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This morning, Europe faces economic challenges and geopolitical tensions.
Focus remains on cohesion and collaboration across the European Union.
Xi Jinping issued a cautionary warning to Donald Trump during his visit to Beijing, emphasising that cooperation benefits both China and the United States while confrontation leads to loss. The leaders aim to explore avenues for collaboration and sustain trade momentum during this crucial dialogue.
Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil are urging an immigration appeals court to reopen his deportation case, citing new evidence suggesting the Trump administration manipulated proceedings against him due to his pro-Palestine activism. Khalil’s case, flagged as a high priority, raises concerns over due process and freedom of speech.
Pete Hegseth’s news conference highlighted the contentious political atmosphere in Washington regarding the US attack on Iran’s Fordow nuclear plant, anticipating a divide over forthcoming damage assessments.
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Trump made an angry start to the week displaying his frustration at Israel.
On Tuesday he headed to NATO to secure billions of spending for the next 10 years.
On Wednesday he declared a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, amidst backlash that US strikes were ineffective on Irans nuclear facility.
At the NATO summit in The Hague, Secretary-General Mark Rutte referred to President Donald Trump as “daddy” whilst praising him for intervening in the Iran–Israel ceasefire and driving a historic agreement for members to boost defence spending to 5 % of GDP by 2035.
Eastern U.S. suburbs swelter under record-breaking temperatures, with cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, and Washington D.C. experiencing triple-digit heat and oppressive humidity driven by a persistent heat dome.
“New intelligence” says US bombing of Iran did severe damage to Iran’s nuclear sites despite the leaked report from the US intelligence.
Richard Gerald Jordan, aged 79, was executed by lethal injection in Mississippi after spending nearly 50 years on death row for the kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter in 1976.
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