US supreme court to rule on Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship, a move that would drastically shift immigration policy and how the constitution has long been understood

The Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.

US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states.

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Debt payments already exceed military spending. The president’s bill will make things worse.

The changes could cost up to £3bn which will have to come from higher taxes or cuts elsewhere, given the chancellor's self-imposed borrowing rules.

• Friday updates as the summer of football continues

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With that, I shall pass over to Taha for the rest of the morning.

Mark Levy gets in touch: “In Ben’s list of the top 10 players in the Under-21 tournament, 7 are over 21, 2 are 21, & only 1 is actually under 21! Does the competition need a new name? The under & over 21s? Mark (sitting on my balcony in the Madrid Sierra, with nothing more pressing to do!)“

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Israeli government orders closure of Zikim crossing, which is most direct route to food distribution points located in central and south Gaza

Iran’s top diplomat said the possibility of new negotiations with the United States on his country’s nuclear program has been “complicated” by the American attack on three of the sites, which he conceded caused “serious damage.”

The US was one of the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal in which Iran agreed to limits on its uranium enrichment program in exchange for sanctions relief and other benefits, AP reported.

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Sector correlations are way above average as traders await clarification on a number of issues

The planned changes to the benefits system will affect future claimants, not current claimants.

The UK could see its hottest day of the year on Monday, as a likely heatwave coincides with Glastonbury and Wimbledon.

Purge is latest sign president Xi Jinping’s anti corruption drive has reached highest echelons of armed forces

A top Chinese general has been purged from the body that overseas the Chinese military in the latest sign that Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive has reached the highest echelons of the armed forces.

Miao Hua, a senior admiral from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) navy, was the director of the political work department of the central military commission (CMC), making him responsible for ideology and loyalty within the armed forces. The six-person CMC is one of the most powerful institutions in China and is headed by Xi, China’s leader.

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