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The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining - John F. Kennedy

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Raillery - a good natured ridiucle

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The US unveils its “Plan B” for countering Iran. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo will lay out a strategy for applying maximum pressure on the country, addressing not just nuclear but also terrorist threats. But with the EU still miffed about the Trump administration exiting the Iran nuclear deal, forming a unified coalition to apply such pressure might prove difficult.

Italy gets closer to having a new prime minister. The leaders of the League and the Five Star Movement, who agreed to form a coalition after months of talks, will meet with president Sergio Mattarella to discuss their planned government and who will lead it. Italian bonds and stocks fell last week on fears over their populist agenda.

Donald Trump hunts for impropriety in the counterintelligence investigation of his presidential campaign. He tweeted on Sunday he would instruct the justice department today to investigate whether the FBI “infiltrated or surveilled” his campaign for political purposes and whether the Obama administration was behind demands to do so.

The US and China called a trade ceasefire. Officials in Washington reached an agreement with their Chinese counterparts on a framework for fair competition and protecting intellectual property, which they say will reduce the US’s $335 billion annual trade deficit with China. “We’re putting the trade war on hold,” US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

Nicolás Maduro “won” reelection in Venezuela.Opposition parties boycotted the election, which they said was rigged, a view backed by much of the international community. The government claimed a 46% voter turnout, but the opposition said it was more like 30%, with near-empty polling stations seen across the country.

Millions watched two people get married Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle were wed in Windsor, England in a ceremony that featured a black American preacher and a dress created by the British artistic director of French couture house Givenchy. Here’s everything you need to know to pretend you watched.