G7 nations to give Ukraine $50 billion loan

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US President Joe Biden meets the media after signing a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the G7 in Savelletri, Italy, June 13, 2024.

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G7 nations agree to give Ukraine a loan of $50 billion for weapons and rebuilding. Also, a growing number of governments in Latin America are aligning themselves with Palestinians and distancing themselves from Israel. But there’s a price to pay for cutting ties with Israel. And, Haiti’s new government selected cabinet ministers this week, as it awaits the arrival of a long-delayed Kenyan security force designed to assist its embattled police. Plus, National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek takes us through Afghanistan’s wild and mountainous Wakhan Corridor.

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G7 promises Ukraine a $50 billion loan
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Haiti’s new leaders vow to take on gangs
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To prepare for college in the US, some South Korean students receive an international education close to home 
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Out of Eden Walk: Walking Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor 
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