News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken told reporters he had raised contentious issues such as Taiwan, the democratic island Beijing claims as its own, during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping https://t.co/r9eah3QRf2 pic.twitter.com/NRI6m53Yyr
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 19, 2023
A tropical depression in the Atlantic is forecast to become a hurricane by Wednesday https://t.co/XOfEsFgdPT
— CNN (@CNN) June 19, 2023