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China said it reached agreements with zoos to again send giant pandas to the United States and Europe, continuing a tradition of animal-based diplomacy.

Three Palestinians used automatic weapons to fire from a car toward a traffic jam at the checkpoint, on a highway between a large Israeli settlement and Jerusalem, the Israeli police said.

Several vehicles plummeted from the crossing, part of which collapsed, in the southern city of Guangzhou, the authorities said.

Israel did not comment on the attack, though it has acknowledged hundreds of past strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria.

Under intensifying scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, top firms have pulled back from investing in Chinese start-ups.

Thousands of companies, concerned that Germany is facing a recession, are calling for an end to political infighting that has blocked a possible stimulus plan.

The continent has the highest rate of gender-related killings of women in the world, according to the United Nations. Activists accuse officials of ignoring the issue and blaming the victims.

Officials have found the toxic mineral at 34 sites, including schools and parks. The grounds outside a Taylor Swift concert venue tested negative.

The president of the West African country had postponed a coming election, but the country’s constitutional court said the vote must take place as soon as possible.

The International Court of Justice in The Hague, which last month ordered Israel to ensure its actions in Gaza would not lead to genocide, is required to regard the new request as a matter of priority.