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Bikini-clad Demi Lovato makes waves on idyllic tropical honeymoon with husband Jutes: ‘Wifey’

The “Sorry Not Sorry” singer wore a bright red two-piece, among other swimsuits, while soaking up the sun on their beach vacation.
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘KO’ on Netflix, Where French MMA Fighter Ciryl Gane (Sometimes) Fights New Battles

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Trump to leave G7 summit early over escalating Israel-Iran conflict

Abrupt change of plans comes after president on Truth Social warns residents of Tehran to evacuate immediately
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Iran may get a ‘last chance’ from Trump to accept nuclear deal: report

The proposal is expected to keep the Trump administration’s red line that the Iranian regime engage in no uranium enrichment, but could be “slightly better” than a previous offer made about a week and a half ago, the Jerusalem Post reported on Monday, citing US and European officials.
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Francisco Lindor gets one step closer to elusive Mets All-Star nod — but two other stars have work to do

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Cubs $525 Million Superstar Sets High Bar for Team’s Ultimate Goal

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How to Watch Dodgers vs Padres: Live Stream Shohei Ohtani Pitching Return, MLB, TV Channel

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Israel, US, and China issue Tehran evacuation orders as fear of war grows

The evacuation calls have heightened fears that the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel could spiral into a full-scale war.
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Israel-Iran conflict live: Trump tells Tehran to ‘evacuate’ as Macron says US president has made ceasefire ‘offer’

US president will leave G7 summit in Canada early due to situation in the Middle East, White House says; French president says ‘an offer was made especially to get a ceasefire and to then kick-start broader discussions’

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Middle East.

Donald Trump has said “Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” even as French President Emmanuel Macron said his US counterpart had made an offer for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

Israel indicated that its attacks on Iran are unfinished, and that it would not rule out targeting the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in interviews with US media today. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Associated Press that Israeli strikes have set Iran’s nuclear program back a “very, very long time” and he would “not be surprised” if the attacks toppled the Iranian government. Speaking on ABC News, Netanyahu added that killing Khamenei would not “escalate the conflict” but rather “end it.” On social media, Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar wrote that he had told the European Union’s foreign minister Kaja Kallas that its military operation in Iran was unfinished and that “Israel will act to complete it.”

Meanwhile, Iran said its counter-attacks on Israel were self-defense and appealed to Gulf State leaders for aid asking Donald Trump to help negotiate a ceasefire with Israel. Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations told the body’s Security Council that its strikes on Israel are “proportionate defensive operations directed exclusively at military objectives and associated infrastructure”, Reuters reports. Iranian officials have also asked the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to mediate discussions with the United States, Reuters reports.

The United States has relocated refueling aircraft to Europe in order to give Donald Trump military options as hostilities escalate between Iran and Israel, Reuters reports. Reuters and the New York Times also report that the USS Nimitz, an aircraft carrrier, is en route to the Middle East as part of a planned deployment. The news comes even as US senator Tim Kaine introduced legislation to restrict Donald Trump’s war powers.

Group of Seven leaders drafted a joint statement calling for de-escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, according to two sources and a draft seen by Reuters. The draft commits to safeguarding market stability, including energy markets, and says Israel has the right to defend itself. Donald Trump does not intend to sign the statement, CBS News reports, citing unnamed US officials.

European countries have begun evacuating their citizens from Israel. Germany will evacuate its citizens via Jordan’s capital Amman, with a charter flight scheduled for Wednesday. Meanwhile, the UK is establishing a system for UK nationals to register their presence in Israel.

Russia believes Iran is exercising its right to defend itself against attack by Israel, deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said. Russian news agencies also quoted Ryabkov as saying that Russia was discussing the crisis with the United States as well as maintaining contacts with both Israel and Iran.

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Australia mushroom trial live: closing arguments in Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial to continue

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder following a fatal beef wellington lunch in Leongatha in 2023. Follow live

Here’s a recap of the what jury heard on Monday:

Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC told the jury Erin Patterson made “four calculated deceptions”. She said these were fabricating a cancer claim as a reason to host the lunch, secreting a lethal dose of poison in the beef wellingtons, her attempts to pretend she was also sick, and a sustained cover-up to “conceal the truth” after the lunch.

Patterson did not think she would be questioned about her cancer claim because she believed her “lie would die with them [her lunch guests]”, Rogers said.

Rogers told the jury to reject Patterson’s evidence that there were no grey plates she served the beef wellingtons on. She said Ian Wilkinson, the sole surviving lunch guest, was a “compelling witness” and recalled four grey plates. He said Patterson ate off an orange-tan coloured plate.

Not one medical professional who saw Patterson said she looked unwell, Rogers told the jury.

Patterson’s initial reluctance to have her children medically tested, after she told medical staff she fed them leftovers of the fatal meal, was because she knew they had not consumed death cap mushrooms, Rogers said.

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