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Why pro-Trump ads — paid for with public money — are airing on U.S. TV

With crucial midterm elections just weeks away, the White House is using taxpayer funds to air campaign-style TV ads featuring U.S. President Donald Trump.
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G20 trade ministers are meeting in Wisconsin. Many will be discussing deals without their U.S. host

Most of the officials attending the G20 trade ministers' meeting in Milwaukee, Wisc., find themselves in challenging positions, largely because of U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariff agenda. It makes for a potentially unusual summit, with high-level meetings on the sidelines where different countries discuss plans to work around the host.
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Commercial plane travelling from Dubai to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after distress call

A commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. A regional official briefed on the incident said a fight broke out in the cockpit and apparently involved pilots.
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Russian airstrikes kill 4 in Kyiv region, including child, Ukraine officials say

Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv and nearby areas killed four people, damaged energy infrastructure and shrouded the capital in smoke, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.
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Polo makes 2nd landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Polo made a second landfall on Mexico's northwestern Pacific coast on Tuesday after drenching the southern Baja California peninsula.