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  • Unionist Leader Says No Child Sex Abuse
  • Northern Ireland Stabbing Suspect in Court
  • NATO Weighs Options to Defend Europe
  • US and Iran Close to Deal to End War
UK leaders call for calm after Belfast street stabbing

LONDON (AP) – U.K. leaders called for calm Tuesday after police arrested a Sudanese man over a violent street stabbing in residential Belfast that drew national attention due to graphic videos of the attack shared online and because the suspect is said to be an asylum-seeker.

Northern Ireland's former unionist leader faces sexual abuse trial involving 2 girls

LONDON (AP) – The former leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party repeatedly sexually abused two girls in crimes dating back four decades, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday in opening statements at his rape trial.

Macron once had a knack for managing Trump. The G7 may test it

WASHINGTON (AP) – The relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron started simply enough, with a handshake, nearly a decade ago. But even then, there were signs of strain in their relationship – tensions that could be on full display during next week’s G7 summit in France.

What Elon Musk's trillion means in real terms

NEW YORK (AP) – Catapulted by the market debut of his rocket company SpaceX, Elon Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire. That level of wealth, all owned by just one person, was once unfathomable. Before Friday, the trillion dollar mark was reserved for measures like the GDP (or staggering debt ) of a handful of major economies.

SpaceX soars 23% and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire

NEW YORK (AP) – Shares of SpaceX soared 23% in their Wall Street debut on Friday, making the rocket maker’s CEO Elon Musk the first-ever trillionaire. The shares opened at $150 and kept rising, reaching $166.90 around 12:.20 p.m. ET. That price gave the company a market value of $2.18 trillion.

Iran's stranglehold on Strait of Hormuz loosens as Gulf Arab oil reaches market

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran ‘s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz may be easing – and its own oil problems now seem to be mounting. The crucial strait at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas supplies once passed, has been effectively shut by Iran’s attacks on shipping since the start of the war in February.

US and Iran are close to a deal to end their war, officials say

ISLAMABAD (AP) – The United States and Iran are close to signing an agreement aimed at ending their war, three regional officials told The Associated Press on Friday. A senior U.S. official said the tentative deal includes terms for removing and destroying nuclear material from Iran.

Keir Starmer says he's staying put after defense secretary's departure

LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Friday that he will fight to stay in office after the sudden resignation of his trusted defense minister left his shaky leadership weakened still further. Starmer has seen the departure of several junior and senior ministers in recent weeks.

The Trump Report: The Latest Updates

A federal judge agreed Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration’s creation and operation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday showed how he had learned to stop worrying about inflation and simply, in his own words, “love” it. Asked about the new report that the consumer price index in May had jumped 4.2% over the last year, the president took a surprisingly optimistic tack with the challenging news.