Can Andy Burnham rewire the ‘Treasury brain’ to boost growth?
PM wants to reduce department’s stranglehold on public purse and bring long-term thinking to economic policyAndy Burnham...
Zambian opposition leader to challenge election result in court
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoMundubile and the opposition say intimidation and restrictions...
Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds
UCL researchers warn repeated exam attempts may dent students’ confidence and raise risk of dropping outForcing teenager...
81-year-old confesses to German cold case murder of US tourist in 1994
Image source, Hessen PoliceImage caption, Amy Lopez, 24, from Texas was last seen alive on her way to a historic fortres...
Iran’s hardline parliament raises concerns with ‘foreign infiltration’ plan
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoAn Iranian woman flies Iran's national flag at Valiasr Square ...
North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea
Kim Yo-jong, a powerful adviser and sister of Kim Jong-un, also said she was “unaware” of any communication with Washing...
Canada pledges $50m aid to Lebanon and condemns Israeli ‘unlawful invasion’
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoCanada's Secretary of State for International Development Rand...
Kennedy Center board says it won’t try to immediately restore Trump’s name
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA tarp has obstructed the front of the John F Kennedy Center f...
Brazil bus crash kills at least 23 and injures five in Parana state
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA view of Bandeirantes Highway in Sao Paulo, Brazil [File: Ama...
NATO ‘prepared’ to defend allies amid report of Iranian strike plans
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoNATO intercepted four ballistic missiles it said Iran shot tow...
US Department of Justice defends prosecution of Comey over seashell post
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoFormer FBI Director James Comey talks backstage before a panel...
Trump and Canada’s Carney Seem to Make Progress on a Tariff Deal, but Questions Linger
After a deadline extension, the latest U.S. tariff threats seemed headed toward resolution on Wednesday, but questions l...