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Burnham delivered honesty and emotion – but what about the promises? Our experts assess his plans

The prime minister wants fixing the crisis in social care to be the defining mission of his premiership.
Protestors denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov at a rally in Kyiv on July 17, 2026, AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Amid grinding war, protesting Ukrainians still want their voices and values heard at home

The defense minister’s firing was the catalyst, but polling suggests Ukrainians are rallying around a broader fight for freedoms and against corruption.
Stéphane Dion, then Canada’s ambassador to France and Monaco and special envoy to the European Union and Europe, speaks to journalists at the Canadian embassy in Paris, France, in February 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Stéphane Dion: The case for unified and effective Canadian science diplomacy

Canada sells well; it opens doors. But it needs effective science diplomacy, based on a unified approach, bringing together governments, embassies, businesses and universities.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu delivers his general policy speech to the National Assembly in Paris on October 14, 2025. Thomas Samson/AFP

With delay of pension reform, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu puts France’s Socialist Party back in the spotlight

Will the new French government last? The suspension of the controversial reform until after the 2027 French presidential election was key to the Socialist Party agreeing not to support a potential no-confidence vote in the government.

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