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On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew into the city of Sochi on Russia’s Black Sea to meet with President Vladimir Putin. Pompeo’s arrival coincides with a clash between Russia and the United States over Venezuela and amid a spike in tensions with Iran, with fears of a possible military confrontation between the U.S. and Tehran growing.   ...Read more

On Monday, China said it will put tariffs on more than 5,000 U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s decision to raise duties on Chinese goods. This comes amid trade talks between the world’s two largest economies. ...Read more

Swedish authorities announced Monday that a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be reopened. ...Read more

Federal authorities said on Sunday that a Massachusetts man has been arrested on murder charges for allegedly attacking two hikers on the Appalachian Trail with a machete, leaving one one dead and the other severely wounded. ...Read more

An Islamic leader and two others in Lexington, Kentucky have been arrested and charged in a murder-for-hire plot. Islamic Center of Lexington leader Mahmoud Shalash, John Sadiqullah and Abdul Hadi are charged in federal court with use of interstate facilities in commission for murder for hire and conspiracy. ...Read more

Pope Francis announced on Thursday morning a sweeping new law that will make it easier for priests and nuns to report sexual abuse or coverups.  ...Read more

South Korean officials said on Thursday that North Korea fired two suspected short-range missiles toward the sea; its second weapons launch in five days and a possible warning that nuclear disarmament talks with Washington could be in danger. ...Read more

On Wednesday, Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, introduced their son to the media in a photo opportunity at Windsor Castle.  Later on Wednesday, the couple posted on their official Instagram page a black and white photo showing Queen Elizabeth II meeting her new grandson. The monarch was flanked by her husband Prince Philip, her grandson Prince Harry, and by Meghan’s side stood her mother, Doria Ragland. The baby’s name was revealed, as well: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor ...Read more

President Trump has granted a full pardon to former Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, who was convicted by a military court in 2009 for killing an Iraqi prisoner suspected of being part of al-Qaida. Behenna was initially sentenced to 25 years; he was released on parole in 2014. ...Read more

On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day with a loss of 473 points as fears grew that the U.S. and China would not resolve their differences on trade.The Dow hit its lowest level since January, closing at 25,966. At its low of the day, the Dow had plunged by as much as 648 points. The S&P 500 finished the day down 1.7 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.9 percent.Tech stocks took the heaviest blows in the war between the world’s two largest economies. ...Read more