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Xi visits North Korea to reassert influence over emboldened Kim

Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea in a likely bid to reassert Beijing’s influence over an emboldened Kim Jong Un, a neighbor with a rapidly expanding nuclear arsenal and deepening alliance with Russia. The two-day visit that begins Monday marks Xi’s first to Pyongyang in seven years, and comes just weeks after he hosted President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin in ...
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‘Overreaction’? Canada bars Texas livestock over New World screwworm

Canada temporarily banned Texas livestock due to the ongoing spread of New World screwworm, officials announced Friday. American officials recently identified the flesh-eating parasite in the U.S., decades after it was eradicated from the country. The parasitic infection, spread via screwworm flies, poses serious risks to Texas’ $15.5 billion cattle industry.
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Ukraine targets St. Petersburg after Putin refuses talks

Ukraine launched a drone barrage at St. Petersburg on Saturday, the final day of a major investment forum, hours after President Vladimir Putin spoke there and refused a proposal for talks with Kyiv. The strikes on the city and the surrounding region set a defense ministry facility ablaze and disrupted operations at Russia’s second-largest commercial airport for several hours. Russian air ...
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Xi to visit North Korea next week for first time since 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week, marking his inaugural overseas trip of the year after recently hosting Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Beijing. Xi will travel to Pyongyang for the first time since 2019 from June 8-9 at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. That visit comes as Kim steps up diplomatic ...
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WHO launches $518 million plan to curb Africa Ebola outbreak

DAKAR, Senegal – The World Health Organization chief announced a $518 million six-month joint plan to fight Ebola on Friday, calling for money and political commitment to halt the spread of an outbreak that is already the fourth biggest on record.
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U.S., Iran exchange military strikes to put fresh strains on ceasefire

WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran clashed again overnight, with Kuwait and Bahrain caught in the crossfire of the most serious flare-up since a ceasefire went into effect in early April. The developments follow days of rising tension, including over Israeli operations against Tehran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, that threaten to derail U.S.-Iran talks about an interim peace ...