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CBC.ca

Police issue emergency alert in Montreal for armed, dangerous suspect after at least 1 officer injured

Montreal police say at least one officer was injured during an ongoing police intervention in Côte-des-Neiges.

Music industry giant Clive Davis, who signed Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, dead at 94

Clive Davis, one of the most influential people in the music industry and the record executive who helped bring Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin into the spotlight, has died at the age of 94.

2 RCMP officers shot by man in Melville, Sask., police say

RCMP say two officers were taken to hospital in Melville, Sask., after being shot while responding to an assault call on Sunday night.

3 deaths reported in France as much of Europe grapples with extreme heat

Three people died due to extreme heat in France and ‌thousands of schools closed or modified timetables as European authorities issued heatwave warnings and forecasters in Britain said temperatures could smash records for June this week.

De la Espriella's law-and-order platform wins Colombia vote after earning Trump's support

Abelardo de la Espriella, characterized by critics as far right, had earned the endorsement of U.S. President Donald Trump, who had said he would stop illegal immigration and crack down on crime and drugs.

Toronto businessman Larry Tanenbaum's company invests $100 million US in PWHL

Toronto businessman Larry Tanenbaum's Kilmer Sports Ventures and the Detroit-based Ilitch Companies have officially bought into the Professional Women's Hockey League, being named strategic partners on Monday.

Deluge of rain leads to flooding, water restrictions in Edmonton and surrounding communities

After days of heavy rain, the ongoing deluge has the City of Edmonton and surrounding communities contending with overland flooding, washed out roads and wastewater systems pushed past their limits.

Feds considering high-speed rail route change to include stop in Kingston, Ont.

The Liberal government is weighing a significant routing change for the Alto high-speed rail project that would move the line's corridor south toward the shore of Lake Ontario, CBC News has confirmed.

Woman struggles to find accessible World Cup tickets for her terminally ill husband

A woman who raised more than $5,000 to take her terminally ill husband to a FIFA World Cup match in Vancouver says she has been unable to get wheelchair-accessible tickets through FIFA’s accessibility process.
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Globe and Mail

A look at the six prime ministers the UK has had in the past 10 years

This rapid turnover is out of the norm for the UK, with the preceding four decades only seeing six Prime Ministers

Clive Davis, music industry mogul, dies at 94

One of the industry’s most powerful figures, he helped launch the careers of Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, among others

Qatar says natural gas export terminal blast killed 13

18 people are missing and 54 hurt, Qatar’s Interior Ministry says

Temperatures to exceed 40C in European heatwave

Three die in France from heat-related health issues

A Russian drone strike in Ukraine kills three from one family, including a 13-year-old boy

Number of civilian casualties in Russian attacks in May highest since April 2022

Former South Korean justice minister receives 25-year prison term for role in martial law declaration

Park Sung-jae is the latest of several members of ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol’s cabinet to receive a prison sentence

Talks with Iran set ‘good foundation’ for deal, Vance says

Mediators Pakistan and Qatar say parties agreed to road map toward a final deal

Keir Starmer announces resignation as Prime Minister and Labour Party Leader

Keir Starmer says he'll step down as UK Labour Party leader, will remain Prime Minister until a successor is chosen.

Profile of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer said Monday he'll step down as U.K. Labour Party leader, and will remain Prime Minister until a successor is chosen.

British PM Starmer bows to pressure, plans to resign by September

Labour Leader’s announcement clears way for Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to launch a long-expected bid for the party’s leadership
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Global News

Andy Burnham aims to replace Keir Starmer as U.K. PM. Who is he?

Burnham is an experienced politician whose career has taken him from high-level government jobs to the mayoralty of Greater Manchester, and now to the cusp of the PM’s office.

Canada commits to purchase Arctic radar system components from Australia

Canada and Australia have agreed on terms to allow Ottawa to buy components of the Arctic over-the-horizon radar system from BAE Systems Australia.

U.K.’s Keir Starmer announces he is resigning as prime minister

Starmer is the sixth prime minister in a decade to stand outside 10 Downing Street and announce a premature departure, two years after a landslide election victory.

Pressure mounts on U.K. PM Starmer to resign as Trump weighs in

Labour is losing liberal voters to the growing Green Party and facing a rising Reform UK, the Nigel Farage -led anti-immigration party.

The hard-fought race to build Canada’s next submarine fleet

The unusually short competition to build the Canadian navy’s next submarine fleet seemed to focus on everything but the boats themselves.

Expert warns U.S.-Iran deal faces major obstacles after latest Strait of Hormuz closure

Questions remain about whether a tentative U.S.-Iran agreement can hold amid ongoing regional tensions.

2 trains collide north of London, killing at least 1, U.K. police say

A video posted on social media showed what appeared to be the front of one train entangled with the back of another, with both still on the tracks.

Russian cybercriminals tied to global fake computer update scam: RCMP

SocGholish malware, linked to the Russian cybercriminal group Evil Corp, exploited thousands of WordPress sites to gain unauthorized access to computer systems and data.

2 men sentenced to prison for arson at property of UK’s Keir Starmer

The men targeted a car and two properties linked to Starmer over three nights in May 2025 on the orders of a Russian-speaking figure going by the name of “El Money."

Italian diplomat cancels trip to U.S. as Meloni slams Trump

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani abruptly cancelled a planned trip to the United States this weekend, calling Trump’s claims “serious and offensive” toward Meloni and Italy.
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New York Times

Clive Davis, Music Industry Titan Who Signed Whitney Houston, Dies at 94

He rose from a midlevel position at Columbia Records to become one of music’s most powerful executives, shepherding stars like Barry Manilow and Whitney Houston.

11 Essential Songs Shepherded by Clive Davis

The label boss, who died on Monday, had a passion for hits — especially ones he masterminded — during his formidable tenures at Columbia, Arista and J Records.

Supreme Court Restores Conviction in 1979 Murder of Etan Patz

Pedro Hernandez was convicted in 2017 of kidnapping and murdering the 6-year-old boy, but an appeals court in July had said Mr. Hernandez was entitled to a new trial.

How Will Colombia’s New President Fuel Trump’s Drug War?

Abelardo De La Espriella, who has vowed to destroy traffickers with military power, appears set to be the country’s next president.

Ten Years After Brexit, the Dismal Verdict Is In

Brexit was supposed to let Britain return to a time when it still counted as a global power. A decade later, the costs are blindingly apparent.

‘The View’ Asks Its Audience for Help in Battle With F.C.C.

The daytime TV talk show is at the center of a dispute with the Federal Communications Commission over political speech.

Thousands Are Fleeing as Putin Bombs the Donbas Cities He Most Covets

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.

Congressional Democrats Warn Pulte Against Mass Firings

Current and former officials say the acting director of national intelligence is planning to announce major cuts to his office as early as Monday.

Ukraine Escalates Crimea Attacks, Creating a New Pressure Point for Russia

To pressure Moscow, Ukraine is stepping up an air campaign to isolate the peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.

Is China Closing the A.I. Gap Faster Than Expected?

Silicon Valley and corporate America are increasingly turning to cheaper, open-source artificial intelligence models built in China.

CNBC

Senate poised to advance housing bill to limit private equity purchases of single-family homes

Both chambers of Congress are expected to advance a sprawling housing package this week that's aimed at creating more supply and making homes more affordable.

Alphabet paces for worst day in a year on AI concerns after high-profile exits

Google parent Alphabet has seen consecutive high-profile artificial intelligence researchers leave.

Treasury Department authorizes Iranian oil sales through August

Iranian supertankers have switched on their transponders, after going dark during the war, as they depart the Persian Gulf loaded with oil.

Chevron to fuel massive Microsoft data center in Texas using natural gas

Microsoft's embrace of natural gas shows a willingness to invest in fossil fuels to meet the power demand needed in its data centers.

SpaceX stock falls 9%, pacing for third-straight day of losses after red-hot IPO start

A rally following the company's record breaking IPO on June 12 has cooled, with stock dropping the past two full days of trading.

Who is Andy Burnham? And 4 other things investors should know as the U.K. replaces its prime minister

Keir Starmer’s exit puts Andy Burnham, gilts, sterling and the next U.K. chancellor in focus for investors.

2-year Treasury note yield hits highest since February 2025

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — rose four basis points, to 4.491%.

Vance hails 'great progress' in U.S.-Iran talks despite 'threatening' and 'whining'

JD Vance said U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland made progress, with Tehran agreeing to allow IAEA inspectors back into Iran.

SpaceX signs computing power deal with open-source AI startup Reflection worth up to $6.3 billion

SpaceX has turned its Colossus data center into a commercial computing power platform, landing recent deals with Anthropic, Google and Cursor.

Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Fed, dies at age 100

Alan Greenspan presided over the Federal Reserve for 19 years under four presidents and mastered the art of obfuscation known as Fedspeak.

Washington Post

U.K. will get its seventh prime minister in 10 years. Here’s how they fell.

Looking back over the past decade, it’s hard not to wonder whether Larry the Cat has been the most stabilizing presence in British politics.

U.K. Prime Minister Starmer to resign as Labour Party seeks reboot

The party’s crushing losses in local elections had triggered a mutiny against Starmer. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, emerged as a heavy favorite to be the next PM.

Read Keir Starmer’s resignation speech

Here is the text of the British prime minister's resignation speech outside 10 Downing Street on Monday. It set the stage for a new Labour Party leader to become government leader by September.

High-level U.S.-Iran talks conclude with a road map for peace, mediators say

The negotiations were shaken by President Donald Trump’s threats of fresh attacks, but Pakistan and Qatar hailed “encouraging progress.”

For cash-strapped farmers, deal to end Iran fighting comes too late

Some of the president’s strongest supporters are hurting as midterm elections approach.

Chaotic run-up to U.S.-Iran talks signals steep hurdles ahead

Neither Washington nor Tehran wants the peace process to collapse completely, but diplomats say they expect a process full of challenges and distrust.

BBC

Two men plead guilty over £39m TfL cyber attack that caused months of disruption

Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 20, plead guilty for their role in the hack on 31 August 2024.

Ex-Wimbledon champion Vondrousova given four-year ban

Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova is banned for four years for refusing an anti-doping test in December 2025.

Why did Starmer resign and what could happen next?

The Labour leader says he will remain prime minister until his successor is chosen.

Red heat alerts issued in France, Italy and Spain as 40C temperatures forecast

The heatwave conditions are forecast to intensify in the coming days across central and western Europe.

Clive Davis, music mogul behind Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, dies aged 94

The record company executive also worked with Billy Joel, Pink Floyd, Alicia Keys and Aerosmith.

Temperatures could hit 40C in UK as rare red heat warning issued

The Met Office has issued a red weather warning over the coming days with the peak due on Wednesday and Thursday.

Uncapped Coles picked for England T20 squad

Sussex all-rounder James Coles is called up by England for their T20 series against India.

Injured ticket inspector who helped others in Bedford train crash hailed a hero

A passenger praises a member of railway staff who, despite being in pain, helped the injured.

Twins marry twins in joyous Nigerian joint wedding

Brothers Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye speak to the BBC after getting hitched to twin sisters.

Itoje rested as Caluori among five England call-ups

England captain Maro Itoje will miss England's Test against South Africa on 4 July after being left out of the entirety of the summer's Nations Championship action.

The Independent

Father of Saudi student stabbed in Cambridge condemns rise in ‘hateful rhetoric’ in UK

Yousef Algasim warns about the rise of ‘racist and hateful rhetoric’ in Britain after his son Mohammed was murdered in Cambridge last year, adding that a tourist or student who ‘does not feel safe will see no reason to stay’

It’s getting hotter across the US and it could make fourth health conditions worse, experts warn

Dehydration can be a major problem for much of the body

Tennessee forces migrant parents with severely ill kids to make a choice: Drop out of healthcare program or risk deportation

One mother who has a 10-year-old with severe spina bifida told news outlets she had already de-enrolled in the state program

Vance claims Iran will allow nuclear inspectors in after hailing ‘great progress’ in peace talks

JD Vance insisted the first talks had laid a ‘good foundation’ for a final deal, despite lingering concerns over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz

Merlin the duck steals the spotlight at President Sheinbaum's news briefing

Merlín the duck, Mexico’s unofficial World Cup mascot, stole the spotlight at President Claudia Sheinbaum’s news briefing

UK heatwave: 40C in June must be wake-up call on climate crisis, scientists warn

Soaring temperatures should be seen as public health threat, expert warns as temperatures expected to smash records set in June 1976

Pedestrian deaths have risen by 75% as American cars get bigger, report finds

Large vehicles have bigger hoods and blind spots, making them more lethal to pedestrians

Guerrilla artists declare war on Trump with crocodile Hegseth, vampire Miller and ‘86 47’ projected on DC landmarks

The prank appears to be the work of anti-Trump street artists who posted an online montage of projections on landmarks across the nation’s capital

Planned Parenthood could soon gain access to federal funds with GOP ban set to expire

Healthcare nonprofit blocked from receiving government money last year by one-year provision included in One Big Beautiful Bill, with no extension currently on the cards from Senate Republicans

Just in time for the Fourth! Archeologists find new remnants of 1775 battle at Bunker Hill

A gun flint and musket balls were found at the site