Starmer pledges to bring Britain closer to the EU as he fights calls for his ouster
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged Monday to prove the “doubters” in his own party and among the electorate as a whole wrong as he tries to fight off demands to step down after devastating local election results for his Labour Party. Starmer argued that he will “face up to the big challenges” and restore “hope” to the country. That includes getting closer to the European Union and “putting Britain at the heart of Europe,” a decade after the U. K. voted to leave...
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- Bodies retrieved from Indonesian volcano after eruption kills 3 hikers
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- Israel indicts Jewish man accused of attacking Christian nun in Jerusalem
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- Kenyan politicians trade accusations of goonism as political violence rises ahead of 2027 election
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- Brazils Lula to discuss fighting organized crime, tariffs in Trump meeting
- The Latest: Cruise ship hantavirus patients arrive in Europe for treatment
- Trump administration sows confusion as it tries to reopen Strait of Hormuz
- The Latest: US military fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump presses for deal to end war
- Local elections could hasten the exit of Britains embattled prime minister
- Russia snubs Ukraines unilateral ceasefire and fires dozens of drones
- Pope will inaugurate Barcelonas Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain
- China is stepping up its Iran war diplomacy ahead of Trumps summit with Xi
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- Guatemalas president replaces attorney general after years-long struggle
- Chinas top envoy meets with Irans in Beijing as Trump pauses US effort in the Strait
- France reckons with Nazi-looted art in a new Paris museum gallery
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- US, Gulf allies threaten Iran with sanctions in UN proposal if it doesnt release Hormuz chokehold
- Zelenskyy slams Russias utter cynicism as strikes kill 22 in Ukraine before announced ceasefire
- Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubios visit to the Vatican this week
- Carney names former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour as Canadas next governor general
- Macron croons classic ballads at a state dinner in Armenia for the French leader
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