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• UK PM expected to resign

• Whey protein shortage

• How to be likable

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Big Stories

Deal Under Strain

• Vice President JD Vance met with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday as negotiators worked to preserve a fragile US-Iran peace agreement signed last week. The talks focused on implementing the deal and advancing negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.

• The agreement has already come under pressure from renewed fighting in Lebanon. Iran argues Israeli strikes violate the deal's requirement that hostilities end across all fronts, while Israel says it is responding to attacks by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

• The Strait of Hormuz also remains a point of contention. Iran says continued ceasefire violations justify renewed restrictions on the waterway, while the US insists the route remains open.

Europe Heat Alert

• A heat wave pushed temperatures above 100 degrees across large parts of Europe this weekend. Forecasters expect some of the hottest conditions on Monday, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees in parts of France and Spain.

• Countries across the continent are responding. France placed emergency services and military forces on wildfire alert, closed hundreds of schools and restricted public alcohol consumption in high-risk areas, while Spain suspended some outdoor sports and cultural events and Italy expanded heat warnings to additional cities.

• Officials are particularly concerned about older adults, people without access to cooling, and growing wildfire risks. More than 200,000 people across Europe have died from heat-related causes over the past four years, according to the World Health Organization.

Starmer Exit Looms

• British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to announce a timetable for his departure this week, as growing pressure from within his governing Labour Party raises the prospect of another leadership change less than two years after his election victory.

• Several senior Labour officials have privately urged Starmer to step aside following a strong showing by Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester and a rising figure within the party. Allies increasingly expect a transition this autumn.

• Burnham is widely viewed as the leading contender to replace Starmer as prime minister, though a formal leadership contest remains possible. A transition would make him Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade.

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Quick Stories

US News

• Chicago police reported at least 46 shooting victims over the Juneteenth holiday weekend, with eight fatalities and 38 injuries as gun violence spread across multiple neighborhoods. (More)

• The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call at Boston Logan after a Delta jet aborted landing to avoid another aircraft. (More)

• Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency as crews battled a warehouse fire that continued burning into its fourth day. (More)

World

• Colombian voters delivered a sharp shift to the right, electing conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella and rejecting a continuation of President Gustavo Petro's leftist agenda. (More)

• The Taliban imposed a smartphone ban on government officials, a move analysts say could foreshadow broader restrictions across Afghanistan. (More)

• Russia released 24 Filipinos detained for months in Siberia after Ferdinand Marcos Jr. raised the issue with Vladimir Putin. (More)

Business & Economy

• Fresh tensions between the US and Iran rattled energy markets, with oil prices rising as traders questioned whether last week's ceasefire agreement would hold. (More)

• A whey protein shortage is driving record prices, with key ingredients used in shakes and high-protein foods up as much as 250% from a year ago. (More)

• Mars will launch naturally colored M&M's in August, dropping blue and brown candies because natural alternatives remain too costly. (More)

Sports & Entertainment

• Starting six shots ahead, Wyndham Clark shot 73 and held off Sam Burns by one stroke to capture his second US Open title in four years. (More)

• Goalkeeper Eloy Room made 15 saves as Curaçao earned its first-ever World Cup point with a 0-0 draw against favored Ecuador. The result also sent Germany through to the knockout stage. (More)

• Jimmy Kimmel announced a two-month summer break from his ABC show, with a rotating lineup of celebrity guest hosts. (More)

Science, Health, & Tech

• Australia confirmed its first mainland case of the deadly H5 bird flu strain in a wild seabird, leaving Antarctica as the only continent without the highly contagious virus. (More)

• NASA and startup Katalyst built a robotic satellite to attempt the first commercial rescue of an aging space observatory before it falls from orbit. (More)

• A study found some butterflies live nearly a year, while close relatives survive just weeks. Researchers say pollen feeding and inherited traits may help explain the dramatic lifespan differences. (More)

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