Beijing promised to ‘fight back’ over Taiwan leader’s US visit. But this time it has more to lose
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An anticipated meeting between Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California this week has sparked concerns of a repeat of the pressure campaign China launched last year when then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.
Video shows moment of deadly explosion at cafe in Russia
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A well-known Russian military blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky, was killed in an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg, authorities said. CNN’s Matthew Chance reports.