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    Putin and Xi Announce Plans to Strengthen Partnership

    Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on May 16 for a two-day visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, 'The Guardian' reports. In a May 15 interview with China's state-run news agency, Xinhua. Putin referenced the "unprecedented level of strategic partnership between our countries" as the reason for his first foreign trip since beginning his fifth term as Russia's president.

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    Asylum seeker ‘inspired by Gaza revenge’ jailed for life over pensioner’s murder

    Ahmed Alid, 45, stabbed Terence Carney, 70, six times in Hartlepool town centre on October 15 – eight days after Hamas attacked Israel.

  • Associated Press

    AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California 20th District special election

    Voters in California’s 20th Congressional District can be forgiven if they open their ballots for Tuesday's election with a sense of déjà vu. Since Republican former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced in December he would step down from his Central Valley seat, voters have already had two opportunities to vote for candidates to complete his term and serve the next full one. Most recently, voters sent Republicans Vince Fong and Mike Boudreaux to the special runoff election on Tuesday.