Second Pacific nation in a week ditches Taiwan for Beijing  CNNTaiwan cuts ties with Kiribati amid China tension  ReutersTaiwan and Kiribati sever ties after Beijing switch: Taipei  Aljazeera.comTaiwan Loses Second Ally This Week as Kiribati Severs Ties  BloombergKiribati considers switching diplomatic ties to China: senior Taiwan official  ReutersView full coverage on Google News

Trump grants tariff exemptions to plastic straws, dog leashes and more from China  CNBCAmerican Farmers Feel Heat From Trade War With China  Bloomberg PoliticsHere's everything you need to know about the upcoming round of US-China trade war talks  Business Insider UK'We were wrong': Koch network to change strategy against Trump's trade war after ad campaign falls short  CNBCTrump's Trade War Expected to Weaken Growth to Lowest Rate Since 2008 Crash  NewsweekView full coverage on Google News

Donald Trump hosts Australia PM at the White House  BBC NewsFor Trump, a Time of Indecision  The New York TimesAn unshackled Trump finally gets the presidency he always wanted  POLITICOTrump: My Crimes Can’t Be Investigated While I’m President  Vanity FairAnalysis | The Daily 202: Trump's purported 'promise' to a foreign leader came after the White House scaled back readouts  The Washington PostView full coverage on Google News

Giuliani admits to asking Ukraine about Joe Biden after denying it 30 seconds earlier  The Washington PostGiuliani says 'of course' he asked Ukraine to look into Biden seconds after denying it | TheHill  The HillChris Cuomo clashes with Rudy Giuliani over Ukraine  CNNAt Least Six Shot in Northwest DC Shooting  The Daily BeastDonald Trump facing questions over whether whistleblower is trying to reveal Ukraine pressure  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News

1 dead, 5 hurt in shooting in Washington, D.C.  NBC NewsSix people were shot, one of whom died, in a shooting outside an apartment complex in Washington, D.C., Thursday night, police said.View full coverage on Google News