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Avant garde street performance, politically charged theatre, pro-democracy music and poetry — powerful works of art dealing with China’s bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown that were once commonplace in Hong Kong have all but disappeared in recent years. For decades, tens

Russia may have stepped up the frequency and intensity of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s capital, but Kyiv’s air defences appear to be holding firm.

Hundreds of thousands of residents in Japan were urged to evacuate on Friday as tropical storm Mawar brought heavy rain and caused several rivers to overflow. The eye of the storm, which has weakened from a typhoon, was 170 kilometers

White House says Biden is fine after tripping on sandbag and falling on stage at Air Force Academy commencement  CNN Biden Is ‘Fine’ After Fall at Air Force Graduation, White House Says  The New York Times Biden unhurt after fall at Air

Trump was recorded acknowledging he kept classified doc after leaving White House  CNBC

EXCLUSIVE: Trump captured on tape talking about classified document he kept after leaving the White House  CNN

Senate votes to block student loan forgiveness but Biden vows to veto bill  The Guardian Senate passes bill to block Biden’s student loan forgiveness program  CNN News Wrap: Senate votes to block Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan  PBS NewsHour Navient and Other Stocks

Trump pushes back on his inability to serve 8 more years in White House: ‘You need 6 months’  ABC News

U.S. avoids default after Senate vote on debt ceiling: 5 takeaways.  USA TODAY June 1, 2023 Senate passes US debt ceiling bill  CNN Debt-ceiling deal passes House because of low-key lawmakers, not the extremes  NPR Opinion | The debt limit deal shows the

The summit has been overshadowed by China’s refusal to let its defense minister meet with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the forum. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP)