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Also, President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to North Korea.

​Seeking more weapons for the war in Ukraine, the Russian president plans to return to the country on Tuesday for the first time in nearly a quarter-century.

While in Moscow the fighting feels far away, residents of Belgorod, 25 miles from the border with Ukraine, have learned to duck for cover when the sirens wail.

The widely expected move came after two moderates resigned last week from the influential group, which made key decisions about the war in Gaza.

The adviser, Amos Hochstein, met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid Hezbollah’s use of larger and more sophisticated weapons beyond the Israel-Lebanon border.

The peril faced by humanitarian workers in Gaza has interrupted or obstructed the delivery of aid in a place where, aid groups have warned, hundreds of thousands of people are facing famine conditions.

Worries about Chinese belligerence rose during Sandra Oudkirk’s three years in Taipei. As she leaves, she is seeking to assure Taiwan of continued U.S. support.

The Israeli prime minister’s widely expected move came after two moderates resigned from the cabinet last week.

Moscow needs conventional arms like artillery shells and missiles that North Korea could provide to give it an edge in its war of attrition in Ukraine.

The captain of a ship assaulted by the Yemen-based militia last week spoke at a news conference in Manila after the rescue.