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Russia and Germany Hold First High-Level Talks Since Ukraine Invasion

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks during the United Nations General Assembly, marking the first direct high-level diplomatic engagement between the two countries since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began.
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U.S. Federal Trade Commission Opens Broad Investigation Into Leading AI Developers
Russia and Germany Hold First High-Level Talks Since Ukraine Invasion
U.S. Completes Military Withdrawal From Iraq After Two Decades
Floods and Landslides Kill at Least 16 Across Thailand and Myanmar
Trump Rejects Iran Offer to Reopen Strait of Hormuz for Sanctions Relief
U.S. and China Agree Tariff Cuts and Launch Artificial Intelligence Dialogue
Suncor v. Boulder Climate Case Tests Scope of Local Government Claims
Trump-Xi Summit Leaves US-China Relations Stable but Without Major Breakthrough
Spain’s Pedro Sánchez Accuses Israel of Genocide in UN Address
National Polls Point to Intensifying Competition Ahead of US Midterms
Trump Repeats $5,000 Payment Pledge Tied to Republican Congressional Control
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