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Drone kills two in Kherson minibus strike, as Russia claims front-line progress

Two people were killed after a Russian drone attacked a minibus in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials said Saturday, in the latest barrage of civilian areas, a hallmark of Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.

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Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists shuts down rights summit

New York-based group Access Now canceled the RightsCon summit in Zambia.

Mexican governor indicted by the U.S. for drug trafficking says he'll step down

The governor of Mexico's northern Sinaloa state said that he would temporarily resign after the United States charged him and nine other officials with drug trafficking in a bombshell indictment that has shaken the political establishment.

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Germany focuses on shared interests after U.S. announces troop drawdown

Germany's defense minister on Saturday appeared to take in stride a Pentagon announcement that the United States plans to pull some 5,000 troops out of Germany, saying a drawdown was expected and emphasizing the mutual benefit of the longstanding U.S. deployment in Europe.

Taiwan's president lands in Eswatini in a trip delayed by lack of overflight clearance

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te says he has arrived in Eswatini, Taiwan’s only diplomatic ally in Africa, despite flight challenges reportedly due to Chinese pressure