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Analysis: Secret CIA visit highlights Putin and Trump’s common strategic trap | CNN Politics
Neither Russia’s war in Ukraine nor the US war in Iran is going to plan, as Ratcliffe’s Moscow visit highlighted.
Nepal-China flooding latest: Rescue efforts resume after newly formed lake threatens fresh deluge | CNN
Dozens of Americans and other foreign nationals are among at least 1,300 people unaccounted for. Follow for live updates.
Harald V, the sailing king who epitomized a modern Norwegian royalty, dies | CNN
King Harald V of Norway, Europe’s oldest monarch, has died at the age of 89, after 35 years on the throne.
‘Barrier lake’ flood risk adds new danger to desperate rescue efforts following China-Nepal disaster | CNN
Perilous rescue efforts along the China-Nepal border are being complicated by the risk of new flooding or landslides, with authorities in China and Nepal briefly pausing rescue operations Friday due to those fears.
A tiny nordic nation weighs moving closer to Europe under the shadow of Trump | CNN
Iceland’s freezing temperatures typically last about five months of the year, but the government has chosen a balmy summer day for its pivotal national referendum. On Saturday, residents of the Nordic island are voting on another un-thawing of sorts – whether to restart long-frozen talks to join the European Union.
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh stays quiet on interest rates but calls inflation ‘concerning’ | CNN Business
Inflation is the Federal Reserve’s biggest problem, but investors are going to have to figure out for themselves when officials will step in, Chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday in remarks prepared for his speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming.