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1. Rescuers search for thousands following deadly Nepal-China flood

   

   As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the border between Nepal and China entered their fourth day on Saturday, authorities continued finding survivors and transporting them to safety. The death toll and the number of people unaccounted for continued to rise.

2. As insults fly around trade, negotiators for Canada and the U.S. avoid getting personal in public

   

   Politicians from Canada and the United States have thrown varying degrees of personal insults back and forth across the border this week, but the two governments' trade negotiators avoided getting personal — at least in public. Experts believe the two trade leads are striking a different tone because they have a different role to play as the dispute heats up.

3. Russian attack on Kyiv region kills at least 37

   

   At least 27 people have been killed following a Russian attack on the Bucha district, close to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, officials said Saturday.

4. In Ohio, Canada-U.S. trade war sparks anger and uncertainty

   

   Youngstown, Ohio, sits in a wider congressional district known as OH-6, which exports more than $820 million US in goods to Canada every year. While not all of its imports and exports are caught in the crosshairs of the escalating U.S-Canadian tariffs, a prolonged trade war could threaten some businesses in those sectors.

5. Trump says U.S. makes deal to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized, could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country's untapped oil reserves, at cost.