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What to know about Trump-Xi summit with trade, Taiwan and Iran on the agenda

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What to know about Trump-Xi summit with trade, Taiwan and Iran on the agenda

Uganda’s longtime president will be sworn in for another term as his son emerges as de facto ruler

Uganda’s longtime president will be sworn in for another term as his son emerges as de facto ruler

Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring

Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring

Turkish Airlines jet safely evacuated after landing gear smoke at Nepal airport

A South Korean startup captures workers’ techniques to develop AI brains for robots

Trump and Xi dialed down the trade war, but challenges lurk at their China summit

Trump and Xi dialed down the trade war, but challenges lurk at their China summit

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Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers

Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers

Venezuela’s acting president defends country’s territory and rejects Trump’s 51st state remarks

Venezuela’s acting president defends country’s territory and rejects Trump’s 51st state remarks

Oil prices rise as the Iran war drags on, but US stocks inch to more records

Oil prices rise as the Iran war drags on, but US stocks inch to more records

A new wave of gang violence in Haiti displaces hundreds of people

Starmer pledges to prove his doubters wrong but faces a wave of resignation calls

Starmer pledges to prove his doubters wrong but faces a wave of resignation calls

Pakistan lodges a complaint with Afghanistan over a suicide attack that killed 15 police

Indigenous Amazon groups urge the UN to curb organized crime, not militarize territories

Ramaphosa says he will not resign as South Africa opens an impeachment committee over cash scandal

Israeli troops get prison for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

EU targets Russians with sanctions over the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children

EU targets Russians with sanctions over the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children

New Beatles fan experience set to open in London in 2027

New Beatles fan experience set to open in London in 2027

Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘life support’ and proposes gas tax pause as strait stays closed

Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘life support’ and proposes gas tax pause as strait stays closed

EU diplomats agree to sanction Hamas leaders and Israeli settlers but fail to pressure Israel

EU diplomats agree to sanction Hamas leaders and Israeli settlers but fail to pressure Israel

Aid group says Libyan-linked vessels fired on a migrant rescue ship in the Mediterranean

UK sanctions 9 people for alleged Iran-linked ‘hostile activity’

ICC unseals arrest warrant for a prominent Philippine senator over drug war killings under Duterte

Philippine vice president impeached by lawmakers over suspected wealth and threats

Philippine vice president impeached by lawmakers over suspected wealth and threats

Prosecutors cite terrorist intent in bomb attack on headquarters of Dutch ruling party

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