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There's no honeymoon for new UK leader Keir Starmer after a summer of unrest
LONDON (AP) — There was no summer honeymoon for Keir Starmer. Britain’s new prime minister, elected in a landslide less than two months ago, had to cancel a planned vacation after anti-immigrant unrest erupted across the country. He has spent his first weeks in office dealing...
Riots test the new British prime minister in his first month in the job
LONDON (AP) — Just a month into the job, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sounds more like the prosecutor he used to be than the leader of a powerful nation as he tries to quell riots that have swept the country in the past week. The unfolding crisis presents his first major...
Extravagant wedding celebrations for the son of Asia's richest man conclude with a reception
MUMBAI, India (AP) — A wedding reception on Sunday wrapped up the monthslong celebrations as the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend with a price tag running into the millions. The newlyweds were cheered by friends and relatives at...
The son of Asia's richest man gets married in the year's most extravagant wedding
MUMBAI, India (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend early Saturday in what many dubbed the wedding of the year, attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians, highlighting the billionaire’s staggering wealth and rising...
An Indian billionaire’s son is married after lavish celebrations that spotlight his global clout
NEW DELHI (AP) — It has been a wedding like no other — and the festivities have been going on for months. So where does one start? With a three-day pre-wedding celebration in March when Rihanna and Akon performed for a star-studded 1,200-person guest list? Or a four-day European...
The son of Asia’s richest man is set to marry in the year's most extravagant wedding
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians began arriving in India’s financial capital on Friday to attend the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, highlighting the billionaire's staggering wealth and rising clout. ...
He's derided as dull but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory
LONDON (AP) — For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result. Starmer led Britain's Labour Party to a landslide election victory, and on Friday became the country's 58th prime minister — the first leader from the center-left party to...
Rishi Sunak's campaign in the UK election showed his lack of political touch
LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak's campaign to remain Britain's prime minister showed a lack of political touch. The Conservative Party's problems were grave before Friday's resounding election defeat but missteps by Britain's richest prime minister contributed to its defeat. ...
In the UK election campaign’s final hours, Sunak battles to the end as Labour’s Starmer eyes victory
LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak has covered thousands of miles in the past few weeks, but he hasn’t outrun the expectation that his time as Britain’s prime minister is in its final hours. United Kingdom voters will cast ballots in a national election Thursday, passing judgment on...
The big bet on the UK election is not who will be prime minister
LONDON (AP) — In one of the store-front betting shops that are ubiquitous in London, a bookie howls with laughter when asked if anyone is placing bets on Thursday’s election. It’s not that you can’t wager on politics. But the odds on the main event this year have become so...