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Starmer admits mistake in appointing Mandelson as UK ambassador

AP News LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged Monday that he made the wrong judgment when he appointed Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, but said he would not have done so if he had known Mandelson failed security checks.

Starmer is facing calls to resign after the revelation that Mandelson was given the job despite failing security vetting. Mandelson was fired nine months into the job over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Starmer told lawmakers in the House of Commons that “I would not have gone ahead with the appointment” had...
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The Latest: Pakistan prepares for upcoming peace talks despite US seizure of Iranian cargo ship

AP News The U.S. Navy's forcible seizure of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship has thrown doubt on President Donald Trump 's announcement that U.S. negotiators would travel to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran.

Trump's announcement Sunday had raised hopes of extending a fragile ceasefire set to expire by Wednesday, but then U.S. Marines boarded the cargo ship that tried to circumvent a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s joint military command said Tehran would respond soon to what it called an act of piracy, and Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson...
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EU hosts Palestinian peace conference as it seeks greater sway in the Middle East

AP News BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe turned its attention to the Palestinians on Monday as the election defeat of Israel ally Victor Orban in Hungary gives new momentum to efforts addressing Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

More than 60 nations sent representatives to Brussels for talks with Palestinian representatives on stability, security and long-term peace.

The European Union has largely been on the sidelines in the Middle East despite being the biggest provider of aid to the Palestinians and backing a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A majority of EU...
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Marcel Hug wins 9th Boston Marathon wheelchair title, Eden Rainbow-Cooper is women's champ

AP News BOSTON (AP) — Marcel Hug of Switzerland won his ninth Boston Marathon wheelchair title on Monday, riding a tailwind to finish in an unofficial time of 1 hour, 16 minutes, 6 seconds. He missed breaking his own course record by 33 seconds.

Two-time winner Daniel Romanchuk of Champaign, Illinois, was second behind Hug for the fourth straight time.

In the women's wheelchair race, Eden Rainbow-Cooper won for the second time, finishing in an unofficial 1:30:51 to beat runner-up Catherine Debrunner of Switzerland by more than two minutes.

The fastest field in...
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49ers agree to a 2-year, $50 million contract with star left tackle Trent Williams

AP News SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers and star left tackle Trent Williams agreed Monday to a two-year, $50 million contract that gives the team clarity about the future of one of its most important players before the NFL draft.

Williams' agency, Elite Loyalty Sports, announced the deal that includes $37 million of fully guaranteed money and a $22 million signing bonus. Williams had been owed about $33 million this season in the final year of a three-year, $82.3 million deal he had signed before the 2024 season before agreeing to the new contract.

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  • Starmer admits mistake in appointing Mandelson as UK ambassador
  • EU hosts Palestinian peace conference as it seeks greater sway in the Middle East
  • Marcel Hug wins 9th Boston Marathon wheelchair title, Eden Rainbow-Cooper is women's champ
  • Oil prices rise, but US stocks remain near their record on a muted Wall Street
  • It'll be an international MVP for the NBA with Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic and Wembanyama finalists
  • Man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport, Louisiana
  • 6 crew still missing after overturned ship that disappeared after typhoon is found near Saipan
  • UK police arrest 2 in connection with weekend arson attack on synagogue
  • Doubts over talks between Iran and US after violence flares in Strait of Hormuz
  • French prosecutors summon Elon Musk over allegations of child abuse images and deepfakes on X

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  • Marcel Hug wins 9th Boston Marathon wheelchair title, Eden Rainbow-Cooper is women's champ
  • 49ers agree to a 2-year, $50 million contract with star left tackle Trent Williams
  • Switzerland great Marcel Hug claims his ninth Boston Marathon wheelchair title and fourth straight
  • Tyler Reddick's last-lap move, his fifth win, and a pace not seen since Dale Earnhardt in 1987
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