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1. JD Vance cancels trip to Europe for peace talks with Iran this weekend

   

2. Cuban lawmakers approve sweeping reforms to privatize vast swath of economy

   

   Cuban lawmakers unanimously approved sweeping reforms backed by the Communist Party and former leader Raúl Castro that would privatize a vast swath of the country's socialist economy ‌in a bid to survive punishing U.S. sanctions.

3. Hegseth orders review of U.S. troops deployed to NATO in fiery Brussels speech

   

   U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth put NATO allies on notice Thursday, announcing a Pentagon review of America's military commitment to Europe and warning some countries will fail the assessment.

4. Labour's Andy Burnham wins byelection, setting up showdown with Keir Starmer to lead Britain

   

   Andy Burnham, the current mayor of Greater Manchester, has won a special election for a seat in Parliament that puts him in a position to challenge embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

5. Luigi Mangione won't assert a psychiatric defence in state trial, after all, his lawyers say

   

   In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione's lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defence at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.