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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he will step down as leader of the government but continue serving in a caretaker capacity until the Labour Party chooses a successor, a move that is set to trigger another leadership-focused round of British political maneuvering.
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U.S. officials said Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire, but Israeli airstrikes the following day killed at least 20 people in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Israel said the strikes responded to more than 50 rockets fired by Hezbollah.
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Keir Starmer said he will resign as prime minister next month, setting up the Labour Party process that will choose his successor after months of political pressure.
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Vice President JD Vance is in Switzerland as part of a 60-day effort to develop a peace plan with Iran, according to CBS News. Negotiations are ongoing while President Trump has issued new warnings to Tehran if a deal does not materialize.
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Alan Greenspan, who led the Federal Reserve and became one of the world’s most prominent central bankers, has died at age 100, according to BBC World.
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The U.S. vice presidential nominee said negotiations held in Switzerland advanced despite Iran’s responses being described as “threatening” and “whining,” and highlighted a key verification step involving the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Starmer said he will step down as prime minister, setting up a leadership transition that would make the U.K.’s seventh prime minister in 10 years.
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Martha Karua, a former Kenyan justice minister and lawyer, said she was blocked from entering Uganda while representing Kizza Besigye, who is facing a treason case, the lawyers’ body reported.
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Negotiators from the United States and Iran, via international mediators, discussed setting up mechanisms aimed at ensuring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and advancing a path toward peace in Lebanon, according to CBS News.
