China parliament advances Hong Kong security law as tensions with U.S. rise
China's parliament has backed security legislation for Hong Kong which would make it a crime to undermine Beijing's authority in the territory.
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U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs Israel, alarming critics
The United States withdrew from a “hypocritical and self-serving” United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday over what it called chronic bias against Israel, a move activists warned would make advancing human rights globally even more difficult.
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