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Buongiorno! We begin the week with Italy’s Prime Minister at the White House. In welcoming  Giuseppe Conte  on  Monday , President Trump will find himself in the company of another world leader who  campaigned on a populist anti-immigration platform . Conte also  has criticized NATO , another frequent target of the US President. Sure to come up are the  Afghanistan conflict  (Italy is a key US partner) and Trump’s push to bust  trade barriers with the European Union . Also on  Monday , Zimbabwe holds its  first national election  since the army  forced Robert Mugabe out of office  last year in an apparent coup. It's the first time in a generation the strongman won’t be on the ballot, though his influence still looms over a vote that could be among the closest in the nation’s history. More than 20 candidates want to replace interim President  Emmerson Mnangagwa . He’s a frontrunner, along with opposition leader Ne...

Immigration More asylum-seekers will be turned away at the border under a new Trump administration policy. Asylum claims based on fears of gang or domestic violence  will immediately be rejected,  according to new guidance given to officers who interview asylum-seekers at US borders and  evaluate refugee applications . If an immigrant crosses the border illegally, that will also be considered in possibly rejecting an asylum claim (the policy also applies to refugee applicants abroad). The move will likely draw condemnation and legal challenges from immigrant advocates, who believe the new policy may violate international law. Meanwhile, the reunification of all migrant children younger than 5 with their parents  should be completed today.  But the government is still facing down another deadline -- July 26 -- to reunite thousands of older children with their CNNNoticias

Papa John's   The founder and public face of Papa John's is out. John Schnatter resigned as chairman of the pizza company after word got out that  he used the N-word  during a conference call in May. Schnatter admitted he used the word while participating in a role-playing exercise designed to prevent  public relations crises , and he apologized. "Racism has no place in our society," he said. Schnatter, who starred in his company's commercials,  stirred controversy last year  when he said Papa John's sales were hurt by the NFL's handling of players kneeling during the National Anthem to protest racial injustice. The nation's third-largest pizza chain said it would pick a new chairman soon.