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Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, will spend July 4th on Lampedusa with migrants instead of returning to the U.S. for America's 250th birthday celebration.
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A Philippine lawmaker has filed a bill that would bring back the death penalty for government officials convicted of corruption — with execution by firing squad. The President is not exempt.
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France has officially opened a criminal investigation into Elon Musk and X, alleging the platform algorithmically manipulated French political content and allowed Grok users to generate illegal deepfakes and Holocaust denial material.
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President Trump issued his most direct threat yet to Iran as nuclear negotiations collapsed, warning Tehran the clock is ticking while his national security team prepares military strike options.
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A Philippine lawmaker has filed a bill imposing the death penalty by firing squad on any public official convicted of corruption — from the President down to village officials. House Bill 11211 is now in committee.
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China executed three men convicted of sexually abusing children at a public sentencing rally. All three death sentences were personally approved by China's Supreme People's Court — and the message was intentional.
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France has formally opened a full criminal investigation into Elon Musk and his platform X — the largest criminal probe of an American tech CEO by a European government in history — targeting alleged algorithm manipulation of French politics and illegal AI-generated content from Grok.
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Three men convicted of sexually abusing children in China were executed at a public sentencing rally after their death sentences were approved by the Supreme People's Court. China called it a deliberate warning.
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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pulled Spain from Eurovision 2026 — the first withdrawal since 1961 — citing Israel's continued participation. Four other nations have joined the boycott.
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Israel has announced plans to sue The New York Times for defamation after the paper published an opinion column by Nicholas Kristof alleging Israeli prison guards sexually abused Palestinian detainees. Legal experts say the case has almost no chance in an American court.
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Pope Leo XIV — the first American-born pope in history — has declined JD Vance's personal invitation to America's 250th birthday. Instead of the National Mall on July 4th, he'll be on Lampedusa, the Mediterranean island where African migrants wash ashore. The Vatican confirmed the decision without apology.
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Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope in history, will skip America's 250th birthday celebration to stand with African migrants on the island of Lampedusa — a decision that has widened the rift between the Vatican and Washington.
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