Global news highlights from AP

June 23, 2026

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned on monday, paving the way for britain to have its seventh prime minister in just over a decade.

Andy Burnham, who won a special parliamentary election last week, is the front-runner to replace starmer as Labour leader.

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A fire tore through a commercial building in the northern indian city of lucknow on monday, killing at least 14 people, most of them students, officials said.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

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Parisians and tourists tried to beat the heat on Monday by seeking shade and flocking to air conditioned museums as temperatures soared in the french capital.

France is gritting its teeth for a week of record-busting temperatures.

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And the Emperor and Empress of japan were welcomed by the Belgian royal family at the Royal Castle of Laeken in Brussels on monday.

King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde greeted Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the official royal residence.