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First round of U.S.-Iran negotiations ends after Trump threats shake up summit

The U.S. and Iran established a road map for reaching a final deal within 60 days during yesterday’s talks in Switzerland, according to a joint statement from the mediating countries.

Sunday’s high-level talks were the first discussions under the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, with officials from the U.S. — including Vice President JD Vance — present alongside Iran and mediating nations Qatar and Pakistan.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on X that the meeting delivered “major progress to end [the] Lebanon War,” and noted progress on oil exports, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, frozen Iranian assets and major reconstruction plans for Iran.

Talks are scheduled to continue for the rest of the week, and came as Tehran protested U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent comments potentially threatening the days-old peace.

Earlier Sunday, Trump posted on Truth Social that “we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!” unless it stops “their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon,” referring to Hezbollah.

And in a phone interview Sunday morning with Fox News, Trump said he spoke with the Iranians overnight, delivering a stark warning that if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. will “blow the s--- out of them.”

Trump keeps bringing up the number 22

Donald Trump may be the 80-year-old who is both the 45th and 47th president of the United States, but lately, his favorite number seems to be 22.

The president’s penchant for the palindromic number stretches back months. Complaining about a theoretical trip to Asia, he’s bemoaned that the flight alone would take 22 hours. A story on prescription drug costs that he thought deserved more attention appeared, in his telling, on Page 22 of The New York Times. He met with 22 medical specialists during a recent checkup at Walter Reed Medical Center. And “22 Nobel Prize winners in economics said we would, right now, be in a recession,” he said in February. “All 22 were wrong.”

A senior White House official couldn’t explain why Trump has seized on the number.

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Keir Starmer says he will quit as U.K. prime minister

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced today that he will resign, paving the way for the country’s seventh leader in a decade after facing an uprising within his center-left Labour Party.

The announcement clears the path to power for Starmer’s likely successor, Andy Burnham, the popular ex-mayor of Greater Manchester who secured a return to Parliament last week. Burnham confirmed shortly after Starmer’s announcement that he would seek to replace the departing leader. He is now the runaway favorite.

Starmer said he had spoken to King Charles III to inform him of the decision, but that he would remain in the job as caretaker until a new leader is chosen.

Starmer’s voice choked as he talked about the support of his wife, Victoria, and his two children — a rare public display of emotion for the prime minister.

“Every decision I have taken has been about putting the country I love first,” Starmer said. “That is why I will resign.”

Starmer said that nominations to replace him as leader of the Labour Party, and thus prime minister, will open July 9 and close when Parliament breaks up for its summer recess July 16.

If no challenger emerges to Burnham, he could be in office shortly after that. If there is a contest, Starmer said a new leader will be chosen by Sept. 1.

Extreme sport deaths expose a patchwork of safety regulations

The world of extreme sports and adventure travel has long courted thrill-seeking people looking for experiences that range from the hair-raising to the awe-inspiring. For some, a weekend camping trip doesn’t offer the same rush as whitewater rafting or zip-lining through a jungle.

But with a few exceptions, there are no universal regulations governing adventure tourism or extreme sports. Some established activities, like skydiving, mountain climbing, diving and rafting, have developed internal best practices over the years and formed trade associations after generations of trial and error.