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China Summons U.S. after Uyghur Bill Demands Sanctions
Beijing has summoned a U.S. diplomat after lawmakers in Washington approved legislation that calls for sanctions against senior Chinese officials for human rights violations linked to a crackdown on the country's Muslim minority. The Uighur (Uyghur) Act of 2019 criticizes Beijing's "gross human rights violations" in the northwestern region of…
Europeans Scold Iran For Developing Nuclear-Capable Projectiles
France, Germany, and Britain have voiced concern to the UN's secretary-general that Iran has developed a ballistic-missile system capable of delivering a nuclear weapon in violation of the international body's Security Council resolution. A letter the three countries circulated widely at the UN on December 4 stated that "Iran's development…
Taliban council agrees to cease-fire in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s ruling council agreed Sunday 29th December to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a window in which a peace agreement with the United States can be signed, officials from the insurgent group said. They didn’t say when it would begin. A cease-fire had been…
Australia bushfires: towns devastated and lives lost
Thousands shelter on beaches as fires rip through Victoria and New South Wales Australia’s bushfire crisis has claimed at least two more lives, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, as dozens of fires tore through several towns on the east coast and forced thousands of people to take shelter on beaches. Two…
