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The runaway favorite to succeed Prime Minister Keir Starmer is a longtime mayor equally comfortable in the corridors of Westminster and in working-class northern England.

Looking back over the past decade, it's hard not to wonder whether Larry the Cat has been the most stabilizing presence in British politics.

The party's crushing losses in local elections had triggered a mutiny against Starmer. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, emerged as a heavy favorite to be the next PM.

Here is the text of the British prime minister's resignation speech outside 10 Downing Street on Monday. It set the stage for a new Labour Party leader to become government leader by September.

Vice President JD Vance arrived Sunday for talks on Iran's nuclear program and other issues, hoping to bring a fragile peace process back on track.

Some of the president's strongest supporters are hurting as midterm elections approach.

As details emerged of an initial agreement between Washington and Tehran, Iranians voiced muted hopes for peace and prosperity.

On-field officials typically strive for anonymity. Ma Ning -- or Card Master back home -- has taken a different approach.

Neither Washington nor Tehran wants the peace process to collapse completely, but diplomats say they expect a process full of challenges and distrust.

Clashes in Lebanon seemed to imperil the U.S.-Iran peace deal, and U.S. and Iranian officials postponed negotiations planned in Switzerland before the agreement.