Truss resigns, Iranian drones, Xi Jinping's third term, Benzema wins Ballon d'Or

All summer to pick a leader and just six brutally short weeks for it to all go wrong. Like clockwork, Truss announced her resignation just as EU leaders were congregating in Brussels for a summit. Italy is asking for a bit of respect after The Economist ran with a "Welcome to Britaly" headline, where Liz Truss is portrayed as a centurion holding a pizza pie for a shield and a forkful of spaghetti for a lance. Speaking of Italy, its president asked the far-right's Georgia Meloni to form the country's 68th government since 1946.