Graham Russell

International site editor for @guardian
Also on @grahamrussell.bsky.social

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

What happens next?

If the Makerfield by-election was proof of concept of whether Labour can beat Reform, Burnham aced it, uniting the progressive vote and holding Reform to barely over its general election tally.

It means he will return to Westminster on Monday on a wave of optimism, with a story to tell Labour MPs anxious about Nigel Farage ending up in power, and the prospect of entering No 10 ahead.

As reported by the Guardian this week, Burnham will not challenge Keir Starmer in the coming days, but the PM will be asked to agree to an “orderly and managed” transition of power.

Burnham allies say it’s then up to PM to decide if he really does want a contest (he has said he would fight) or if pressure to stand aside becomes too great. If Starmer doesn’t, Burnham has the numbers to trigger one.

Another candidate - Wes Streeting or a loyalist MP who believes Burnham should be tested - could also join. But momentum is with the new MP for Makerfield, and it will be very hard to stop him now.

[Michael Miller @MikeMillerDC]

It was an honor to be @washingtonpost's first Sydney bureau chief. Unfortunately, I'm also the last. The paper is shrinking foreign coverage. I've lost my job. Worse, millions of readers will lose my colleagues' brilliant coverage. At a time of tumult, we need more info, not less

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

Today’s Russian papers on Greenland: “Europe’s at a total loss. It’s a pleasure to watch.” Government paper: “Europe doesn’t need the American greatness Trump is promoting…the Old World's keen to keep Greenland for itself, even at the risk of Nato’s collapse.” #ReadingRussia

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

I didn't know I had a body double...Russian TV clearly thinks I do. At Vladimir Putin's press conference a reporter did a live interview with 'Steve Rosenberg' (but it wasn't me).

[Raphael Rashid @koryodynasty]

What is South Korea's "monster missile"?

My quick explainer in the Guardian on the Hyunmoo-5 "bunker buster" missile that can reportedly carry an eight-tonne warhead and will be ready for deployment at the end of the year.

https://t.co/oTLMSO3YHR

[Jack Surfleet @jacksurfleet]

Saturday's DAILY STAR: Banned old Duke of York
#TomorrowsPapersToday

[Graham Russell @G_J_Russell]

It's rainy and miserable in Sydney but hark the sun is coming out - 🚨🚨SHINY NEW JOB ALERT 🚨🚨 Come and work on the @guardian international desk!

https://t.co/URlPqYbniO

[Raphael Rashid @koryodynasty]

JUDGEMENT DAY

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

"It feels as if the old world order is cracking." My report from Murmansk where Vladimir Putin cited "historical roots" behind Donald Trump's claim to Greenland and I caught up with powerful Putin aide Nikolai Patrushev. Thanks to the team. @BBCNews

[Secretary of War Pete Hegseth @SecWar]

Motivating time spent with the warriors of K-Bay—Marines who embody discipline and lethality. America’s enemies take note—these Devil Dogs are always ready.

[Raphael Rashid @koryodynasty]

Main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung now wears a bulletproof vest during public activities.

Lee has reportedly been the subject of multiple death threats. Police have begun providing security protection.

Last year, he was stabbed in an assassination attempt.

[Raphael Rashid @koryodynasty]

On Polymarket, essentially a crypto betting site, people are wagering on whether South Korean President Yoon will leave office before April 2025. So far, $16.2m has been staked, with the market giving a 69% chance that he’ll be out by March 31.

[Raphael Rashid @koryodynasty]

Supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol are shaving their heads in front of the Constitutional Court in protest of what they call Yoon's "illegal" impeachment.

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

Good to have you back.

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“Canadians have had enough.” Foreign Minister @melaniejoly tells me Canadians will defend their jobs and their sovereignty in the face of President Trump’s tariff war.

[Reuters Press Team @ReutersPR]

Statement from the editors of Reuters, The Associated Press and Bloomberg News https://t.co/nOUWbW4uH6

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a hundred miles from Moscow we ask Russians about three years of war and whether they believe Donald Trump will help to end it. Producer @BenTavener @BBCNews

[Jim Acosta @Acosta]

Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“What happens when the United States withdraws from these agencies [like the World Health Organization] is it actually hands a gift to China,” says former UK Ambassador to the UN John Sawers. “It just makes it much easier for China to assert itself.”

[Raphael Rashid @koryodynasty]

South Korea's courthouse riot yesterday echoes Jan 6 Capitol attack, as pro-Yoon protesters stormed the building hunting for a judge who ordered the impeached president's detention to be extended.

Latest in the Guardian from @justinmccurry and I: https://t.co/lQt24A0C6K