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1. Blinken and Lavrov meet for first time since Ukraine war
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told his Russian counterpart the US will support Ukraine "for as long as it takes".
- Mr Blinken met briefly with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 summit in India.
- It is the first time the two have spoken face to face since the start of the Ukraine war one year ago.
- Mr Blinken also told Mr Lavrov that Russia should release Paul Whelan, an imprisoned American citizen, and that Russia should rejoin the New START nuclear arms control treaty that it recently withdrew from.

2. Man arrested after explosive found in luggage at US airport
- FB agents have arrested a man who allegedly brought an explosive device to a Pennsylvania airport on Monday.
- Mark Muffley, 40, is accused of putting the device in his checked bag for a flight to Orlando, Florida.
- He fled the airport after his name was called over the loudspeaker and was arrested at home later that evening.
- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials say they spotted the device during a routine screening.

3. Bitter divisions hamper search for Covid origins
- There have long been two competing theories for how the pandemic started. Now, with the FBI adding its voice, the politics and division behind the hunt for the truth are being laid bare.
- The Chinese government of course pushes back at any and all suggestions that the virus came from China - via a market or a lab.
- The question of Covid's origin is likely to remain shrouded in bitterness, acrimony and politics in both Washington and Beijing.

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