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High-level meeting in Beijing
Trump: Lost India to “deepest, darkest China”

President Donald Trump writes on social media that the United States appears to have “lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China”. This is reported by Reuters.

The statement is made after Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week, which has been interpreted as part of the countries’ efforts to create a new world order.

Trump has previously said that he is “disappointed” with Putin, but not concerned about deepening ties between Russia and China.

Latin American drug trafficking
Venezuelan fighter jets flew over American ship

Two Venezuelan F16 planes have flown over a US warship in what several defense sources describe as a “show of force”. This is reported by CBS News.

The US Department of Defense writes on X that Nicolás Maduro’s “cartel” is trying to disrupt the US fight against drugs.

Tensions between the countries have increased recently. Donald Trump has promised to crack down on drug cartels and sent ships to Venezuelan waters. According to the US, a ship loaded with drugs was sunk on Tuesday and eleven people are said to have drowned.

Election in Norway
40 percent have voted early ahead of Monday's election

Almost 40 percent, equivalent to 1.5 million voters, have already voted early ahead of the Norwegian parliamentary election on Monday, reports Sveriges Radio.

The commitment gives hope for a higher voter turnout than the previous election, in 2021, when the figure was 77 percent.

Violence in Congo-Kinshasa
UN report: M23 and the military may have committed war crimes

The Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 and the military have committed serious human rights violations in eastern Congo-Kinshasa, UN investigators say, according to news agencies.

Some so serious that they may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

“Both the Congolese and Rwandan governments must take urgent steps to ensure respect for international law by their national forces and associated groups, and to cease supporting the latter,” a UN report says.

Fresh unrest erupted in eastern Congo-Kinshasa this year when M23 captured the cities of Goma and Bukavu. Before that, the M23 militia group had taken control of parts of the area, leading to a humanitarian crisis.