New British Prime Minister Liz Truss began to unveil her cabinet on Tuesday, and for the first time ever there will be no white men in any of the U.K.'s four "Great Offices of State."
Driving the news: Truss traveled to Scotland on Tuesday so that Queen Elizabeth II could formally ask her to form a government and replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Arriving in Downing Street hours later, she told the British people that "together we can ride out the storm" of the cost-of-living crisis.
The big picture: Nearly 62% of the 12.8 million votes cast Sunday were against the proposed draft, which would have drastically changed the country. Voting was mandatory.
Fed up Latinas successfully helped push for a law that gives California fast-food workers more say on wages, hours and working conditions.
Driving the news:Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, or AB 257, on Labor Day despite major opposition from business groups, who said it would make owning a fast-food business much harder and more expensive.
The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency is urging Russian and Ukrainian leaders to create a "security protection zone" around Europe's largest nuclear power station after inspectors found damage to a building that stores "fresh nuclear fuel and the solid radioactive waste."
Why it matters: In a report published Tuesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said "there is an urgent need for interim measures to prevent a nuclear accident" at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been damaged by shelling in Russia's ongoing assault.
A new book by two China correspondents argues that the Chinese government is pioneering a new governance model based on mass surveillance.
Why it matters: China's huge population, economic heft and global sway mean the country's domestic surveillance architecture could have ramifications far beyond its borders.
At least 66 people have been killed and another 250 were injured in an earthquake that struck China's southwestern Sichuan province on Monday, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing state media.
Driving the news: The 6.8-magnitude quake has caused landslides, disrupted power and water lines, and damaged thousands of homes, per Reuters.
Russia's Ministry of Defense is buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea to aid its war in Ukraine, according to recently downgraded intelligence, a U.S. official confirmed to Axios on Tuesday.
Why it matters: "This purchase indicates that the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, due in part to export controls and sanctions," the U.S. official said.
Liz Truss was officially appointed the U.K.'s new prime minister on Tuesday after a formal meeting with Queen Elizabeth II.
Driving the news: Truss' appointment follows former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's departure from 10 Downing Street for the final time. He officially resigned in a meeting with the Queen at Balmoral Castle in Scotland earlier in the day.
A Russian court sentenced former investigative journalist Ivan Safronov to 22 years in prison on Monday after convicting him of treason charges.
Why it matters: Rights groups and independent news outlets denounced Safronov's sentencing over "baseless" claims that he passed military secrets to Czech spies and expressed concern over an "intensifying crackdown on dissent in Russia," per Radio Free Europe.
Famine is expected to be declared in parts of Somalia later this year, the UN warned Monday, as millions in the drought-stricken country face "catastrophic" levels of hunger and malnutrition.
What they're saying: "Famine is at the door, and today we are receiving a final warning," UN aid chief Martin Griffiths told reporters.
President Biden made clear in his phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid last week that the U.S. “will not tie Israel's hands” and prevent it from acting against Iran, U.S. ambassador to Israel Tom Nides said at a press conference in Jerusalem on Monday.
Why it matters: The Israeli government opposes a U.S. return to the Iran nuclear deal, and has made clear it will not be bound by a restored deal.
OPEC and its allied producers on Monday agreed to reduce oil production by 100,000 barrels per day amid concern regarding falling oil prices and lingering fears of a global recession.
Two U.S. B-52 bombers flew a mission over the Middle East on Saturday in an apparent show of force in the region, the fourth of its kind this year, the U.S. Air Force announced Sunday.
The final conclusion of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh is that the Palestinian American journalist was most likely killed in "unintentional fire" from an Israeli soldier who did not realize she was a journalist, a senior IDF officer briefed reporters on Monday.
Why it matters: The findings are a shift from the IDF's initial position that it was not possible to know who shot Abu Akleh, and align with the conclusions of a U.S. probe.
Liz Truss was announced Monday as the winner of the Conservative Party leadership election and thus the U.K.'s next prime minister, defeating former chancellor Rishi Sunak by a 57% to 43% margin.
Why it matters: In her current role as foreign secretary, Truss has made headlines for her hawkish approach to relations with the EU and the war in Ukraine. She's also vowed to slash taxes, despite the rocky state of the U.K.'s finances. She will be the third woman to serve as prime minister.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during an ABC News interview shared Sunday that Russia's occupying forces were using Europe's largest nuclear power plant as a "weapon."
What he's saying: Zelensky said in the interview airing Monday that the threat of Russian forces occupying the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in southeastern Ukraine and its six reactors was akin to "six Chernobyls" — a reference to the 1986 nuclear disaster in the northern region of Soviet Ukraine.
Voters in Chile on Sunday rejected a progressive constitution that would have drastically changed the country.
Why it matters: It's a major blow to leftist President Gabriel Boric and his supporters who championed the draft text, which would have enshrined reproductive, education, housing and Indigenous rights.
Canadian police said they're searching for two "armed and dangerous" men suspected in stabbing attacks across Saskatchewan province that left 10 people dead and 15 others wounded on Sunday.
Driving the news: Rhonda Blackmore, the assistant commissioner of the RCMP Saskatchewan, said at a briefing that the stabbings occurred in 13 locations across James Smith Cree Nation and the village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon.
