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1. Zelenskyy vows retribution after Russian strike on Kyiv housing block kills 24

   

   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised retribution against Russia on Friday after laying red roses at the rubble of a Kyiv apartment building where a Russian missile strike killed 24 people, including three children.

2. FIFA World Cup turns up gentrification pressures in Mexico City, say experts

   

   Experts say parts of Mexico City have faced increasing pressure from gentrification which gained momentum during the pandemic — as digital nomads flocked to the city — and this has accelerated as the FIFA World Cup looms in June.

3. New Ebola outbreak confirmed in remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

   

   Africa CDC, the continent's top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.

4. Canadian, U.S. fascist fight clubs joining forces south of the border, CBC investigation finds

   

   Members of Canada's largest white nationalist group, Second Sons Canada, have met to train and network with a number of "active clubs" from the United States, and also met with active club movement founder Robert Rundo, who is currently on supervised release for violent offences.

5. Trump leaves Beijing with few wins, but warm words for Xi

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump departed China on Friday touting business deals that gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and said its war with Iran should never have started.