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1. Trump and Xi to meet again after Xi says Taiwan misstep could take ties to 'dangerous place'

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet again Friday to wrap up a two-day state visit that has featured pomp and business deals — but also a stark warning from Xi that mishandling the Taiwan issue could ‌push U.S.-China relations to "a very dangerous place."

2. CIA chief meets Cuban officials to deliver message: Trump wants 'fundamental changes'

   

   CIA director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials, including Raul Castro's grandson, during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials said.

3. Cuba suffers partial grid failure hours after minister reveals country out of fuel oil, diesel

   

   Cuba's electrical grid suffered a partial collapse early on Thursday morning, the country's grid operator UNE said, snuffing out power across eastern Cuba and testing the patience of Cubans already exhausted ‌from seemingly interminable blackouts amid a U.S. fuel blockade.

4. Xi warns Trump that mishandling of Taiwan could lead to conflict

   

5. Emails show Kash Patel took 'VIP snorkel' at USS Arizona, a Pearl Harbor military cemetery

   

   When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau's Honolulu field office and meetings with local law enforcement.