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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Singapore early Monday, kicking off her Asian tour as questions swirled over a possible stop in Taiwan that has fueled tension with Beijing.

The speaker of the House will stop in four Asian countries this week, but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan. Rumors she might visit the island democracy has fueled tension with China.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, ambassador to the U.N, told the Security Council that the U.S. is seeing signs Russia is laying the groundwork to attempt to annex regions in eastern and southern Ukrainian.

For years, families of those held abroad have been warned that speaking out could put their loved ones in greater danger. Today, many see going public as their best card to play.

President Xi Jinping warned against meddling in China's dealings with Taiwan during a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, that gave no indication of progress on diplomatic relations.

The divisions over Taiwan come amid several challenges between the two superpowers: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. tariffs and Chinese aggression in the Pacific.

The assassination, allegedly motivated by a grudge Abe's suspected killer held against the Unification Church, has put the relationship between Japan and the church under a new spotlight.

The pope apologized to Indigenous peoples for abuses in church-run residential schools. Canada's response suggests that reconciliation over the fraught history is still a work in progress.

Russia's foreign minister and France's president are visiting this week along with visits by U.S. officials in what some say is the most intense competition for influence there since the Cold War.

In a speech marking the 69th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, Kim said his country is ready to use nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the U.S. or South Korea.