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In Argentina, a judge has dropped the criminal investigation into President Javier Milei over his promotion of the LIBRA memecoin. The court found his endorsement did not rise to the level of fraud, despite the token's collapse drawing widespread scrutiny and significant financial losses for many retail investors.
Turning to the Korean peninsula, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare visit to China this week to inaugurate a new cross-border bridge connecting the two countries. The visit signals a deepening alignment between Pyongyang and Beijing, part of what Kim has framed as a united front against Washington in what he calls a new Cold War.
And in Bavaria, German police have arrested a suspect following a fire at Adolf Hitler's former mountain retreat, known as the Eagle's Nest. The historic site was reported completely ablaze, and investigators are now working to determine the cause and the full extent of the damage to the structure.
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