Kremlin Says Putin Will Sign ‘Treaties’ to Annex Ukrainian Regions

By Robyn Dixon | The Washington Post

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday will formally move to seize four Ukrainian territories by signing documents that the Kremlin is calling “accession treaties.”

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Rwanda Genocide Tribunal’s Most Wanted Man Finally Faces Trial

By Marlise Simons | The New York Times

Felicien Kabuga lived on the run for 23 years before his arrest in France in 2020. He is accused of backing the groups that oversaw the killing of hundreds of thousands of people in 1994.

White House Hosts First Pacific Islands Summit as China Makes Inroads

By Ellen Nakashima | The Washington Post

President Biden this week is welcoming to the White House for the first time more than a dozen Pacific island leaders whose countries are receiving fresh attention and resources as China asserts its own influence in the region.

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Harris Visits DMZ After North Korean Missile Tests

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. & Michelle Ye Hee Lee | The Washington Post

Vice President Harris toured the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea on Thursday, becoming the most senior Biden administration official to inspect the demarcation line during a four-day trip to Asia that has been dominated by Indo-Pacific security concerns.

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U.S. Candidate to Lead U.N. Telecoms Agency After U.S.-Russia Race

By Stephen McGrath & Jamey Keaten | Associated Press (free)

Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States was elected Thursday to head the U.N.’s telecommunications agency, winning a U.S.-Russia face-off for the leadership of a key global agency that sets guideposts for radio, internet and television communications—ending a race that has been overshadowed by geopolitics in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine.