Xi Parades Firepower to Signal That China Won’t Be Bullied Again

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, presided over a massive military parade in Beijing on Wednesday featuring fighter jets, missiles and goose-stepping troops as he issued a defiant warning to rivals not to challenge his country’s sovereignty.

Far-Right Israeli Minister Calls for West Bank to Be Annexed

The far-right Israeli finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, called on Wednesday for the country to annex most of the occupied West Bank, where around three million Palestinians live, a move that would deepen Israel’s mounting international isolation.

Is Venezuela Flooding the U.S. With Drugs? Here’s What to Know.

The United States has deployed several Navy ships and thousands of troops near Venezuelan waters. The Trump administration says Venezuela is sending vast amounts of cocaine to the U.S. Venezuela’s role in the drug trade is overstated, experts say.

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