Giorgia Meloni’s Right-Wing Bloc Storms to Italian Election Victory

By Amy Kazmin & Giuliana Ricozzi | Financial Times (free)

A coalition led by Giorgia Meloni’s arch-conservative Brothers of Italy has won a decisive victory in Italy’s snap election, putting it in position to form the country’s first government led by the far-right since the second world war.

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Protests Continue in Iran as President Threatens ‘Decisive’ Response

By Kareem Fahim & Babak Dehghanpisheh | The Washington Post

Protests continued in Tehran and other Iranian cities Sunday for a 10th day, with videos emerging of large demonstrations despite tightening internet restrictions and an expanding clampdown by security forces, monitoring groups said.

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Off Its East Coast

By Choe Sang-Hun | The New York Times

North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile off its east coast Sunday in its first ballistic missile test in nearly four months, the South Korean military said.

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Ceremony and Controversy Await Harris During Visit to Asia

By Chris Megerian | Associated Press (free)

Attending funerals on behalf of the United States is normally a straightforward assignment for a vice president, but Kamala Harris will confront controversy at nearly every turn as she visits Asia for the memorial honoring former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

U.S. Steps Up Diplomatic Efforts With China on Taiwan, Russia

By Matthew Lee | Associated Press (free)

A U.S. warship sailed through the strait separating Taiwan and China on Tuesday, the navy said, the first such passage since leaders from the two rival superpowers held a video summit.

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