader of the Labour Party.
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The main jury roster for this year’s Venice Film Festival has been unveiled, with Hong Kong filmmaking giant Johnnie To, Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania and Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat among those joining previously announced competition president Maggie Gyllenhaal. To will be returning as a Venice juror after previously being on the same jury in 2008. Four […]
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All Starbucks stores in South Korea shut early on Monday because of a franchise-wide training instituted in the wake of a disastrous marketing campaign.
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Cuba’s already struggling schools are ending the academic year early because of a crippling fuel shortage caused by the U.S. oil blockade.
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A generic version of a breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug, manufactured in Bangladesh for a fraction of the American price, may give some families around the world an unlikely lifeline.
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Actor Zac Efron has bid farewell to Hollywood in favor of building a unique off-grid retreat made almost entirely of hemp on a remote plot of land in Australia.
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The latest in our series of writers highlighting their comfort films is a look at an endlessly quotable antidote to bro-focused comediesAt this year’s Oscars ceremony, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne and Ellie Kemper lined up on stage to celebrate 15 years of Bridesmaids. Frankly, as awards bits go it was a little hard to watch, and the lineup was missing Wendi McLendon-Covey (recovering from a neck lift, naturally), but I had a small thrill seeing them together anyway:
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