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Labour Party wins landslide victory in UK election

Keir Starmer said Britain had voted for national renewal, and his government would serve all of its people whether they voted for his Labour Party or not. The former prime minister, Rishi Sunak, said he would step down as Conservative Party leader, but not immediately. Also, European leaders react with anger as the Hungarian prime minister visits Vladimir Putin, and people in Iran vote in the second round of the presidential election.

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  Dozens killed in Russian missile attacks on Ukraine

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  France election: voters reject the far right

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  Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as president

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  The Happy Pod: How kindness made a dream come true

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  Britain's new PM Keir Starmer appoints cabinet after election win

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  UK Election Special

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  Exit polls suggest UK election landslide for Labour

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  Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel from Lebanon

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  Joe Biden is under pressure but says he won't quit the presidential race

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  Japan top court rules forced sterilisation unconstitutional

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  Democratic Party congressman calls for Joe Biden to withdraw from election

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  Mass evacuation order in southern Gaza

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  Donald Trump calls Supreme Court immunity ruling a 'big win' for democracy

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  President Macron urges tactical voting after far-right make election gains

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  Le Pen makes big gains in first round of French parliamentary election