Starmer resigns, Britain searches for new PM; Iran talks survive rocky start

The British Prime Minister is out. Keir Starmer says he's stepping down

And this morning, the scramble to pick Britain's next leader is already underway

Plus, the U.S.-Iran peace deal hits another speed bump. President Trump accuses Iran of stirring up trouble in Lebanon and warns the bombing could start again

And the reflecting pool drama takes another turn. Trump says it was sabotage. Prosecutors are threatening charges

And a three-time Olympian is now caught in the middle. The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world

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That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party

Britain is headed for another change in leadership. After months of political pressure and a devastating round of local election losses

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he's stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party

Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli. We begin with breaking news out of the United Kingdom this morning

Keir Starmer's resignation sets off a scramble to replace him and puts Britain on track for its seventh prime minister in just 10 years

Starmer made the announcement outside 10 Downing Street, saying he will remain prime minister until Labour chooses a new leader

I will ask the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party to set out a timetable with nominations opening on the 9th of July and completed by the summer recess

In the case of a contest, this will ensure a new leader is in place before Parliament returns in September

The decision follows a brutal spring for Labour. The party lost more than 1,000 local council seats in May and lost control of the Welsh Parliament

No candidate has formally entered the race, but much of the attention is already focused on Andy Burnham

The former mayor of Greater Manchester is set to be sworn into Parliament today after winning a special election last week

A victory that immediately fueled talk that he could be Labour next leader and Britain next prime minister Top U and Iranian officials have wrapped up their latest round of peace talks in Switzerland this morning

after a weekend that nearly sent the negotiations off the rails. Those negotiations hit an early snag Sunday after President Trump warned he could order new strikes on Iran

if Hezbollah did not stop causing trouble. Iran responded by temporarily pausing the talks

Its chief negotiator, speaking as Vice President J.D. Vance led the U.S. allegation

warned American officials to, quote, be careful with their statements, and said Iran was prepared to respond to any attack

But by Monday, both sides were back at the table. Mediators said the discussions produced encouraging progress

though no specific breakthroughs were announced. Iran's foreign minister said U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil have been waived

some frozen assets have been released, and, quote, a major reconstruction and development plan is now underway

Pakistan and Qatar, which have helped broker the talks, said the two countries also agreed to create a high-level committee

to oversee future negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, sanctions relief, and other parts of the peace agreement

A Trump-backed political outsider appears to be headed to the presidency in Colombia

but his narrow victory is already triggering protests and expected legal challenges

Violent demonstrations broke out across Colombia after preliminary results showed conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriera with a slim lead in the presidential runoff

The result is expected to face challenges from allies of the current government in the days ahead

De la Espriera has never held elected office. The dual U.S.-Colombian citizen ran on a tough-on-crime platform

and has promised to build 10 mega prisons modeled after El Salvador's notorious Seacott facility

President Trump, who endorsed him earlier this month, celebrated the result on social media

Secretary of State Marco Rubio also praised the outcome, saying the Trump administration looks forward to working with De La Espriera's government if the result stands

Nearly a week after a massive warehouse fire erupted in East Los Angeles firefighters say they finally gaining ground But this fight is far from over Crews spent the weekend battling hotspots inside a half a million square foot cold storage facility in Boyle Heights

using helicopters, water cannons and excavators to tear into the building and reach flames buried deep inside

Fire officials say they've now confined the blaze to one side of the structure

but expect smoke to continue pouring from the site for at least the next few days

The building store, get this, about 85 million pounds of frozen food

And a new concern is now emerging. With refrigeration shutdown, much of that food is thawing

raising fears of a potential biohazard as crews figure out how to remove it safely

Over the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass

declared states of emergency, freeing up additional resources as air quality alerts

remain in effect across parts of Los Angeles County. The good news this morning, no firefighters

or civilians have been injured. The bad news, officials warn this fire could take days or even

weeks to fully extinguish. In Washington, the troubles at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

are not going away, and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. In a Truth Social post Sunday

the president said repairs will begin immediately on what he called a seriously vandalized reflecting pool

That's the same pool that reopened just weeks ago after a nearly $15 million renovation

only to develop a major algae bloom and a new problem. Sections of its blue lining peeling off and floating in the water

Workers spent much of last week cleaning the pool, treating the algae, and trying to keep the new surface intact

Trump now says contractors may have to drain part of the pool to make repairs

He has also claimed, without providing evidence, that vandals damaged the project with chemicals and other acts of sabotage

In an interview on Fox News Sunday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said anyone who might have done so will face criminal charges

Anyone who is in a position of vandalizing or attempting to vandalize the reflecting pool will face the criminal justice system in D Look the president has made it a priority to make D not only safe but beautiful

And there are several citations that have been handed out to individuals

And these are cases that will be prosecuted to the full extent

One of those people charged is David Hearn, a 67-year-old cyclist and three-time Olympian

He was arrested Friday after stopping to look at a partially detached section of the liner

Hearn denies damaging the pool and told the Washington Post he only touched a piece that was already peeling

Finally this morning, a historic night for Egypt at the World Cup

And once again, Mohamed Salah was right in the middle of it. Salah scored the go-ahead goal Sunday night as Egypt defeated New Zealand 3-1 in Vancouver

securing the country's first ever World Cup victory. The sellout crowd erupted as the Liverpool star notched his 68th international goal

and was swarmed by teammates after the final whistle. The win moves Egypt to the top of Group G

and puts the pharaohs in position to reach the knockout round. A win or even a draw against Iran on Friday would send Egypt through

The United States has already clinched a spot in the knockout stage after its 2-0 win over Australia in Seattle on Friday

Coming up today, a mix of courtrooms and more World Cup action. At 11 Eastern, attorney Ben Crump joins the family of a one-year-old Mississippi boy

who was shot by police during a response to a shoplifting call. That same hour in Los Angeles, a man accused of fatally stabbing actor James Handy

returns to court as the judge weighs questions about his mental competency

At one, World Cup group play continues across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico

And later today in Utah, a judge is set to decide whether prosecutors should be held in contempt

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