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The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework expanded to 14 founding members after the U.S. said Fiji had agreed to join, a move that comes on the eve of a visit to the nation by Beijing’s top diplomat.

Police face questions over their response to Texas school massacre  Reuters How was the Uvalde shooter able to purchase several weapons? An expert explains Texas gun laws  WFAA Texas police defend ‘complex’ shooting response as more details emerge  Yahoo News St. Mary’s University

Texas newspaper editor says ‘urgent questions’ about Uvalde massacre have not been answered  CNN Texas school mass shooting: 10-year-old survivor recalls hearing shots and screams as gunman opened  FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth Uvalde, Texas School Shooting: Latest News Updates  The New York Times

‘Stop playing’ with Russia, end war: Zelenskiy tells West  Reuters Fighting rages in east of Ukraine- BBC News  BBC News White House says Russia will likely default on debt; U.S. official says Moscow making ‘incremental progress’ in Donbas  CNBC Zelensky slams Kissinger’s peace

The deadly fire comes a year after four other newborns died in a hospital fire in Senegal, a nation known for having some of the best hospitals in the region. (Image credit: Cheick Si/AP)

By Kristian Brunse and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Performing their much-loved hits like “Mamma Mia!” and “Dancing Queen”, Swedish supergroup ABBA returned to the stage on Thursday, albeit as digital avatars, for a new London concert residency. The band

Violent clashes, mounting infections and vacant factory floors: the turmoil that’s engulfed tens of thousands of workers at an Apple Inc. supplier in Shanghai is a troubling symptom of China’s extreme efforts to keep factories humming during its worst Covid

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Four Killed as House Explodes in Pennsylvania  The New York Times Pennsylvania house explosion: 4 killed, several people trapped after home is leveled  Fox News At least 4 dead in house explosion in Pennsylvania  CBS News Pottstown, Pennsylvania explosion on Washington Street leaves

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong warned on a visit to Fiji on Friday that there were regional consequences to the Solomon Islands’ security pact with China, after her Chinese counterpart said interference in the deal would fail.