Starmer becomes UK prime minister as Sunak bows out
Keir Starmer leads Labour to a landslide victory becoming the 58th UK prime minister after Rishi Sunak concedes. Sunak vows peaceful transfer as Starmer forms cabinet highlighting Reeves as chancellor Lammy foreign secretary Cooper home secretary Rayner deputy PM Farage wins a seat in Parliament after eight tries.
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Keir Starmer
Rishi Sunak
Sunak
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Charles III
House of Commons
Starmer
Victoria
Downing Street
Labour Party
Tony Blair
Liz Truss
East Africa
Labour
Rachel Reeves
Reeves
David Lammy
Barack Obama
Africa
Yvette Cooper
Angela Rayner
Nigel Farage
Donald Trump
Afghanistan Post aims to modernize mail with street mailbox plan
In Afghanistan a "pay and pray" system uses mosques as bill drop points. Afghan Post plans street by street mailboxes to enable e commerce and debit card access, amid high fees and widespread aid reliance. Women face hijab rules at Kabul branch, while one student notes limited access and high costs for document certification.
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Afghanistan
National Postal Service
Afghan Post
Zabihullah Omar
Universal Postal Union
Farah
Arzo
Ument
Alam Noori
Paktika
Omar
Hamid Khan Hussain Khel
Iran faces runoff between reformist and hard-liner candidates
Iran held a runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili against reformist Masoud Pereshkian as turnout in the first round dropped to a historic low. State TV reported early results while streets remained heavily secured and voters voiced demand for change.
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United Arab Emirates
Iran
Islamic Republic
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Tehran
Khamenei
Ghazaal Bakhtiari
America
Saeed Jalili
Masoud Pereshkian
Jalili
Pereshkian
Revolutionary Guard
Pezeshkian
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
Israeli raids kill seven Palestinians near Jenin
Seven Palestinians were killed in Jenin area during an Israeli military operation described as counterterrorism. The clash involved soldiers encircling a barricaded building and an airstrike on armed militants. The health ministry did not specify death causes. Hamas affiliates identified four of the dead.
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West Bank
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