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Chinese and Russian defense officials vowed to strengthen their cooperation at a meeting in Beijing this week – in the latest sign of deepening alignment between the neighbors that’s been closely watched by the US and its allies. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/5gOsUTk

Twin bomb threats hit Indian airliners on opposite sides of the globe on Tuesday, forcing an emergency landing in the Arctic and fighter jets to scramble in Asia – the latest in a series of similar hoax scares for the country’s airlines. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/1oMkOKi

The former president, who once pushed to prosecute a former secretary of state for talking with foreign officials, said that it would be “a good thing” for himself to have secretly kept in touch with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia — if he did. from World News https://ift.tt/408Q2eZ

The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American murdered by Hamas militants in Gaza in August, have told CNN about the “crushing blow” of losing their son and say they fear that other families will receive the same “devastating news” unless world leaders take urgent action to secure the release of the remaining hostages. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/cN9z4Jf

At least four Palestinians taking shelter by a hospital were killed in a strike Israeli officials said was targeting a Hamas command center. from World News https://ift.tt/sY2nrux

Thirteen pregnant Philippine women accused of illegally acting as surrogate mothers in Cambodia after being recruited online may face prison terms after they give birth, a senior Interior Ministry official said Saturday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/QvcoyiH

The drills were seen as a response to a speech by President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan, who said last week that China had “no right to represent” the island. from World News https://ift.tt/nRCOrY9

University of North Carolina wide receiver Tylee Craft has died at the age of 23 after a cancer battle, the school announced on Saturday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/pA2sQ4r

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When Sandy Irvine went on a pioneering expedition to Mount Everest’s summit in 1924, he and his partner vanished. The recent discovery may shed light on the ill-fated adventure. from World News https://ift.tt/SfyXszh

Police in Toronto, Canada are opening a hate crime investigation after shots were fired overnight into the window of a Jewish girls’ elementary school – the second time this year the school was targeted by gunfire, officials said. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/PZLsCDw

Drones are getting another new twist: Soldiers attach canisters to them to create weapons capable of spitting out molten metal that burns at 4,400 degrees. from World News https://ift.tt/47T81VD

Nepalis have complained that China’s breaches of the border threaten their land and their way of life. from World News https://ift.tt/bV6z1AN

Criminalizing marital rape would be “excessively harsh,” the Indian government has said, in a blow to campaigners ahead of a long-awaited Supreme Court decision that will affect hundreds of millions of people in India for generations. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/GEMNgtj

While Han Kang’s victory was celebrated as a crowning cultural achievement for her country, her work also represents a form of rebellion against its culture. from World News https://ift.tt/nf9bKvI