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It was already hard to imagine a breakthrough emerging from the direct talks between Russia and Ukraine set to be renewed in Istanbul on Monday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/tKcXCg2

Faced with marginalization and disinterest, Asian artists living in 1920s and 1930s Paris are now the subject of a major new exhibition — and a string of multimillion-dollar auction sales. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/679F1fI

A fire in a drug rehabilitation center in the violence-plagued Mexican state of Guanajuato killed 12 people and injured at least three others, authorities said Sunday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/9bP3Mlu

At least seven people were killed when a road bridge collapsed onto a passenger train in western Russia late Saturday, with railway authorities blaming “illegal interference.” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/zQdLoMC

After half a year of political turmoil, uncertainty and division, South Korea is voting for a new president to succeed Yoon Suk Yeol, the disgraced former leader who plunged the democratic nation into chaos by declaring martial law in December. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/XO0N5kT

Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand was crowned Miss World on Saturday in India, where the international pageant was held this year. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/plGCfWw

The judge asked lawyers how a suit by Charleston, S.C., claiming oil companies misled people about climate risks, might be affected by a Trump executive order blasting cases like these. from World News https://ift.tt/C5xPObH

Every night after returning home from work, Chen opens his laptop and switches to his secret life as an undercover activist. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/aekC4tR

China will not send its defense minister to this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, shunning a chance to meet his US and Asian counterparts as tensions simmer with Washington. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/4NvHBeK

Beijing has intervened significantly in Myanmar’s civil war to protect its substantial investments in the country, handing a setback to resistance forces. from World News https://ift.tt/vFqw5Ad

A burgeoning new sporting trend inspired by the biggest full contact hits in American football and rugby has proved deadly, and there’s now calls for it to be banned. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/HBfSiPY

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A one-two punch from the United States risks shattering the already fragile trade war truce between Washington and Beijing, with Chinese tech companies and students both dealt shock blows by the Trump administration Wednesday night. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/PJ2G7ya

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If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/W56cbKm