US punishes senior Chinese officials over Uighur rights

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[caption id="attachment_4966" align="alignnone" width="960"] A woman uses a mobile phone outside a restaurant in Hotan in China's northwestern Xinjiang region in 2019. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The...

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Australian PM suspends extradition treaty, extends visas for Hong Kong citizens

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4791" align="alignnone" width="912"] FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a state memorial honouring victims of the Australian bushfires at Qudos Bank...

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Senior China diplomat urges ‘positive energy’ in ties with US

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4800" align="alignnone" width="928"] FILE PHOTO: Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to reporters via video link at a news conference held...

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George Floyd said officers would ‘kill’ him in new recording transcript

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4797" align="alignnone" width="921"] Visitors pay their respects to George Floyd in front of a mural in Houston, Texas on Jun 8, 2020. [/caption] WASHINGTON:...

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Australia warns citizens of increased risk of detention in Hong Kong

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4773" align="alignnone" width="905"] A view of Hong Kong's city skyline on Friday, Jul 3, 2020. [/caption] SYDNEY: Australia warned its citizens and residents in...

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Canada handled the COVID-19 outbreak better than United States: PM Trudeau

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4770" align="alignnone" width="936"] FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a sitting of the special committee on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak...

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Commentary: Is Trump the only reason for the great American foreign policy muddle?

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020

US President Donald Trump’s temperamental and transactional approach to foreign affairs makes him anything but rational, say Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng. [caption id="attachment_4786" align="alignnone"...

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US voices concern over Vietnam sentence to Facebook user

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4818" align="alignnone" width="927"] Nguyen Quoc Duc Vuong appears during a trial in Vietnam's Lam Dong province on accusations of humiliating the country's leaders. [/caption]...

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North Korea’s Kim ordered to pay damages to Seoul prisoners of war

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4622" align="alignnone" width="891"] FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of...

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US general says he is not convinced Russian cash led to US deaths in Afghanistan

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4613" align="alignnone" width="912"] A US military Chinook helicopter seen in June 2019 in Afghanistan, where reports say Russia has offered bounties to target US-led...