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December 4, 2019 5:13 PM

US House passes bill over treatment of Uighur Muslims in China

<span style="color: #222222;">The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to counter what it calls the 'arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment' of Uighur Muslims in China.<br />'' <br />'' It calls ...

December 4, 2019 2:22 PM

NATO leaders will attempt to make convincing show of unity today

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization leaders will attempt to make a convincing show of unity today when they meet to conclude a summit already overshadowed by bitter rows about the future of the alliance.<br />'' <br />''Last year, the W...

December 4, 2019 9:15 AM

UN envoy urges Iraqi leaders to respond to people's aspirations for change

A UN envoy warned on Tuesday that the continued use of violence against civilians in Iraq is intolerable and called on Iraqi leaders to respond with urgency to the Iraqi people's aspirations for change. In a video presentation to the UN Security Council, UN envoy to Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plassch...

December 4, 2019 9:14 AM

Burkina Faso forces kill 20 militants after attacks

Burkina Faso's armed forces say, soldiers have killed at least 20 militants after gunmen launched simultaneous overnight attacks on military positions. <br />''<br />''The office of the armed forces commander general said today that 20 other unide...

December 4, 2019 8:37 AM

US Congress passes Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act

The US Congress has passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, which proposes that America redirect resources to address the mass internment of over 10 lakh Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities in China. The move by the House of Representatives is expected to generate a sharp reaction from Chi...

December 3, 2019 9:20 PM

Zimbabwe going through vicious cycle of skyrocketing malnutrition: UN

<span style="color: #222222;">The United Nations has said that Zimbabwe is going through a vicious cycle of skyrocketing malnutrition that's hitting women and children hardest. About half of the country's population faces severe hunger amid a devastating dro...

December 3, 2019 6:15 PM

12 Indian observers to monitor Uzbekistan polls

<span style="color: #222222;">Twelve Indian observers, including from the Chief Election Commissioner's office, will monitor the Uzbekistan polls scheduled to be held later this month. Uzbek envoy Farhad Arziev informed this in New Delhi today. He said Chief Elec...

December 3, 2019 12:27 PM

Philippines: Typhoon Kammuri makes landfall, 1 killed

In the Philippines, one person has been killed as typhoon Kammuri made landfall today.<br />''<br />''It brought heavy rains that prompted the suspension of air travel and government offices in the capital, Manila, and warnings of floods and storm.&amp...

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