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Putin visits Beijing to show Russia-China ties are unshakeable after Trump's grand welcome

Putin visits Beijing to show Russia-China ties are unshakeable after Trump's grand welcome

Putin arrives in Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping days after Trump's visit, aiming to show Russia-China ties remain unshakeable despite US-China diplomatic momentum

Asia
Adani to pay $275 million settlement to US over alleged Iran sanctions violations

Adani to pay $275 million settlement to US over alleged Iran sanctions violations

Adani Enterprises agreed to pay $275 million to the US Treasury over alleged Iran sanctions violations, days after settling a separate US bribery case for $18 million

Europe
WHO keeps hantavirus outbreak risk assessment at 'low' as cruise ship nears Rotterdam

WHO keeps hantavirus outbreak risk assessment at 'low' as cruise ship nears Rotterdam

WHO has reassessed the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak and kept its global risk rating at "low." The MV Hondius docks in Rotterdam on Monday

Middle East
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla near Cyprus, organizers say activists abducted

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla near Cyprus, organizers say activists abducted

Israeli forces boarded the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters near Cyprus on May 18. Netanyahu called the mission a ‘malicious scheme’ to support Hamas.

North America
Trump returns from China with stability and a stalemate after Beijing summit

Trump returns from China with stability and a stalemate after Beijing summit

Trump's two-day Beijing summit with Xi Jinping produced modest deals but no breakthroughs on trade, Iran, or Taiwan