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1. U.S.-China summit highlights the 'hypocrisy' of American trade policy, experts say

   

   American officials have scolded Canada for making a deal with China. But the numbers show the U.S. does vastly more business with China than Canada would possibly dream of.

2. White House reporters from outlets banned by Trump regain access after hours-long delay

   

   Reporters from three news outlets banned from the White House by U.S. President Donald Trump were back on its grounds Thursday afternoon, hours after a federal judge ordered the administration to reinstate their access.

3. Pakistan launches airstrikes on 3 Afghan provinces as hostilities with Taliban escalate

   

   Pakistan said it carried out airstrikes early Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier, a sharp escalation in recent fighting between the two countries that threatens international mediation efforts.

4. Ukraine's winter warning to Canada: Help us keep the lights on

   

   With Russia intensifying attacks on Ukraine's power, water and sewage systems, Ukrainian lawmakers are asking Canada to help fund desperately needed electrical transformers before winter. Their warning is stark: Moscow is trying to make cities unlivable — while exhaustion and fading Western attention threaten to become weapons of war.

5. Trump greets Xi on tarmac as Chinese leader arrives for state visit

   

   Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from U.S. President Donald Trump after their top officials agreed to extend a trade truce until January.