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Hot mics at the G7 capture Meloni telling other world leaders she is struggling to stay awake after quitting smoking

Blazing row. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been caught on a hot mic at the G7 summit revealing she’s given up smoking again. The 49-year-old, the first woman to hold the office in Italy, previously said she had quit before taking up the habit again following her 2022 election. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, left, speaks with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. AP Photo/Thibault Camus During Monday’s meeting with fellow leaders in the Alpine French resort of Evian-les-Bains, Meloni confessed that she was struggling to stay alert after kicking the habit. “I had to take three coffees,” she was caught saying, as she and the other dignitaries awaited the arrival of President Donald Trump. Miranda Devine: Trump is showing the world, G7 leaders who’s the ‘boss’ and deserves respect for his deal-making “This morning? To wake up?” asked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, before German Chancellor Friedrich Merz enquired if she had had a smoke as well. “No, I stopped. One month ago,” replied Meloni, raising her hands in celebration to the sounds of gasps and congratulations from her fellow world leaders.

"These people need to get lives": Internet reacts after woman shows up at DC Reflecting Pool shouting, "Algae’s smarter than MAGA"

U.S. National Park Service employees remove algae from the bottom of the newly painted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States on June 16, 2026 - Source: Getty The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been making headlines after it turned green days after reopening, following renovations ordered by President Trump. The POTUS announced the restoration of the D.C. Reflecting Pool in April, and it reopened to the public earlier this month. The renovation project reportedly cost $14 million to turn the pool 'American flag blue.' However, days after ...

Iran Threatens Strait Closure as Trump Focuses on Nickname Poll

President Donald Trump’s priorities are being called into question after he made a bizarre post on Saturday morning. Just as Iran announced it was closing the Strait of Hormuz and accused the U.S. of violating the ceasefire agreement, Trump took to Truth Social to seek feedback on a new derogatory nickname for Democrats. Trump posted a poll asking his followers, “Which do you prefer, Dumocrat or Dumbocrat?” Read more at The Daily Beast.

Piers Morgan Doesn’t Think Donald Trump Should Present World Cup Trophy

English broadcaster Piers Morgan isn’t a fan of Donald Trump presenting the World Cup trophy to the winners, but wants his son Barron to do so. It was previously reported that FIFA might be considering the President as its ultimate choice to present the trophy to the World Cup winners. Previously, he also presented the […] The post Piers Morgan Doesn’t Think Donald Trump Should Present World Cup Trophy appeared first on Reality Tea .

Supreme Court unanimously strikes down gun law used to prosecute Hunter Biden

The Supreme Court unanimously struck down a law banning "habitual" marijuana users from owning firearms on Thursday. The court ruled the law, which was used to prosecute Hunter Biden, was overly broad and improperly deprived individuals of their right to possess a firearm in their homes. The case involved a Texas man charged with a felony when FBI agents raiding his home found a handgun he kept for self-defense, and he also admitted to smoking marijuana every other day. In an opinion written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the court held that the government's prosecution of Ali Hemani under a federal law prohibiting firearm possession by unlawful users of controlled substances violated the Second Amendment. Two justices, Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan, concurred only in the judgment. The federal government argued that people who regularly use illegal drugs could be disarmed based on historical laws that restricted the rights of so-called "habitual drunkards," but the court said the old laws the government relied on were too different from the modern gun restriction to justify it. "The government's analogy fails under every measure it asks us to consider," Gorsuch wrote. "The historical laws on which it relies targeted different kinds of people,

Young Puppy Brought In To Be Euthanized Now Fighting for a Chance to Grow Up Thanks to Unsung Hero

PAWS New England is asking the community to rally around Denver, a young puppy fighting for life after arriving at Memphis Veterinary Specialists with a grim prognosis. The nonprofit rescue, known for taking in abandoned, neglected, and abused dogs from high-kill shelters and desperate situations, says Denver was “brought… to be euthanized with a diagnosis of parvo,” and their team is now doing everything possible to give the “little man” a chance at the future every dog deserves.