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Firm priorities for fragile states

Editor's note:David Cameron is a former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is a former president of Liberia. Donald Kaberuka is Special Envo

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14 suspects wanted for murdering 70-year-old cleaner during HK social unrest last year

Fourteen people are wanted by Hong Kong police on suspicion of murdering a 70-year-old cleaner during the months-long social unrest last year, Hong Kong police said on

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Commentary: A dark dungeon under "shining city upon a hill"

When America's founding fathers decided to take up arms against their British lords and seek independence, their ideal was to build a whole new nation free from oppression and persecution. After so m

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Trump to sign executive order on police reform amid intensifying outcry

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will sign an executive order on police reform on Tuesday. "The overall goal is we want law and order and we want it done fairly, justly. We want it

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U.S. medical examiner rules Atlanta police shooting of Rayshard Brooks homicide

The fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old African American man, outside a fast food restaurant on Friday in Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia, wa

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Commentary: A dark dungeon under "shining city upon a hill"

When America's founding fathers decided to take up arms against their British lords and seek independence, their ideal was to build a whole new nation free from oppression and persecution. After so m

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No one stands to gain from removing Han Kuo-yu in Taiwan

Han Kuo-yu, former mayor of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China. /VCG Editor's note:Zhang Hua is an associate research fellow at the Institute of Taiwan Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Scienc

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S. Africans stand in solidarity with African Americans in fighting racial injustice: president

South Africans "stand in solidarity with our African-American brothers and sisters" in fighting racial injustice, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday. "The killing of George Floyd has opened

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The UK is least qualified to talk about Hong Kong

Photo shows the scenery of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, south China, August 27, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Iram Khan is a Pakistan-based commentator on international affairs. The articl

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An environmental silver lining amid COVID-19 cloud

Aerial photo shows the view of a terraced field in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on June 4, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:S

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Black tech leaders issue call to action to combat racial injustice in the Bay Area

As a tumultuous week of protests draws broad attention to America’s open wounds of racist police violence, a coalition of Black founders, advocates, investors and other leaders are issuing a cal

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Biden sails toward Democratic presidential nomination as states hold primaries

The U.S. Democratic Party's sole remaining presidential candidate Joe Biden continued to march toward official nomination Tuesday, as presidential primaries were held i

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Violent U.S. police racism is far from dead

People rally in front of the White House during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 31, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Harvey Dzodin is a Senior Fellow of the

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Over 530 arrested in U.S. LA after protests over death of George Floyd turn violent

Video:Over 530 people were arrested Friday night and early Saturday after protests against police brutality turned violent in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said Saturday noon.(Xinhua)"We respect e

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Israeli army: Soldier killed by rock during West Bank raid

An Israeli soldier was killed early Tuesday during a West Bank arrest raid when a rock thrown off a rooftop struck him in the head, the military said, capping a surge i

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Iranian navy friendly fire incident kills 19 amid US tension

A missile fired during an Iranian training exercise mistakenly struck a naval vessel instead of its intended target in waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, killi

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Digitalization is bridging the trade gap during COVID-19 pandemic

Editor's note:Adriel Kasonta is a London-based foreign affairs analyst and commentator. He is the founder of AK Consultancy and former chairman of the International Affairs Committee at Bow Group,