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The World in Brief from The Economist
Starmer out and Burnham on the way in; Vance says Iran will host nuclear inspectors, and more
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The former mayor of Greater Manchester is the most probable successor to Sir Keir Starmer as leader of Britain’s Labour Party and thus prime minister. Also, J.D. Vance said Iran had agreed to host UN nuclear weapons inspectors.
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