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World Service,04 Dec 2019,23 mins

US House backs sanctions on China over Uighurs

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The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill requiring the Trump administration to toughen its response to China's treatment of its Muslim minority. Nato leaders are to meet outside of London for formal talks on Wednesday, as they mark the military alliance's 70th anniversary. The conviction of the former Chadian president, Hissène Habré, for crimes against humanity and war crimes in a Senegalese court has been praised as a major step forward for justice on the continent.

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