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It comes just days after the Pentagon abruptly canceled a deployment to the country that was underway.

Earlier this month, Trump said he would pull 4,000 troops out of Germany after Chancellor Friedrich Merz was critical of the U.S.

war on Iran.

That's U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who lashed out at some allies ahead of a meeting with NATO foreign ministers in Sweden this morning.

Their NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has fielded questions on the recent shifts in policy from the U.S., including the new troop announcement.

And Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta will hold a referendum in October on whether to leave Canada.

But the province's premier, Danielle Smith, said it won't actually be a vote on whether to become an independent country.

A ballot question will ask whether Alberta should stay in Canada or take legal steps under the constitution to hold a binding referendum on separating.

SpaceX has delayed the launch of its newest Starship rocket after several problems cropped up shortly before last night's planned countdown.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk later said in a social media post that a hydraulic pin on part of the launch tower didn't function correctly.

He also added that the company could try the flight today if the problem is fixed.

It turns out weight loss drugs may have a surprising side effect in stalling cancer.

Four different studies have found GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Monjaro can reduce tumor progression, lower the overall chance of death, and lessen the risk of developing breast and lung cancer.

In addition to reducing blood sugar and spurring weight loss, the drugs are already approved for reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes and in testing for helping with sleep apnea and dampening addictive behaviors.

The cancer studies were observational, and further research is needed to confirm the findings.

And we've got a special bonus episode coming later today.

In the latest What's News and earnings, we look at NVIDIA's blistering growth in the latest quarter and the growing competition it faces.

That'll be in your What's News feed today at midday.

After 11 years and more than 1,800 episodes, last night Stephen Colbert hosted the final edition of The Late Show.