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World News Today Live: Italian journalist Cecilia Sala returns home after three weeks in Iran
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, released after three weeks in detention in Iran, returns to Rome and is greeted by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Her release in connection with an Iranian engineer wanted by the United States was a major political victory for Meloni. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg appointed interim leader to form coalition government
Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg becomes Austria’s interim chancellor as negotiations for a coalition government continue. Outgoing Prime Minister Karl Nehammer resigned after failing to form a coalition government without the Liberal Party and is expected to formally resign on Friday. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams door on Donald Trump’s Canadian merger proposal: ‘This is not a snowball’s chance’
‘No chance for snowballing’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken out strongly against President Donald Trump’s proposal to make Canada the 51st US state, perhaps for the first time. Read the full story here
World News Today Live: Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah pushes ceasefire agreement to its limits
Both countries have accused each other of violations as the deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from Lebanon approaches. Read the full text here
World News Today Live: Elon Musk’s father on billionaire’s interest in British politics: ‘He’s just a human being…tell him to get lost’
erol mask. The father of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, told British voters unimpressed by his billionaire son’s interest in his country’s politics: “He’s just a human… Don’t listen to what he says…tell him to get lost,” he advises. Read the full text here
