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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on Friday that he will visit China with a business delegation next month. He will be the first G7 leader to travel there since the start of COVID-19 pandemic.

Why it matters: As President Xi Jinping moves to secure a third term in office, Scholz's trip could signal how the largest economy in the EU plans to deal with Beijing, which the 27-country bloc has labeled a "partner," an "economic competitor," and a "systemic rival" at the same time.

Saudi Arabia's energy minister held on Friday a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart to discuss cooperation in the global oil market and on nuclear energy, the Saudi state news agency said.

Why it matters: The meeting comes amid a deep crisis between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over the Saudi-led OPEC+ decision earlier this month to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day starting in November, despite Biden administration requests not to cut output.

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation Thursday after six disastrous weeks in office, during which her tax plan panicked the markets and her own party turned on her. She'll be the shortest-serving prime minister in history.

What she's saying: Truss said she recognized that she could not "deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party," and that the election to pick her successor would be completed within a week.

The U.K. will by next week have its fifth prime minister since the 2016 Brexit referendum — the same number as in the previous 37 years.

Why it matters: The aftershocks of Brexit are still defining and dividing the Conservative Party, as Truss’ swift ascent and swifter descent make clear.

Top UN officials this week made some of their most dire warnings yet about the deteriorating situation in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, where nearly two years of fighting between government and rebel forces have created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

What they're saying: "There is a very narrow window now to prevent genocide in Tigray," World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned Wednesday of his home region.

Outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss' sudden resignation on Thursday after a mere 45 days in office makes her the country's shortest-serving prime minister by far, and puts her into rarified company of leaders who failed to stand the test of time.

Between the lines: In the past 100 years, only six prime ministers have served less than three years.

The U.S. has evidence that Iranian troops are “directly engaged on the ground” in Crimea assisting Russia's drone strikes in Ukraine, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Thursday at a press briefing, AP reported.

Driving the news: Russia's escalation of attacks — in some cases with the use of Iranian drones — on Ukraine since Oct. 10 has caused massive blackouts and energy rationing across Ukraine.

Vanesa Amaro has become a social media sensation — and made big bucks — thanks to her cleaning tips and frank talks about what it is like to be a Latina domestic worker, she told Noticias Telemundo.

The big picture: Over 61% of people who work cleaning houses in the U.S. are Hispanic, according to an analysis of census data from the Economic Policy Institute think tank.

A significant portion of U.S. Latinos say neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party represent or care about them, according to the latest Axios-Ipsos Latino Poll in partnership with Noticias Telemundo.

The big picture: About a quarter of Latinos surveyed say neither Democrats nor Republicans are swaying them, creating uncertainty in close races where Latinos could be critical just weeks before the 2022 midterms.

The use of drones to battle deforestation in the Amazon has helped Indigenous communities and local authorities fend off loggers and avoid dangerous confrontations.

Why it matters: Deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest is at record levels this year, with losses roughly three times the size of the area Houston, according to data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research.

President Biden said Thursday that U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss' resignation announcement does not change the two countries' "enduring" relationship.

Driving the news: "The United States and the United Kingdom are strong Allies and enduring friends — and that fact will never change," Biden said in a statement on Thursday.

Russia's recent escalation of attacks targeting Ukraine's critical infrastructure has caused rolling blackouts throughout the country and prompted Ukrainian officials to urge citizens to cut back on electricity use.

Why it matters: The attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure threaten to leave many Ukrainians without electricity, water and heat as winter rapidly approaches.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) a foreign policy hawk who is one of his party's staunchest supporters of Ukraine, is also the member of Congress who has discussed the war by far the most.

Why it matters: Kinzinger represents a wing of the GOP increasingly at odds with MAGA-aligned Republicans who want to cut off military aid to Ukraine if they win control of the House.