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- Leaders of 28 countries agree on a draft European Constitution for the European Union at the Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels, while Croatia is accepted as a candidate for joining the EU.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia had warned the United States several times before the 2003 invasion of Iraq that Saddam Hussein was planning terrorist attacks against the US.
- CNN and Al Arabiya report that kidnapped hostage Paul Johnson has been beheaded by militants linked to Al Qaeda.
- Colombia's left-wing FARC rebels claim responsibility for the massacre of 34 coca farmers found dead earlier this week, claiming the farmers were supporters of right-wing paramilitary groups.
- In football, on the seventh day of EURO 2004, Denmark beat Bulgaria, 2-0, whilst Sweden and Italy draw 1-1.