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LONDON, (Reuters) – The British governent said yesterday that 174 schools in England had so far been found to have buildings with potentially unsafe old and crumbling concrete, up from 147 at the end of last month.

BAKU,  (Reuters) – Azerbaijan launched military action in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a step that could presage a new war in the volatile area but which Baku said was necessary to restore constitutional order and drive out Armenian military formations.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The British government said today that 174 schools in England had so far been found to have buildings with potentially unsafe old and crumbling concrete, up from 147 at the end of last month.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada said yesterday that it was “actively pursuing credible allegations” linking Indian government agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia in June, dealing a further blow to diplomatic ties between the countries.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy plunged forward yesterday into the biggest challenge of his eight months as the top Republican in Congress, as he tries to avoid a government shutdown in less than two weeks without losing his speakership.

(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union said it would announce on Friday more plants to strike if no serious progress was made in talks with Ford, General Motors and Chrysler-parent Stellantis, adding to pressure on the Detroit Three automakers.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Chinese sovereign lending to Africa fell below $1 billion last year – the lowest level in nearly two decades – underscoring Beijing’s shift away from a decades-long big ticket infrastructure spree on the continent, data showed yesterday.

CALGARY, Alberta, (Reuters) – The CEOs of top Saudi Arabian and U.S.

DOHA, (Reuters) – A Qatari plane waited in Iran today to fly out five U.S.

DERNA, Libya (Reuters) – People whose homes were swept away by flooding in Libya’s eastern city of Derna a week ago faced the dilemma on Sunday of whether to stay and risk infection or flee through areas where landmines have been displaced by the torrents.

MADRID (Reuters) – The European Union could become as dependent on China for lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells by 2030 as it was on Russia for energy before the war in Ukraine unless it takes strong measures, a paper prepared for EU leaders said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he dismissed the views of his own lawyers in continuing to challenge his 2020 defeat because he did not respect them, saying in an interview aired on Sunday that he had made up his own mind that the election had been “rigged” – a false claim that he continues to make.

LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday visited the Italian island of Lampedusa, which is struggling with a surge in migrant arrivals, and promised a 10-point EU action plan to help Italy deal with the situation.

 (Reuters) – Wartime Pope Pius XII knew details about the Nazi attempt to exterminate Jews in the Holocaust as early as 1942, according to a letter found in the Vatican archives that conflicts with the Holy See’s official position at the time that the information it had was vague and unverified.

(Reuters) – Negotiators for the United Auto Workers and Ford Motor had “reasonably productive discussions” toward a new contract, the union said yesterday, while officials at Chrysler parent Stellantis said a proposal to resume work at an idled Illinois factory has fallen through.

(Reuters) – The Texas Senate yesterday acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton on all 16 articles of impeachment he faced before that body, allowing the conservative firebrand to keep his state office.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – U.S. colleges are confronting their past ties to slavery with public apologies, renamed buildings and scholarships for descendants – a push that could shape national efforts to tackle the thorny issue of reparations.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – A plane crash in Brazil’s northern Amazon state yesterday has left 14 dead, the state’s governor said.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – The disappearance of China’s defence minister, the latest in a string of upheavals in the country’s top ranks, is stoking uncertainty about President Xi Jinping’s rule as an internal security clampdown trumps international engagement.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un discussed practical issues in stepping up military cooperation with Russia’s defence minister, state KCNA news agency said yesterday, having what KCNA called a “fresh heyday” of relations between the two countries.