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What to know as trials over assassination of Haiti's president resume in Miami

By David Fischer, Associated Press

Five years after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, dozens of people arrested in connection with the killing in the troubled Caribbean nation are still awaiting trial in Miami.

U.S. and China release product lists for tariff cuts after Trump-Xi meeting

By Chan Ho-him, Kanis Leung, Associated Press

The United States and China have released lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts. This deal is expected to help boost bilateral trade.

Mediators still working on U.S.-Iran deal after Trump rejected latest Tehran proposal

By Samy Magdy, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Mediators are still working with Iran and the United States on brokering a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz — even after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly rejected Iran's latest proposal.

UK police say 5 men arrested near a U.S.-run air base will be released on bail

By Alastair Grant, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The head of U.K. Counter Terrorism Policing said that the men face stringent conditions and “absolutely remain under investigation as we explore multiple lines of inquiry.”…

2 giant pandas arrive in Atlanta under a U.S.-China government agreement

By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press

A new agreement between Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association makes Atlanta one of three zoos in the U.S. to house giant pandas, along with the San Diego Zoo and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

British PM Andy Burnham brings good vibes to his party's annual conference, but tough choices are coming

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The governing Labour Party opened its annual conference beside the River Mersey in Liverpool on Sunday, with Burnham pledging to turn the page on a decade of economic and political turmoil.

UN speakers' go-to quotes: Ancient texts, modern greats and a little Talking Heads

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Speakers this week touched on homeland sayings, ancient texts, figures of moral authority and more — even a bit of Talking Heads (not TV pundits — the 1980s new wave band).

Swiss reject tighter neutrality rules in referendum backed by right-wing populist party

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

Final results from the Swiss government showed 70% of voters, and a majority in all 26 of the country's regions, rejected the plan.

Pope blasts assisted dying as 'false compassion' at French shrine known for miraculous cures

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

On the third day of his visit to France, Leo again waded into the end-of-life debate unfolding in his native U.S. and countries around the world.

Eviction of 87-year-old sparks encampment protest in Madrid over housing crisis

By Alicia León, Renata Brito, Associated Press

Tens of thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest the eviction of María del Carmen Abascal from the apartment in the upscale Retiro neighborhood where she had lived for more than seven decades.