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1. Zelenskyy says Ukraine facing 'one of the most difficult moments in our history' in wake of U.S. peace plan

   

   President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukraine has to confront the possibility of losing its dignity or risking the loss of a key partner as it figures out how to respond to a U.S. peace proposal to end Russia's war with his country.

2. Poland rail explosion shows Europe still struggling to respond to Russia’s shadow war

   

   When Poland announced that an explosion damaged a railway track leading to Ukraine this week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was quick to declare it was an unprecedented act of sabotage designed to cause catastrophe.

3. Mexico City plans exhumation of 6,600 bodies in search for disappeared

   

   Mexico City began a project this week to exhume and identify thousands of bodies from an area of common graves in a municipal cemetery as part of a multi-agency strategy to deal with its growing list of people registered as disappeared.

4. 89 civilians killed in Islamic State-linked rebel attacks in east Congo: UN force

   

   Islamic State-linked rebels have killed 89 civilians in multiple attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Lubero territory, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African country said on Friday.

5. Why Canada is winning the travel trade war with the U.S.

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump’s divisive politics, tariffs and heightened border security have helped drive a decline in international tourism spending in the U.S. Meanwhile, polls and industry experts suggest a surge of Canadian patriotism and perceptions of Canada as a safe and friendly destination helped drive a record-breaking summer for tourism in the country.