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Former MP Han Dong settles defamation lawsuit with Global News
Summary: 
Former MP Han Dong has settled his defamation lawsuit against Global News, according to a statement posted to the news organization’s website, closing a two-year legal battle that came after the outlet published an article alleging he advised a Chinese diplomat to hold off on freeing two Canadians who were detained in China at the time.
Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers still at large
Summary: 
A massive manhunt entered a second day on Sunday in Minnesota for the suspected gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker while posing as a police officer, a crime that Governor Tim Walz characterized as a “politically motivated assassination.”
The first trial of its kind: A Russian soldier takes the stand for an execution
Summary: Dmitriy Kurashov is the first Russian soldier to stand trial in Ukraine over a battlefield execution.