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1. Some Syrians are going home a year after the fall of Assad. Others are cautious about a one-way trip

   

2. A Chinese dissident died suddenly in B.C. This ex-spy who snooped on him says it may not have been an accident

   

   A former spy for China's security services has provided thousands of text and voice messages, as well as financial documents, to journalists. Among the records: instructions from his bosses to snoop on an artist who fled to Canada.

3. Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia after deadly clashes

   

   Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. .

4. Trump lauds 'good relationship' with Carney but won't say if they'll restart trade talks

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump spoke highly of Canada on Sunday. But when asked if he would restart trade talks with his northern neighbour, he replied with a vague, "We'll see."

5. In the shadow of a famed Mexico City stadium, a battle for water targets the World Cup

   

   Across from Mexico City’s famed Azteca Stadium sits a well that’s at the centre of an ongoing conflict over water rights now threatening to engulf the World Cup’s third visit to the country.