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Polish president strips Zelenskyy of honor over naming army unit after WWII group
Jun 19, 2026 - World 
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has decided to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Poland's highest state distinction
DNI says new documents show intelligence agencies covered up lab origin of COVID
Jun 19, 2026 - World 
Former government infectious disease leader Anthony Fauci provided millions of American taxpayer dollars to China's Wuhan Institute of Virology where the virus behind COVID-19 pandemic likely began, the Office of Director of National Intelligence said in releasing new documents on the controversy.
Italian PM Meloni says she was ‘astonished’ by Trump claims that she ‘begged’ him for a photo - as it happened
Jun 19, 2026 - World 
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereAnother close Meloni ally and undersecretary in her office, Giovanbattista Fazzolari, also heavily criticised Trump’s attack on the Italian PM.“It is unclear whether out of intent or ineptitude [Trump] is wrecking the historic relations between the United States and Europe,” he said in a statement quoted by Reuters. Continue reading...
Korea unwilling, Europe unable to help in a Taiwan crisis, war game finds
Jun 19, 2026 - World 
The U.S. may have to count out South Korea and Europe as effective allies or responders in the event of a Taiwan crisis, based on the results of a recent war game.
Mourners bury 6-month-old Ebola victim, marking third orphanage death in outbreak
Jun 19, 2026 - World 
Mourners in eastern Congo have gathered to bury a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola earlier this week
