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Sky News says Fuel price protests planned for Friday are threatening to unleash chaos on major roads as millions of families head off on their summer holidays.

France24 says Sri Lankan security forces raided a protest camp occupying government grounds in the main city of Colombo early on Friday and cleared out a section of it, a sign that the country’s new president was cracking down a day after his swearing-in.

Euronews says Italy is set to hold a general election this autumn after President Sergio Mattarella formally dissolved parliament.

Arab News says Russia defended its veto of a UN resolution that would have extended humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million Syrians.

Aljazeera says The United States has reported its first case of polio in nearly a decade after health officials in the state of New York said a patient had tested positive for the disease.

TRT World says An irate Donald Trump demanded to be taken to the Capitol after the supporters he sent laid siege, well aware of the deadly attack and that some in the mob were armed but refusing to call it off.

BBC News says THE TWO candidates in the Conservative leadership race are setting out their pitches to the party members who will choose Boris Johnson’s successor.

Sky News says TEENAGERS in the UK are getting their news from social media rather than traditional news channels to stay up to date, new research from Ofcom has found.

France24 says Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi won a confidence motion in the upper house Senate on Wednesday, but three main coalition parties refused to take part in the vote, effectively torpedoing his administration.

Euronews says THE European Commission urged member states on Wednesday to reduce their gas use by 15% from August 1 of this year until 31 March 2023 to ensure they can cope in the event of a total gas cut-off from Russia.