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Italy’s top diplomat nixes US trip after Meloni says Trump fabricated story

The Italian prime minister has accused Trump of making up a story that she ‘begged’ him for a photo at G7 in France.

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VIDEO: Watch World Cup Day 8: Hosts Canada and Mexico top their groups

Latest match highlights, reaction and previews from the FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America.

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Panama Says Audit Found Broad Compliance at Idled Copper Mine

Panama received a long-awaited audit of First Quantum Minerals Ltd.’s shuttered copper mine, in a key step toward deciding whether the sprawling operation can reopen.

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Historic by-election win sends message to Labour and SNP - Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch hailed the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973, after the party took Aberdeen South from the SNP.

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HGV drivers given bogus medical tests in the back of a vans

Trading Standards said Doctors on Wheels promised tests for "just under £60" undercutting competitors.

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Rapist who 'catfished' Muslim men on Snapchat and Grindr jailed

Police now believe Waleed Saeed had dozens more victims, who they are now appealing to come forward.

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Israel continues attacks on Lebanon despite agreeing to ceasefire

At least 47 people killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since midnight as US-Iran talks stall.

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How Ukraine broke through Russia’s air defenses

As a barrage of Ukrainian drones descended on Moscow in the early hours of Thursday, Russia’s response appeared more like a scramble, and less like a well-planned strategic defense. Videos from the streets of the capital showed glimpses of the ensuing chaos.

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Does Everlane’s Sale to Shein Mark the End of Millennial Optimism?

On today’s Big Take podcast, a brand built on sustainability sells to a fast fashion giant. Everlane’s co-founder reflects on the deal and ’s Amanda Mull predicts what it means for retail.

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Petrol bomb makers among latest to be sentenced over Ely riots

The deaths of teenagers Kyrees Sullivan and Harvey Evans sparked a night of violence in Cardiff in 2023.

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Aspen Disruption Triggers South Africa Contraceptive Shortage

A disruption at Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.’s manufacturing facilities has led to shortages of oral contraceptives across South Africa, according to the health department and a local pharmacy chain.

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‘Destruction is the goal’: Israel steers between the US, Iran, and Lebanon

Netanyahu faces political backlash and US criticism as Israeli attacks on Lebanon defy Iran peace agreement.

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Car Dealer Global Auto Is Said to Weigh Toronto IPO This Year

Global Auto Holdings Ltd., the owner of car dealer franchises including the UK’s Lookers, is exploring an initial public offering in Toronto, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Germany’s Merz Seeks Currency Talks to Fix Undervalued Yuan

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for international talks about exchange rates as part of the European Union’s resolve to address its deepening trade deficit with China.

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From outsider to president? Inside de la Espriella’s bid to lead Colombia

A political newcomer, de la Espriella has reached the last round of Colombia’s presidential race. What would a win mean?

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Three killed in Ukraine a day after drone attack kills child in Moscow

The Kremlin said it will ‘continue’ striking Ukraine after biggest-ever drone attack on Russian capital.

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Henry Zeffman: What does Keir Starmer do next after Andy Burnham's Makerfield win?

Discussion about the prime minister's future ramps up after Makerfield by-election.

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UnitedHealth’s $3 Billion AI Push Has Bots Calling Doctors

At UnitedHealth Group Inc., artificial intelligence reads aloud summaries of medical charts as nurses drive to patients’ homes. It listens to millions of customer calls to find the causes of complaints. One trial even has AI agents calling doctors’ offices to…

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Bain Capital CLO Tranche Defaults in Post-2008 First for Europe

Part of a European collateralized loan obligation managed by Bain Capital has failed to repay investors in full, the first such default since an overhaul of the asset-backed securities more than a decade ago.

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Trump takes aim at critics of US-Iran MoU, says Iran ‘finished’

Trump says deal amounts to Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’; Negotiations thrown into doubt as Vance delays trip.

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MDA Space to Buy Blue Canyon for $620 Million in Defense Push

Canada’s MDA Space Ltd. will acquire Blue Canyon Technologies LLC in an all-cash, $620 million transaction, allowing it to bid for classified work in the US.

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Spain Weighs Financial Aid to Struggling Solar Power Industry

The Spanish government is weighing whether to offer financial support to a domestic solar industry that’s grappling with oversupply and negative wholesale power prices.

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Hungary Top Court Shelves President’s Petition to Stay in Power

Hungary’s top court shelved President Tamas Sulyok’s petition that had sought to prevent his ouster, potentially lending momentum to the freshly elected prime minister’s bid to remove the head of state from office.

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As Lebanon tests US-Iran deal, Trump must rein in Netanyahu, analysts say

Israel’s invasion and attacks in Lebanon pose ‘greatest vulnerability’ to US-Iran diplomacy, says analyst Trita Parsi.

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Italy's Meloni says Trump 'made up' story that she 'begged' him for photo at G7

The highly public exchange is an indication that their earlier close ties have frayed since Trump's decision to go to war with Iran.

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The Odds: Democratic Socialists | CNN Politics

CNN News Central’s John Berman and chief data analyst Harry Enten examine what polling and prediction markets reveal about the recent rise of Democratic Socialists ahead of the November midterms.

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Italian foreign minister cancels trip to US over Trump’s comments about Meloni

US President Donald Trump’s comments to an Italian media outlet about the country’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have sparked a fresh diplomatic incident.

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Starmer’s future hangs in balance after Burnham’s Makerfield election win

Ashton-in-Makerfield, a town few knew of until recently, has potentially chosen the UK’s next prime minister.

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Farage blames Makerfield defeat on anti-Starmer votes

The Reform UK leader says he is "disappointed" with his party's performance in the key by-election.

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CNN Podcasts: Engagement Party | CNN

Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro host a pop culture video podcast where the hot takes are the smart takes. Party hopping between what you’re watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds.

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A potentially feisty World Cup showdown awaits USA-Australia in Seattle

Last October’s World Cup warmup match between the Americans and Australians was anything but friendly. Friday’s rematch will go down on the world’s biggest stage.

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Why Republicans think they can save their House majority at the US-Mexico border

Republicans are in an uphill battle to save their narrow House majority, weighed down by an unpopular president and concerns about the cost of living amid the US war with Iran.

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Sisters who share same sperm donor dad meet for first time

Natasha, Gemma and Helen say finding each other has been a "fairy tale".

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Zoo worker jumped into crocodile enclosure to save injured boy

Police say the boy remains in a "critical but stable" condition in hospital.

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Trump’s new acting intel chief Bill Pulte arrives early, eyes firing hundreds

President Donald Trump’s pick for acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, showed up at his new job a day early on Thursday after asking for a list of every employee in the office so he could assess whether to fire them, two sources familiar with…

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Analysis: What the missing center has meant for the Supreme Court

For more than a half century, the Supreme Court was anchored by a series of conservative centrists who controlled the most anticipated end-of-term rulings in June, pragmatic justices like Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy.

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