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World
US pauses Taiwan arms sales over Iran war
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Douglas Stuart to appear at International Writers' Scene in Stockholm this autumn
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Entertainment
US: Trump will speak to Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will speak to Taiwan's leader, Lai Ching-te. "I will speak to him. I speak to everybody," Trump tells reporters.
World politics
Atheism vs. Spirituality: The Battle for the Dalai Lama Successor
The Chinese government believes it has the right to appoint the next Dalai Lama in Tibet. The Tibetan exile movement says it will appoint its own successor in exile. When it comes time to find a successor to the soon-to-be 91-year-old Tenzin Gyatso, who has held the title since 1940, Tibetan Buddhism looks set to have two competing spiritual leaders.
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