Boring? Who says Keir Starmer is boring? His real-life story is messy, complex and fascinating. It also makes it tricky to anticipate what kind of PM he will be. wapo.st/4cxTUjt

Confirmed by the palace, Britain has a new PM

This Keir Starmer profile by William Booth and Karla Adam is required reading, in part because the new British PM remains a somewhat elusive figure. Fun fact: he's continued to keep his kids' names private (kudos) but revealed his cat's (Jojo). washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/…

The (paying) public can now peak at the room behind Buckingham Palace’s balcony. It’s part of a modest opening up of royal residences. wapo.st/3S3vB4L

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A wonderful tribute

Back in Feb, we wrote about Vance's views on Europe: "I don’t think that we should pull out of NATO, and no, I don’t think that we should abandon Europe," he said then. "But yes, I think that we should pivot. The US has to focus more on East Asia." More: washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/…

Gareth Southgate transformed the Three Lions. Before he became manager, it had been 16 years since England had advanced past the World Cup quarterfinals. wapo.st/3W633Zx

New British government inherits worst economic plight since World War II. "The typical American worker last year produced 23 percent more than their British counterpart. That gap had more than doubled since 2007." wapo.st/3zTvItg

SCOOP: Barack Obama has told allies in recent days Joe Biden’s path to victory has greatly diminished and he believes the president needs to seriously consider the viability of his candidacy. The two presidents have only spoken once since debate washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Incredible atmosphere at London’s Olympic Stadium #diamondleague

Biden endorses Kamala Harris

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‘Childless cat ladies,’ Jennifer Aniston, and Swifties take on JD Vance wapo.st/4fjRfM3

The best stage for “Paris 2024,” organizers concluded, was Paris. They hope the city will look and feel like the best version of itself. Great story by Rick Noack wapo.st/3zQrh2r

Scotland Yard is examining complaint by Gordon Brown, who alleges Will Lewis and others were involved in phone-hacking coverup. w/ Sarah Ellison wapo.st/3WKzIoY

🇺🇸 After Violent Week, New Voices Arise ▫For the most part, counterdemonstrators appeared to outnumber the agitators. And, for one night at least, they helped stop the violence ▫William Booth Karla Adam 👉 is.gd/9HWT9B 👈 #frontpagestoday #USA The Washington Post 🇺🇸

For many years I have been posting little observations online. What you may not know is that for many years, artists have been illustrating them - for no reason other than they wanted to respond. Below is a thread of some of these beautiful drawings because they should be seen 🧵

Labour-linked strategists advise Harris on winning from the center left washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/…