Trump calls Italy’s Meloni a ‘nice person’ but blames her for not helping with Iran – Reuters

  1. Trump calls Italy's Meloni a 'nice person' but blames her for not helping with Iran  Reuters
  2. Leave ‘Queen’ Meloni alone, Belgian defense minister warns Trump  politico.eu
  3. Trump Reignites Tensions With Meloni Ahead of NATO Summit  Time Magazine
  4. Trump Rips Female Ally He Thirsted After for Rejecting Him  The Daily Beast
  5. ‘Restraining order needed’: Trump shares doctored Meloni meme to reignite feud - Truth or Fake  France 24
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Fact check: Five false claims Trump made in one meeting with Erdogan – CNN

  1. Fact check: Five false claims Trump made in one meeting with Erdogan  CNN
  2. NATO wanted a quiet summit. Trump had other plans.  Politico
  3. Trump renews Greenland threats at NATO summit, says U.S. could remove troops from Europe  CNBC
  4. Gov. Jeff Landry shares his Greenland recommendations with President Trump. See them here  WDSU
  5. Trump reiterates at NATO summit that Greenland should be controlled by US, not Denmark  Reuters
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Marine Le Pen to run for presidency and appeal against conviction in France’s highest court

French far-right leader announces decision after court orders her to wear ankle tag over embezzlement

The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has announced she will run for the presidency in 2027 and will lodge an appeal to France’s highest court over her sentence to wear an electronic ankle tag for the embezzlement of European parliament funds.

“Tonight, I am a candidate in the presidential election,” Le Pen, 57, told TF1 television on Tuesday night.

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Le Pen comeback revives French far right’s biggest fear: Can she actually win? – politico.eu

  1. Le Pen comeback revives French far right’s biggest fear: Can she actually win?  politico.eu
  2. Le Pen Says She Will Run for Presidency After Court Lifts Ban  The New York Times
  3. Le Pen’s French presidential bid dashes EU hopes for a Meloni-like successor  politico.eu
  4. France’s Le Pen to Run for President Despite Conviction  WSJ
  5. Marine Le Pen to run for French presidency despite losing court appeal  CNN
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Trump again demands Greenland as NATO unveils military projects worth billions to prove its firepower – PBS

  1. Trump again demands Greenland as NATO unveils military projects worth billions to prove its firepower  PBS
  2. NATO showcases big arms deals as Trump feels let down  Reuters
  3. What to know about NATO's summit in Turkey as America steps back from its defense of Europe  AP News
  4. NATO Allies Show Trump They Are Trying to Pay Up for Defense  The New York Times
  5. NATO Agrees to $50 Billion in Defense Deals to Placate Trump  Bloomberg.com
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Why is Marine Le Pen running for French presidency after court confirmed conviction?

A look at the case, the appeal court decision and how it could affect the race to succeed Emmanuel Macron

Marine Le Pen has said she will be a candidate in France’s presidential race next year, after a court ruling on her appeal against a conviction for embezzlement of public funds allowed her to run.

However, the path ahead is far from straightforward.

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Prince Harry gets burned in his mission to ‘slay dragons’ of British media

Harry claimed victory in two earlier legal actions but he and his co-claimants lost their lawsuit against ANL on Tuesday

The Duke of Sussex has variously described his long-running legal battles with certain sections of the British media as a “mission” and a “life’s work”.

“I’ve been told that slaying dragons will get you burned,” was his defiant response when he claimed victory against Mirror Group Newspapers in December 2023 over historic allegations of unlawful information gathering, adding it was a “worthwhile price to pay”.

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Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns

Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection

The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.

The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules.

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Prince Harry’s ‘crushing’ court loss could devastate his and Meghan Markle’s finances – The Mercury News

  1. Prince Harry’s ‘crushing’ court loss could devastate his and Meghan Markle’s finances  The Mercury News
  2. Prince Harry Loses Privacy Lawsuit Against Daily Mail Publisher  The New York Times
  3. Harry's bad news lands at wrong time, but prince sticks to script  BBC
  4. Prince Harry's UK trip off to rocky start after first major setback  Fox News
  5. Prince Harry and other claimants could face £50m legal bill after losing phone-hacking case  The Guardian
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Hungarian public media outlets halt broadcasting in post-Orbán shake-up

Péter Magyar hails ‘end of propaganda broadcasts’ as Kossuth radio and M1 TV channels suspend transmission

Hungarian public media outlets close to Viktor Orbán have suspended broadcasting, the country’s prime minister said as he hailed efforts to dismantle the longtime nationalist leader’s control over information.

Péter Magyar, who ousted Orbán in a landslide election victory in April, wrote on Facebook: “A historic day. Today marks the end of propaganda broadcasts on public media platforms. They lied at night, they lied during the day, they lied on every wavelength. That is now over.”

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