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UK hopes to suspend Hong Kong extradition treaty

The UK is expected to suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, a former colony that returned to China in 1997, according to multiple reports. The news will come from UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab during a speech to Parliament on Monday, and will take place on the same day …

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Trump-Afghanistan deal passes key deadline, but peace is elusive

The Trump administration’s deal with the Taliban has passed its first important deadline, but hopes for peace in Afghanistan remain as weak as ever. Last week’s agreement between the United States and the Taliban reached the 135-day mark, the point at which the US Army needed to cut 8,600 soldiers …

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