Andy Burnham formally becomes UK prime minister; US President Trump vows to avenge the killing of US soldiers; celebrated English footballer Kevin Keegan dies at the age of 75.
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- Andy Burnham formally becomes UK prime minister
- US President Trump vows to avenge the killing of US soldiers
- Celebrated English footballer Kevin Keegan dies at the age of 75
Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester and new leader of the Labour Party, has taken the final steps to succeed Keir Starmer and become Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade.
He has been to Buckingham Palace to formally accept the invitation by King Charles to form a government in a moment known as “kissing hands.”
Mr Burnham spoke outside 10 Downing Street a few minutes later.
He says in the 1980s, Britain took some wrong turns as political power was centralised, economic power privatised, and large parts of the country were deindustrialised, and they still haven't recovered.
"We will make this moment a circuit breaker for Britain, bringing forward the biggest changes in the last 40 years, a new political model and a new economic model."
Mr Burnham said Britain would honour its defence commitments to international partners, which is being taken as a sign that he intends to continue with the AUKUS pact with Australia.
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British counter-terrorism police have charged a British national with the murder of former government minister Ann Widdecombe.
Ms Widdecombe, a former senior Conservative politician and later member of Nigel Farage's Reform UK, was found dead at her home earlier this month.
28-year-old Joshua Kerry, from northern England, has been charged with her killing.
Head of National Counter-Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor says Ms Widdecombe had been clearly targeted, although the motive was still under investigation.
"We are still working to understand the extent of any planning or preparation and the motivation that sits behind that attack"
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US President Donald Trump has warned Iran it will avenge the killing of US soldiers, after three US service members were killed in action over the weekend.
In a post on social media, President Trump has vowed that every time Iran kills an American Soldier, in his words, Iran will 'pay for that killing many times over.'
Earlier, the Pentagon identified two others who were killed in an Iranian attack on Jordan as 25 year old 1st Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, and 19 year old Private Isabella Gonzales.
An American service member was also killed in Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone.
Trumps comments come amid rising tensions, with the US striking Iranian targets for nine consecutive nights and Iran responding by hitting US bases and facilities in several Gulf countries.
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A Ukrainian drone strike on a bus in Russia has killed five people, including a child, while Russian strikes on several Ukrainian cities have killed at least eight people.
Ukrainian authorities have also reported a Russian missile strike on a ship carrying corn near Ukraine's southern port of Odesa has killed ten people.
Russia reportedly struck the Guinea-Bissau flagged ship manned by a crew from India and Syria with three cruise missiles.
Earlier on Monday, Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow sparked fires and wounded at least 10 people.
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A new report has found people seeking asylum on Nauru are going hungry, with some unable to afford more than one meal a day.
The Hungry for Freedom report from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre is based on interviews with 78 of the approximately 91 people seeking asylum still living under Australia's offshore processing arrangements in Nauru.
It found almost every person surveyed couldn't afford enough food, while more than two-thirds say they rarely or never had access to fresh food.
SBS spoke to one person seeking asylum on Nauru and has protected his identity.
He says missing meals has become part of daily life.
"I often skip meals. I skip meals in the morning. On some days, I have two meals a day, sometimes I have one meal a day. Today, I take half of a bag of instant noodles for lunch."
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One of the most famous names in world football, Kevin Keegan, has died at the age of 75.
One of English football's most decorated players, Keegan played for England and managed the national team, as well as spending six years at Liverpool.
He also played for Newcastle United, who released a statement saying Keegan was one of the most iconic, influential and deeply loved figures in the club's history.
Keegan revealed he had stage four cancer in June.
