Keir Starmer’s resignation has made Britain’s leadership instability the day’s dominant political story, with Labour preparing a leadership contest while allies watch yet another change at 10 Downing Street.
Beyond Westminster, U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland are moving into technical discussions after mediators reported progress, Ukraine says it has struck a Russian missile electronics plant, and the death of Alan Greenspan closes a chapter in modern central banking.
Keir Starmer announced he would step down as Labour leader and remain caretaker prime minister until a successor is chosen, intensifying the sense that British politics has entered an era in which job security at the top is never guaranteed.
Pakistan’s prime minister said talks between Iran and the United States concluded in a constructive atmosphere, with negotiators now moving toward technical work on a possible 60-day roadmap for a broader agreement.
Kyiv said it used air-launched cruise missiles against a Voronezh-region plant tied to Russian missile electronics, another sign of Ukraine’s effort to pressure Russia’s military-industrial base far from the front lines.
Alan Greenspan, whose long Fed tenure spanned the 1987 crash, the 1990s boom, Asian financial turmoil, the dot-com bust and the aftermath of 9/11, died at 100, leaving a legacy admired for crisis management and criticized after the financial crisis.
Britain is preparing for temperatures that could break its June record as a western European heatwave spreads, adding pressure on health services, schools and transport systems already coping with a turbulent political moment.
Starmer’s resignation sets up a Labour leadership race and renews questions about whether Britain can regain political steadiness.
U.S.-Iran talks are being framed as a foundation for a deal, but Lebanon, Hormuz and nuclear inspections remain difficult tests.
Greenspan’s death revives debate over the power of central bankers, market psychology and the roots of later financial instability.
Long-range strikes on defense production sites show Ukraine trying to weaken Russia’s war machine beyond the battlefield.
