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FILE - A delighted Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble speaks to the media at a hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 16, 2003, after winning a crucial vote with his party on its continued support for the Irish peace process. David Trimble, a former Northern Ireland first minister who won the Nobel Peace Prize for being a key architect of the Good Friday Agreement that ended decades of conflict, has died, the Ulster Unionist Party said Monday July 25, 2022. He was 77. (AP...

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Trimble, architect of N. Ireland peace deal, dies

by Sylvia Hui Associated Press, and Jill Lawless Associated PressJuly 25, 2022

A blaze is in the village of Wennington, east London, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. The typically temperate nation of England is the latest to be walloped by unusually hot, dry weather that has triggered wildfires from Portugal to the Balkans and led to hundreds of heat-related deaths. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

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UK heat blast spurs calls to adapt to climate change

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, and Jill Lawless Associated PressJuly 20, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, in London, to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The fractious race to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister entered an unpredictable endgame Tuesday as three candidates for Conservative Party leader were left battling for the two spots in a run-off vote. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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Sunak, Truss in runoff to replace Johnson as UK leader

by Jill Lawless Associated PressJuly 20, 2022

A man sunbathes backdropped by Tower Bridge in London, Tuesday July 19, 2022. Millions of people in Britain woke from the country's warmest-ever night and braced for a day when temperatures could break records. Britain is the latest to suffer a heat wave scorching Europe. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)

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UK breaks temperature record

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, and Jill Lawless Associated PressJuly 19, 2022

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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UK’s Tory leadership field down to 6

by Jill Lawless Associated Press WriterJuly 13, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to media next to 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, his office said Thursday, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future that has paralyzed Britain's government. An official in Johnson's Downing Street office confirmed the prime minister would announce his resignation later. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not yet...

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British PM Johnson resigns under mountain of pressure

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Sylvia Hui Associated PressJuly 7, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to stay in power after his government was rocked by the resignation of two top ministers. His first challenge is getting through Wednesday, where he faces tough questions at the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in Parliament, and a long-scheduled grilling by a committee of senior lawmakers. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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Johnson clings to power amid widespread political revolt

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, and Jill Lawless Associated PressJuly 6, 2022

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden during a round table meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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NATO deems Russia its ‘most significant and direct threat’

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, Joseph Wilson Associated Press, and Sylvie Corbet Associated PressJune 29, 2022

Union Jack flags are seen in front of the Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, beside the Houses of Parliament in London, Friday, June 24, 2022. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a double blow as voters rejected his Conservative Party in two special elections dominated by questions about his leadership and ethics. He was further wounded when the party's chairman quit after the results came out early Friday, saying Conservatives “cannot carry on with business as usual.”...

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British Conservatives lose 2 by-elections in blow to Johnson

by Jill Lawless Associated PressJune 24, 2022

FILE - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pauses as he makes a statement to media gathered outside the High Court in London, on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. The British government on Friday, June 17, 2022 ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He is likely to appeal. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

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UK govt orders Julian Assange’s extradition; appeal planned

by Jill Lawless Associated PressJune 17, 2022