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1. How Iowans feel about Trump's tariffs, Canada's treatment as Republicans vie for support

   

   Much like the Calgary Stampede in Canada, the Iowa State Fair is a crucial stop for politicians to meet voters, making it a hotbed for political debates — especially when U.S. midterms are coming up. And this year, one of the topics on Iowans' minds is U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war.

2. Trump orders joint military exercises with South Korea to be scaled back

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea, saying it declined to help denuclearize Iran and citing his good relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong-un.

3. Lala drenches, lashes Hawaii despite weakening to tropical storm

   

   Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after its eyewall skirted Hawaii without making landfall. But it continued to punish the state with hurricane-force gusts and pounding rain, reaching a total of nearly one metre in places and sending raging torrents down mountain slopes.

4. Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is now the deadliest in its history

   

   The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country's history. The D.R.C.'s public health institute said in its latest report that confirmed cases had risen to ‌4,945.

5. Driver in custody after bus in Hungary crashes into ditch, killing 12 and injuring at least 10

   

   A passenger bus carrying Polish tourists on a highway in Hungary went off the road and into a ditch where it overturned, killing a dozen people and injuring at least 10 early Sunday, police said. The bus was travelling on eastbound lanes near Mezokeresztes around 140 kilometres east of Budapest.