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August 3, 2022 12:36 AM

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the U.S. will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

Pelosi's trip has heightened U.S.-China tensions more than visits by other members of Congress because of her high-level position as leader of the House of Representatives.

by The Associated Press

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August 2, 2022 1:59 AM

Pelosi has landed in Taiwan. Here's why that's a big deal

Local media in Taiwan reported the U.S. House speaker will arrive in Taipei on Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking elected U.S. official to visit in more than 25 years.

by Barbara Sprunt

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August 1, 2022 8:00 AM

Photos: A worldwide view of news from the last week of July

Flooding in Kentucky, fires in California. The pope visits Indigenous people in Canada, and the U.S. President isolates because of COVID-19. A look at the past week through photos from around the world.

by Kerem Yücel and MPR News Staff

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August 1, 2022 4:11 AM

Pelosi begins Asia tour in Singapore. No official word on whether she'll visit Taiwan

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Singapore early Monday, kicking off her Asian tour as questions swirled over a possible stop in Taiwan that has fueled tension with Beijing.

by The Associated Press

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August 1, 2022 2:00 AM

First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa

Turkey says the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain under a new agreement among Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday bound for Lebanon.

by The Associated Press

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July 30, 2022 4:58 AM

Pope says he'll slow down or retire: 'You can change a pope'

Pope Francis, 85, acknowledged he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his weeklong Canadian pilgrimage was "a bit of a test."

by The Associated Press

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July 29, 2022 4:00 AM

The families of Americans who are wrongfully detained are very much done being quiet

For years, families of those held abroad have been warned that speaking out could put their loved ones in greater danger. Today, many see going public as their best card to play.

by Jason Breslow

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July 28, 2022 5:37 AM

Russia strikes areas in northern Ukraine while Ukraine counterattacks in the south

Russian forces launched missile strikes on Ukraine's Kyiv and Chernihiv regions while Ukrainian officials, meanwhile, announced an operation to liberate occupied territory in the country's south.

by The Associated Press

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July 27, 2022 7:01 AM

Pope in headdress stirs deep emotions in Indian Country

It was a stunning image: Pope Francis briefly wearing a full Indigenous headdress, after he apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s “disastrous” residential school system for Indigenous children. But some Indigenous people took to social media to express unhappiness with an iconic gesture they found incongruous with the Catholic Church history of abuse.

by The Associated Press

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July 26, 2022 7:01 AM

EU reaches deal to ration gas amid Russian cut-off fears

European Union governments agreed Tuesday to ration natural gas this winter to protect themselves against any further supply cuts by Russia as Moscow pursues its invasion of Ukraine.

by The Associated Press

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