Headlines- On Monday, Keir Starmer of Britain announced his resignation as both prime minister and leader of the ruling Labour Party.
- After Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian's declaration that his country would not give up its right to enrich uranium, Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Ghalibaf, responded to President Donald Trump's threat to seize Iran and control of the Strait of Hormuz.
- "Great progress" was being made in Sunday's U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland, according to US Vice President JD Vance.
- Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, said on Sunday that his country's military "will not withdraw from the security zone in Lebanon" and that they are allowed "to act to eliminate threats."
- UK Prime Minister Starmer is under increasing pressure as there are rumors that he may step down in a few days.
- A 36-year-old man was charged by Scottish police on Sunday in connection with a string of incidents that occurred in Edinburgh on Friday.
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