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China Launches Charm Offensive to Woo South Korea’s Leftist New President

South Korea elected a leftist president this week with minimal foreign policy experience and a predisposition to seek dialogue with the country's communist enemies – a prime opportunity for the Chinese Communist Party to improve relations with Seoul, potentially at the expense of the United States.
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Trump administration sanctions International Criminal Court judges – Al Jazeera

Trump administration sanctions International Criminal Court judges  Al JazeeraRubio announces sanctions on International Criminal Court judges  The Washington PostTrump administration imposes sanctions on four ICC judges in unprecedented move  ReutersMarco Rubio sanctions ICC for targeting US and Israel  BBCUS sanctions ICC judges over Netanyahu warrants, IDF strikes Hezbollah's Aerial Unit  The Jerusalem Post

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Colombia Opens Drug Probe into President Gustavo Petro

The Investigation and Impeachment Committee of the Colombian House of Representatives announced the start of a preliminary inquiry on Wednesday against far-left President Gustavo Petro over his alleged drug addiction.
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Merkley on Padilla Being Forcibly Removed: Trump Administration Is ‘Becoming an Authoritarian State’

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said Thursday on MSNBC's "Katy Tur Reports" that Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed by security personnel at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference is an example of the Trump administration "becoming an authoritarian state."
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