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Xi says China will follow its own carbon reduction path as US climate envoy Kerry meets top officials in Beijing | CNN

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Putin’s ruthless power play may not preclude a revival of Ukraine grain deal | CNN Politics

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This soldier died in Ukraine. Now his face is on a desk to inspire Russian schoolchildren | CNN

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Two killed as vital bridge linking Crimea with Russia damaged | CNN

CNN  —  The Crimean Bridge, the only link between the annexed peninsula and Russia, has suffered…

Crucial deal on Ukraine grain exports on the brink of expiring | CNN

CNN  —  A crucial deal allowing the export of grain from Ukraine is set to expire…

John Kerry steps into searing China heat as world’s two biggest polluters try to fix fractured ties | CNN

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Netanyahu hospitalized with suspected dehydration amid Israeli heatwave | CNN

Jerusalem CNN  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was admitted to hospital suffering from suspected dehydration…

North Korea says it tested an advanced solid-fueled ballistic missile. Here’s why adversaries are alarmed | CNN

CNN  —  North Korea fired what it said was a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday,…