Firstup: JD Vance in Italy, Luigi Mangione in court, US-Japan to hold joint patrols… the headlines today

US Vice President JD Vance is in Italy where he will meet Prime Minister Georgia Meloni. Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing a healthcare CEO, is set to appear in federal court today. Also, Japanese and the US soldiers are set to conduct joint patrols after a spate of sexual assaults cases involving the US military in Okinawa

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