Following is a summary of current world news briefs. Better US-China ties but still deep disagreements as Blinken starts visit U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday with U.S.-China ties on a steadier footing, but with a daunting array of unresolved issues threatening the stability of relations between the global rivals. Blinken will meet with business leaders before heading to Beijing for talks on Friday with his counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and a likely meeting with President Xi Jinping. Analysis-China spy charges up scrutiny of Germany's far-right ahead of EU polls Leaked discussions about a...