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CNN’s Clare Sebastian reports on Labour leader Keir Starmer’s rise in UK politics. Exit polls indicate Starmer will become the new UK prime minister once the votes have been counted in the 2024 UK elections.

Who is the UK’s new prime minister?

The Independent

 The Conservatives are on course for their worst defeat in more than a century with high-profile names including Jeremy Hunt set to lose their seats, according to a new poll.Adding further misery to a raft of gloomy polls for the government, the party will also be completely wiped out in Wales on July 4, the survey predicts.Luke Tryl, executive director of More In Common UK, which carried out the research, said the findings showed that the Tories were in a “deep hole” and the problem was getting worse.The poll, of more than 10,000 people, suggests they would hold on to just...

Conservatives on course for worst defeat in over a century with Jeremy Hunt to lose seat, new mega-poll shows

The British public has elected a new government, and with that a new family will be moving into 10 Downing Street.

Victoria Starmer, Britain’s new ‘first lady,’ is a former lawyer turned public health worker

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour asks Marine Le Pen, from France’s National Rally party, about the rise of the far-right in Europe and beyond.

‘You’re kidding me, right?’ Amanpour challenges Le Pen on being ‘far-right’

Provo, UT

Several people were injured by fireworks that shot into the crowd at an Independence Day celebration at Brigham Young University in Utah. The event organizers say they are following up with those injured to “make sure they are okay.”

See fireworks shoot into crowd at July 4 show

Colorado State

CNN’s Elle Reeve travels to Colorado for a “Never Trumpers” meeting and follows up with them after the CNN Presidential Debate.

‘Never Trumpers’ react to Biden’s debate performance

At least 89 migrants died when their boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania on Monday, the Mauritanian state-run news agency reported on Thursday.

At least 89 people dead after migrant boat sinks off Mauritania’s coast

People who take Ozempic or Wegovy may have a higher risk of developing a rare form of blindness, a new study suggests. Still, doctors say it shouldn’t deter patients from using the medicines to treat diabetes or obesity.

CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent calls for Biden to take a cognitive test and share the results.

Eyewitnesses have recounted scenes of chaos and confusion after a religious festival in northern India ended in tragedy when over 100 people were killed in a crowd crush.

‘Anyone who fell did not get up’: Survivors recall chaos and confusion at deadly crush in India

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A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

ABC News

How the United Kingdom and France elections work and who will win.

Voters are mad as hell in the UK and France

Nigel Farage, a driving force behind Britain’s Brexit movement and close confidant of former US President Donald Trump, has been elected to parliament for the first time, as his upstart right-wing Reform UK party looks to shake up the country’s politics.

Farage wins first seat as his upstart right wing Reform UK party gains ground

The US military will send dozens of its newest fighter jets to Japan as part of a $10 billion upgrade of its forces in the country, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.

US sending dozens of new fighter jets to Japan bases in $10 billion force modernization

CNN’s Rafael Romo reports from Kingston, Jamaica, where Hurricane Beryl is bringing a devastating combination of storm surge and strong winds.

See what it looks like in Jamaica as Hurricane Beryl batters the country

Wisconsin State

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall’s elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago limiting their use in the presidential swing state.

Wisconsin Supreme Court will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall

USA TODAY

Britain's Labour Party will replace Conservatives marred by Brexit, immigration and the economy. Keir Starmer will take over as prime minister.

UK voters punish Conservatives after 14-year rule, hand Starmer-led Labour landslide win

Faced with financial pressures, Ruth Harrison and Dan Phillips moved from the US to Ecuador in hope of a peaceful retirement. Here’s what actually happened.

They left the US for Ecuador for a better life. Then the country was plunged into a state of emergency

Business Insider

Despite Farage's Reform UK gaining steam, it wasn't nearly enough to translate into victories, splitting the Tory vote and handing Labour victory.

As power in Europe teeters further to the far right, the UK has done the opposite

Grant Shapps had professed his pride in a “record of real results” in a constituency he has held since 2005.But the long-standing Conservative has lost his Welwyn Hatfield seat to Labour.While a key figure in the Tory party for decades, having been appointed vice-chairman in 2005, it was after the 2019 election win that he became higher-profile in Government.RE-ELECT ME TODAYI am proud of my record of real results in Welwyn Hatfield - almost everyone knows someone I’ve helped.Vote for me today so I can help thousands more residents. pic.twitter.com/tezl8ABp1h— Rt Hon Grant Shapps (@grantshapps) July 4, 2024He has held...

Grant Shapps: Ex-defence secretary with a rock star relative loses his seat

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As Europe turns right, why has a center-left party won by a landslide in the UK?

The United Kingdom’s decision to hand the center-left Labour Party a parliamentary majority comes at the same time Europe is broadly in the grip of what...

As Europe turns right, why has a center-left party won by a landslide in the UK?

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