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It's news but not fun new The NATO summit gets underway in Anchor, Turkey on Tuesday, and the spotlight will be firmly on Russia Russian strikes on Kyiv early on Monday morning killed at least twenty one people, as President Putin continues to attack civilian targets, even while he's telling President Trump that he wants to end the war. Ukrainian President Zelensky is due to meet Trump on the sidelines of the summit and he's called for more support and air defenses from allies. UK Foreign Secretary Yvete Cooper announced a fresh round of sanctions on Russia on Monday, this time targeting scientists and organisations behind nerve agents like Novichok We've seen these weapons used here in the UK, and so this is part of our clear response to the Russia threat that we will take seriously wherever we find it in order to keep the UK safe. NATO's Secretary General Mark Rut has been busy making the case that Ukraine is winning the war, repeatedly listing the level of casualties that Russia is facing on the front lines And he had a pointed warning for anyone joining Putin's war. If you're a young guy living in Russia and you contemplate joining the war effort. think again because Probably you will be one of the thirty five thousand this month next month, the month after Tory Leader Kemmy Badanno got a warning at PMQs two weeks ago when she called Labour Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson a spiteful class warrior, but she was at it again on Monday. The Tory leader is still infuriated over Labour's decision to apply that to public school fees, and she happily ignored last week's report that suggests the education system is biased against white working class children Baddernock launched another round of personal attacks on Phipson, this time calling her a disgrace. It's all about her. She grew up on a council estate. She was a disgrace to people who grew up on a council estate. That is not an excuse for failure. Brilliant people grew up on council estates and have done a lot better than her. Reform Leader Nigel Farge continues to face scrutiny over links to Posh George, who was convicted of wire fraud in Florida Labour peer Harriet Harmon says with an investigation already ongoing, Nigel needs to watch his step. He's attacking and trying to delegitimize the system. and if it comes to a finding that he has been in breach of the rules, the way he's conducted himself will be taken into account as an aggravating fact when it comes to the penalty The World Cup is intended to create new fans for the beautiful game, showcasing soccer to new audiences, but it seems to have had some unintended consequences when it comes to the White House Monday night saw the US face off against Belgium in a last sixteen clash, initially without their star player follarin Balagun who had received a one game ban after a red card last week. That didn't please the world's newest football fan Donald Trump, who called his friend FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the man who presented Trump with a FIFA peace prize. Sure enough, the red card was suspended, allowing Baligon to play but not well, as the US team crashed out against Belgium. As if that wasn't bad enough, we got an oval Office soccerball lesson from the US president, who apparently has also played golf with Harry Kanain. So I saw the play And I'm a person that loves sports and I understand sports really well reallyally well And that wasn't a foul That wasn't even an infraction. There was two guys running full speed that happened to crash into each other.. We've become used to giant Hollywood mergers as the studios and streaming platforms seem to have been busy gobbling each other up for some time now. But Monday saw a giant domestic media deal formally announced to Sky bought ITV. The deal will see Sky, which is owned by US giant Comcast, take over ITV's channels, but not its production studios in a deal worth one point six billion pounds Sky have said there will be no changes to ITV's public service obligations or to its popular programming at least for the duration of the current license, which runs to twenty thirty four The CEO of Sky UK Dana Strong says it's a good opportunity for the UK's creative industries. So we've got seven years of history of ITV coming together with Sky, which is thirty year track record of innovation. And when we put those together, we have the opportunity of creating a UK national streaming champion Hi, it's Paagege from Giggly Squad, and this episode is sponsored by Experian Boost Summer Glow U up, check glow up even better Boost your credit scores instantly by getting credit for bills you're already paying, your phone, utilities, rent, and insurance. I wish dating kind of worked like that. 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