BEIJING -- Foreign countries and experts have joined forces to condemn the passage of the so-called "Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019" by the U.S. House of Representatives despite China's strong opposition.

They said that the U.S. move interferes in China's internal affairs, slanders human rights conditions in Xinjiang, smears China's efforts against terrorism and extremism, and exposes U.S. double standards on anti-terrorism. (China-Xinjiang-US)

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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday praised the progress on the road to Russia-Belarus integration and cooperation, the Kremlin said.

Putin made the remarks in a message of greetings to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as the neighboring countries marked the 20th anniversary of the Treaty on the Creation of a Union State of Russia and Belarus. (Russia-Belarus-Union State)

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COPENHAGEN -- A NATO 70th anniversary event in Denmark's capital Copenhagen has been abruptly canceled by the organizer of Danish Atlantic Treaty Association (DATA) after the US embassy in Denmark communicated its displeasure.

According to a press release from the DATA, a security policy think tank, on Sunday, U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands demanded that political scientist Stanley Sloan, a former CIA analyst who is critical of current U.S. policy, be removed from the speakers' list before the start of the conference. (Denmark-US-NATO)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for a head-to-head runoff vote between him and his main rival Benny Gantz, as a political stalemate threatens to dissolve the parliament.

The Israeli parliament, or Knesset, has until Wednesday at midnight to establish a governing coalition or to be dissolved. (Israel-Governing Coalition) Enditem

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