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Mumbai: A rights group urged New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to raise concerns about reported Chinese government abuses of Muslims during her visit to Beijing next week. Ardern’s visit on Monday

Washington: China abuses over a million Muslims at home, but “protects” violent Islamic terror groups from UN sanctions, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. He was apparently referring to China

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council has scheduled to meet, at the request of Syria, over US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Israel captured

Washington: Pakistan needs to “deliver outcomes” to build confidence and trust between it and the US, the Trump administration has said. The US also reiterated that nuclear proliferation was one of its

Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was released from jail on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court granted him six weeks’ bail to receive medical treatment within the country. Sharif,

Washington: President Donald Trump signed a proclamation recognising Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, reversing more than a half-century of US policy. Standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White

Tel Aviv: Israeli air strikes hit sites across the Gaza Strip in retaliation for a rare rocket attack that hit a house near Tel Aviv, before Hamas said a ceasefire was reached.

Washington: The Pentagon notified Congress that it has authorized the transfer of $1 billion to begin new wall construction along the US-Mexico border, drawing immediate objections from Democratic lawmakers. A Pentagon budget

United Nation: The United Nations said it was examining how to assist Bangladesh in relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island despite warnings it could trigger fresh humanitarian upheaval. Dhaka

Washington: US Attorney General William Barr has said Special Counsel Robert Mueller did not find proof that Donald Trump or his campaign conspired with Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential elections,