Despite coming from different ends of the political spectrum – and lingering tensions between their countries – Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are forging a deep partnership. Recent visits have been a show of pragmatic cooperation and, it seems, genuine warmth. Also: today’s stories, including how a newly-opened library in Gaza City hopes to rekindle a culture of reading with a collection salvaged from the rubble; renewed attention on how young people are radicalized online after a fatal shooting at a San Diego mosque; and why some congressional Republicans are now pushing back at President Donald Trump. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for today's news.

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