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SAMOA — King Charles has arrived in Samoa for a four-day state visit where he will preside for the first time over a gathering of Commonwealth presidents and prime ministers. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa greeted the King and Queen Camilla at Faleolo International Airport where a red carpet had …

North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, U.S. confirms  NBC News Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says North Korea has deployed troops to Russia  CNN U.S. Says North Korean Troops Are in Russia, Calling It ‘Very Serious’  The New York Times North Korea sent 3,000 troops to Russia for Ukraine war, South says  Reuters …

North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, U.S. confirms  NBC News U.S. Says North Korean Troops Are in Russia, Calling It ‘Very Serious’  The New York Times Lawmakers: South Korea’s spy chief says North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia  The Associated Press North Korea sent 3,000 troops to Russia …

Hezbollah Targets Tel Aviv Area With More Strikes: Live Updates  The New York Times IDF Names Three Israeli Soldiers Killed in Separate Incidents  Haaretz Master Sgt. (res.) Saar Eliad Navarsky killed in Hezbollah rocket attack; three wounded  The Times of Israel Rockets target central and northern Israel, IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists  The Jerusalem Post …

Live Briefing: Blinken says ‘more progress’ from Israel needed on Gaza aid flow  The Washington Post Blinken Renews Push for Middle East Truce, and U.S. Abortions Increase  The New York Times U.S. pushing for deal to release a few hostages in exchange for a limited Gaza cease-fire  Haaretz Long-range rockets from Lebanon intercepted …

Shootout in Mexico’s Sinaloa state kills 19, local cartel leader arrested  NBC News 19 suspected members of powerful Sinaloa cartel killed in shootout with troops in Mexico  CBS News Sinaloa shootout: Mexico troops kill 19 suspected cartel members  Al Jazeera English Authorities detain 46, retrieve over 300 firearms during violent September in Sinaloa  Mexico …

Gisèle Pelicot takes stand in French mass rape trial  BBC.com A soldier, a nurse, a lorry driver and dozens more: who are the men accused over rape and assault of Gisèle Pelicot?  The Guardian Sensational mass trial shines a dark light on rape culture in France  The Associated Press In This Town, a …

US ‘very close’ to finalizing $20B share of G7 loan to Ukraine, Yellen says  POLITICO U.S. and Europe Agree to Finalize $50 Billion Ukraine Loan Backed by Russian Assets  The New York Times US, G7 allies ‘very close’ to finalizing $50 billion Ukraine loan, Yellen says  Reuters MEPs approve €35bn loan for Ukraine …

The little airline that could — Lebanon’s national carrier braves Israeli airstrikes  The Associated Press Lebanon security source says planes forced to switch runways after strike near Beirut airport  The Times of Israel Israeli strikes hit near Beirut airport as conflict in Lebanon grows  CBS News The little airline that could — Lebanon’s …

Putin’s North Korea Move Might Backfire—Here’s Why  Newsweek Are North Koreans fighting in Ukraine? Here’s what we know  CNN North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for Ukraine war, South Korean lawmakers say  Reuters North Korea is sending thousands of soldiers to help Vladimir Putin  The Economist North Korean shock troops in Ukraine? …