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Ecuadoran Lawmakers Put President Lasso on Impeachment’s Path

By Samantha Schmidt & Diana Durán | The Washington Post

Lawmakers in Ecuador voted Tuesday to open an impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso, one of the few remaining conservative heads of state in South America, setting off a potential political crisis.

More from WPR: Corruption Charges Are Flying in Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia

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China Woos European Leaders on Trip Overshadowed by Kremlin Ties

By Steven Erlanger & Erika Solomon | The New York Times

China’s top diplomat set out on a three-nation trip Tuesday to persuade European leaders that they can do business with Beijing, even as the Chinese tried to keep faith with their “unlimited partnership” with a Russia that has plunged Europe into war.

More from WPR: Macron Put the Spotlight on Europe’s Disjointed China Policy

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