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The days of long-established relationships between the UK prime minister and the US president are long gone
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Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science
Australian employment surged in June, extending the previous month’s gains, underscoring the ongoing strength in the nation’s labor market and stoking bets on another interest-rate increase
Andy Burnham will become Britain's next prime minister on Monday, with huge challenges and opportunities
Just weeks before he was elected as Greater Manchester’s first metro-mayor in 2017, I interviewed Andy Burnham for The Conversation
In Mozambique growth and employment are becoming disconnected, and so are skills and opportunity
French hard-right leader Marine Le Pen has decided to run for president despite her conviction on embezzlement charges and she is counting on her political heir Jordan Bardella to run alongside her, casting him as her future prime minister. But how aligned are Marine Le Pen and Bardella? Do they think alike? Increasingly, the answer is no and the number of issues they express differences on is growing
President Trump on Wednesday declared the ceasefire with Iran over and that while negotiations can continue, they are a "waste of time." Why it matters: Three weeks after the U.S. and Iran signed a peace deal that Trump described as "unconditional surrender," both sides are launching fresh attacks and any sense of calm in the region has evaporated almost entirely. Driving the news: The comments came just hours after the U.S. conducted a new round of strikes on Iran, retaliation for renewed Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. What they're saying: "I think it's over," Trump said when asked about the ceasefire at the NATO summit in Turkey. "I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum," Trump said."As far as I'm concerned, it's just a waste of time dealing with them." By the numbers: The price of oil skyrocketed after Trump's comments, with the global benchmark Brent crude jumping 6% to nearly $79 in morning trading. At those levels, it's back above pre-war prices after dipping just below.As part of the response to the latest Hormuz attacks, the U.S. also revoked a general license allowing the sale of Iranian oil, throwing more uncertainty into global supply. Editor's note: This is breaking news and will be updated
Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains at levels before the Iran-US agreement, says the Kpler maritime tracking platform, but there are signs of recovery ahead of Friday's official reopening. Eight ships carrying raw materials transited the strait on Monday, and six on Tuesday, according to Kpler data updated Wednesday. The agreement was reached overnight Sunday. This rate is comparable to the previous week, which saw an average of eight transits per day
Editorial: If the ceasefire holds, Donald Trump’s ill-starred foray into the Middle East will have left the Iranian regime stronger than it was before the conflict
Europe is the fastest warming continent – almost all of its heat records have been broken in the 21st century