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Xi heads to Pyongyang, Moscow on his mind

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to North Korea will be delicate and difficult. The relationship no longer resembles that of “lips and teeth” from the Korean War era — Korean lips and Chinese teeth. It has evolved into far more complex and contradictory ties, not

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Qatari designers make North American runway debut in Toronto

Three emerging Qatari and Qatar-based designers made their North American runway debut at Fashion Art Toronto, showcasing their work to international audiences as part of the Qatar, Canada and Mexico 2026 Year of Culture and highlighting fashion's growing role in cultural

One person killed in attack in central Israel

JERUSALEM, June 7 (Reuters) - A 35-year-old man was killed and five others injured in a series of shootings on Sunday in central Israel near the occupied West Bank that police described as a suspected terror attack. A police spokesperson said the suspected gunman, an Israeli

US troops, families adjust to new normal of Iran war

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - Fourteen weeks after President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran, the U.S. military is adjusting to an unusual state of conflict that is not full-scale war, but also far from peace. On ships and bases in the Middle East, U.S.