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Hello and welcome to your afternoon news update from The Associated Press. Today, Americans are feeling the financial pinch as the Iran war fuels inflation in the U.S.; a French widow caught in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown describes her detention; and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists he has no intention of resigning as calls to do so grow louder within his Labour Party.
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A grocery store cashier pauses while pulling dollar bills for their cash drawer in Dallas, in April. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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The Iran war is hitting home as US inflation has its biggest jump in three years
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U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans. The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, the biggest jump in three years. Prices are rising at a time when Americans are already frustrated by the high cost of living. Affordability is likely to be a key issue when voters go to the polls in November. Read more.
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85-year-old French widow caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown describes her detention
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The arrest last month of Marie-Thérèse Ross, a French widow of a U.S. military veteran, made international headlines. Ross spoke to The Associated Press on Monday about her 16 days in federal immigration custody after being arrested following an alleged visa overstay. She has been released and returned to France. The experience in detention, she said, changed her and her view of politics. Read more.
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UK’s Starmer defiant as calls for his resignation grow and several ministers quit
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted Tuesday that he has no intention of resigning as calls grew louder within his Labour Party for him to step down and some junior members of his government quit in protest. Starmer tried to shore up support within his Cabinet following a feverish few days in the wake of hefty losses for the Labour Party in local elections last week. If repeated in a national election, such losses would see the party overwhelmingly ejected from power. Read more.
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A fisherman tries to remove some of an invasive plant in Buenavista, Colombia, in April. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
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Bzikebi from Georgia perform during the dress rehearsal for the first semifinal of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, on Monday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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The Eurovision Song Contest turns 70
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Eurovision, the annual musical extravaganza that has been likened to a pop music Olympics, takes place in Vienna, Austria, starting Tuesday. It will see singers and bands from 35 countries compete onstage for the continent’s musical crown — but with some high-profile absentees who are boycotting to protest Israel’s participation. Here’s a guide to all things Eurovision. Before the party really gets started, some of this year's participants taught AP about their countries and how to dance to their songs.
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