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Hong Kong passes new national security law widening power and aligning city more with mainland China
The 212-page law will go into effect Saturday and introduce 39 new national security crimes.
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Taliban hold public execution before thousands of onlookers in Afghanistan stadium
This is the fifth public execution since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in August 2021.
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China to send more giant pandas to the U.S.
For years, China has permitted facilities abroad to house giant pandas as a means of fostering good will with other nations.