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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a press briefing amid allegations that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban for killing U.S. troops, and as China moves to crack down on democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a press briefing amid allegations that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban for killing U.S. troops, and as China moves to crack down on democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

An Egyptian court upheld a death sentence for one Coptic monk and life in prison for another over the killing of the abbot of a desert monastery in 2018, a judicial source said. In a case that shocked the Middle

The president dismissed the allegation as politically motivated. The Senate intelligence committee is scheduled to receive a briefing on the matter Wednesday. (Image credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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The House Foreign Affairs committee will hear testimony on what Beijing’s new national security law means for democracy, free speech, trade, and other issues in Hong Kong.

The House Foreign Affairs committee will hear testimony on what Beijing’s new national security law means for democracy, free speech, trade, and other issues in Hong Kong.

More than 2,700 immigrants have tested positive for COVID-19 in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention nationwide, pushing immigrants to the brink and lawyers to fight for their release. (Image credit: Alisa Reznick / Arizona Public Media)

Police said nine people were arrested under the law, including a man with a Hong Kong independence flag and a woman holding a sign displaying the British flag and calling for Hong Kong’s independence.

Police said nine people were arrested under the law, including a man with a Hong Kong independence flag and a woman holding a sign displaying the British flag and calling for Hong Kong’s independence.