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China Claims 'Most' Inmates in Xinjiang Camps Are Out
In Xinjiang, experts and human rights groups say more than one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities are held in a network of camps where they endure political indoctrination.
China-US Trade Talks to Restart After G20 Tariff Truce with Face-to-face Discussions
The negotiations in China's financial hub will be the first face-to-face discussions since negotiations collapsed in May, when US President Donald Trump accused China of reneging on its commitments.
Trump Wants Forces Reduced in Afghanistan by Next US Election, Says Mike Pompeo
Trump's South Asia strategy, unveiled in August 2017, called for an open-ended deployment of US forces with the goal of compelling the Taliban to negotiate peace with the Kabul government to end nearly 18 years of war.
UK Sweltered at Record-high Temperature of 38.7°C on July 25
The temperature was recorded at Cambridge University Botanic Garden, beating a previous record high of 38.5° Celsius from August 2003.
Un-Islamic, Says Imran Khan on Forced Conversions as He Vows to Protect Worship Places of Minorities
Khan reiterated his commitment to build Pakistan on the model of 'State of Madina', ensuring rights to people, rule of law and provision of facilities to citizens at equal level.
Britain Rules Out Seized Tanker Swap with Iran
The US economic sanctions and stepped-up military presence are designed to force Iran to renegotiate a landmark 2015 nuclear pact from which Trump pulled out last year.
Gunfire Kills One, Injures 11 at Event Near Brooklyn Playground
A New York City police spokesman said around 3:30 am Sunday that 12 people had been shot, including a 38-year-old man who was dead on arrival at a local hospital.
Belgium Sees First Death as a Result of Record Heatwave
The incident happened in Middelkerke on the Belgian coast as temperatures rose in the region to over 40 degrees Celsius.
North Korea Says Missile Launch a 'Solemn Warning' to South Korea Over Military Drill Plans with US
Thursday's missile tests were the first since Kim and US President Donald Trump agreed to resume nuclear talks during an impromptu meeting last month in the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea.
US to Resume Use of Death Penalty after 16-year Break, First Execution Scheduled for December
There are currently 62 federal inmates on death row, including Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who planted a deadly bomb at the Boston Marathon in 2013.
Mike Pompeo, Ashraf Ghani Agree to Accelerate Efforts to End Afghan War
During a phone call on Wednesday, Pompeo assured Ghani that there has been no change to President Donald Trump's South Asia strategy, including US commitment to a conditions-based drawdown, said the State Department.
Applause as Indonesia Pardons Woman Jailed After Reporting Harassment
President Joko Widodo had granted an amnesty to Baiq Nuril Maknun after she had exhausted all other legal avenues in the controversial case.
Five Women, Child Among 15 Dead in Bomb Blast in Kabul Ahead of US General's Visit
Eight employees of the ministry of mines and petroleum were killed and 27 wounded in an attack on their bus, ministry officials said in a statement. Five women and a child were among the dead.
US Back in UN's List of Top Five Innovative Economies, India Singled out at Rank 52 as 'Innovation Driver' in South Asia
The report said that India consistently ranks among the top countries in the world in 'innovation drivers' such as information and technology services exports, graduates in science and engineering, high quality universities, creative goods exports.
Sajid Javid Gets Finance Portfolio, Priti Patel Appointed Interior Minister in Boris Johnson's Cabinet
The former British finance minister Hammond had said on Sunday that he would resign if Johnson became prime minister because he felt unable to support a leader happy to take the country out of the European Union without a deal.
With a Promise to Meet Brexit Deadline, Boris Johnson to Formally Take Charge as Britain's PM
The 55-year-old former foreign secretary and London Mayor will lay out his vision as Prime Minister in his first speech on the steps of Downing Street after an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.