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(China/Uighurs/Canada) China’s Treatment of Uighurs is Genocide, Canadian Parliament Says (VoA)

Canada's parliament passed a nonbinding motion on Monday saying China's treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region constitutes genocide, putting pressure...

(Malaysia/Myanmar/UN) UN, Rights Groups Pan Malaysia’s Plans to Deport Myanmar Nationals (VoA)

Zsombor Peter The United Nations and rights groups are urging Malaysia to reconsider its plans to repatriate some 1,200 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday, saying they...

(India/China) India-China Border Disputes Persist Despite Troop Pullback (VoA)

Anjana Pasricha Artillery and tanks have rolled back, and Chinese and Indian soldiers have retreated from along the banks of Pangong Tso, a strategic Himalayan...

(China/Food Security) China Steps Up Focus on Food Security in Major Policy Document (VoA)

China will put greater pressure on its regions to boost grain yields and step up support for its domestic seed industry as it strengthens...

(Myanmar/UN) UN Chief Demands Immediate Return to Democratic Rule in Myanmar (VoA)

Lisa Schlein U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced the military coup in Myanmar and demanded an immediate return to democratic rule.  Guterres condemned Myanmar’s repressive...

(Europe/Russia/Myanmar) EU Mulls Sanctions on Myanmar, Russia (VoA)

Lisa Bryant European Union foreign ministers in Brussels were to weigh in Monday on targeted sanctions against Russia and Myanmar, during a meeting that included...

(South China Sea/Western Countries/China) Western Countries Send Ships to South China Sea in Pushback Against Beijing (VoA)

Ralph Jennings Leaders as far away as Canada and Western Europe are sending navy ships to the contested South China Sea this year as pushback against...

(Myanmar) Anti-Coup Protesters Fill Myanmar Streets, Ignoring Open Threat from Military Leaders (VoA)

Protesters across Myanmar defied an ominous warning of deadly violence Monday as they gathered in large numbers for another day of demonstrations against the...

(West Africa/New Ebola Outbreak) International Red Cross Issues Emergency Appeal to Prevent New Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (VoA)

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is appealing for $9.4 million to fund efforts to prevent a new Ebola outbreak...

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