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Italy’s prime minister cheered across world as she delivers ‘thrashing’ to Trump
A diplomatic firestorm between President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sparked global reactions Friday. The prime minister acidly denied Trump’s claims to an Italian TV network that she had “begged” him for a photo together during this week’s G7 summit and that he agreed because he “felt sorry for her.” Meloni claimed…
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Israel and Hezbollah Agree to Cease-Fire After Renewed Fighting Threatens to Derail U.S.-Iran Peace Talks
Smoke rises after an airstrike on the village of Choukine in southern Lebanon on June 19, 2026. —AFP—Getty Images Israel and Hezbollahagreed to a cease-fire Friday, a U.S. official told TIME, after a fresh exchange of strikes risked derailing Washington-Tehran talks for a permanent truce in the Iran war. The halt in hostilities is understood…
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Scientists Building World’s Most Powerful Radio Telescope Deep in the Nevada Desert
Researchers at Caltech are gearing up to begin construction on what could become the most sensitive and fastest radio telescope array ever built. The ambitions are staggeringly vast. Once completed in 2029, the Deep Synoptic Array (DSA) will feature a whopping 1,650 radio dishes, each measuring just shy of 20 feet across, spanning an area…
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Italy’s top diplomat cancels U.S. trip as Meloni slams Trump’s claim she ‘begged’ for a photo with him
ROME — The Italian government closed ranks on Friday to slam President Trump over his claim that Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for a photo with him during the recent G7 summit, a pushback that suggested the longtime U.S. ally had had enough of Trump’s boasting. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani abruptly canceled a planned trip to…
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Trump hit by Iran ultimatum that could destroy just signed peace deal: report
Iran issued the Trump administration a fierce ultimatum that could collapse the tentative peace deal just a day after it was signed, Drop Site News reported Friday. The demand was related to Lebanon, which Israel invaded in March and has since killed nearly 4,000 Lebanese and sparked a humanitarian crisis affecting millions. Included in the…
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‘Disappointed,’ ‘discouraged’ and crying foul: Spencer Pratt voters grapple with mayoral runoff they never wanted
Former mayoral candidate and reality TV personality Spencer Pratt did not advance to the November runoff election, but still drew a notable share of the vote in the June municipal election. Some of his supporters expressed “disappointment”, with a smaller subset alleging a “corrupt” election, despite no evidence being cited to support those claims. “I…
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New York Knicks celebrate with VIP bash at private members-only club after parade
They’re going hard in the paint! The New York Knicks post-gamed their NBA championship victory parade with an ultra-exclusive bash at members-only club Chez Margaux on Thursday. Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Miles McBride and their teammates were spotted at the Chelsea social club to mark the franchise’s first NBA title in 53 years.…
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Talks between the U.S. and Iran are called off because of fighting in Lebanon, officials say
JERUSALEM — Talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off Friday after intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, officials said, raising questions about an initial agreement to end the war in Iran. Israel and the militant group later agreed to renew their ceasefire, three officials said. Word of the ceasefire came from two…
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‘All hell breaks loose’ as Italy’s PM goes ballistic over ‘made up’ Trump story
A diplomatic firestorm erupted Friday after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused President Trump of fabricating a story about her — and her government responded by canceling a planned diplomatic visit to Washington. The dispute traces back to comments Trump made to Italian channel La7, claiming Meloni had “begged” him for a photo together at…
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2 men sentenced to prison for arson on property linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer
LONDON — A British court sent two men to prison Friday for setting fire to property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a plot orchestrated by a mysterious Russian-speaking figure. Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, a 27-year-old Romanian citizen, were imprisoned for 7 years and 2 years, respectively, after being found guilty…