Top 10 world news today: Houston consulate row, China on Uighurs and more
In this file photo taken on June 30, 2017, flags of the US and China are placed ahead of a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture in Beijing
Houston consulate row: China warns students in US over arbitrary detention
The US State Department said that China had engaged in spying operations adding that "these activities have increased markedly in scale and scope over the past few years".
Man gets caught after using fake death certificate to avoid jail term
A criminal from Long Island tried avoiding jail by faking his death but was caught as his death certificate submitted by his lawyers had a spelling error.
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How fast can the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet really fly?
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Did China ask its people 'not to respond to aliens'? Origin of bizarre claim on social media
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MS Dhoni-CSK Fallout? Report claims failed stake sale talks triggered rift
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Scientists reveal the SAFEST COUNTRY when catastrophe strikes the planet
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Serial killer on the loose in South Korea's Jeju Island? Fourth body found in three days as more than a dozen people go missing
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2/3rd of glacier detached, collapsed: ISRO satellite images reveal what triggered Nepal floods
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Trump once again claims without him there would be ‘no Israel right now’
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Foreign espionage attacks against German companies surge to 37%, Bitkom report reveals
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Blake Lively wins partial legal fee from Justin Baldoni after $8M request
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Why is Pakistan deploying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones near India border?
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'OH MY GOD! We've found other agents!': Investigators discover not one or two, almost 700 OpenAI AI agents went rogue, hacked Hugging Face
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Lunar eclipse 2026: India timings, places to see and more. August Blood moon factsheet
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on global outreach tour
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Both pilots killed as training aircraft crashes in Lucknow – What we know
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16-year-old charged with preparing terror attack on kindergarten in Norway
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How the S-400 protects itself from enemy attacks
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Nepal floods: Over 165 dead, 400 missing; US, India, China, World Bank mobilise aid
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India's multi-layered watch: The new surveillance war
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5 doomsday planes spotted in US skies hours after CIA director's secret trip to Russia
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9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to finally face trial in 2028, nearly 27 years after horrific attacks
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Islamabad hospital fire: What we know about one of the biggest facility that housed Imran Khan
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Workers run for life while filming Nepal flash flood: Scary new visuals emerge from Rasuwa
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Russian military planes enter South Korean air defence zone amid rising tensions with North Korea: What's happening
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Ron Weasley Is Back! Rupert Grint set to return to Harry Potter universe on Broadway
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400-year-old 'vampire' grave in Poland reveals non-existent genetic lineage
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Dolly Parton, global icon and queen of country music, dies at 80
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Nepal flash floods: Kailash Mansarovar yatra affected, close to 400 pilgrims out of contact
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'If he is dead, they're putting on a pretty good show': Trump casts fresh doubt over Mojtaba Khamenei's fate
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Man arrested near US Capitol with guillotine in pickup truck: What happened?
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Why the Su-30MKI cockpit is painted bright turquoise green
French claims on imprisonment of Uighur are 'lies', says China
China on Wednesday said that the French claims about the imprisonment of ethnic and religious minorities in China's Xinjiang region were unacceptable.
China accuses US of 'slander' over coronavirus research hacking claims
Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 33, targeted biotech companies but did not appear to have actually compromised any COVID-19 research, the US Justice Department said Tuesday.
'Unprecedented escalation': China may shut US consulate in Wuhan
No official confirmation has been given by Chinese officials yet, but this is the most likely expected move in a series of diplomatic rows between the two countries
Nobel Prize's banquet cancelled for first time since 1956 due to COVID-19
This year's Nobel prize winners will be announced, however, the event that is usually held on December 10 will not take place.
Wuhan welcomes tourists 100 days after lifting coronavirus-induced lockdown
COVID-19 was first discovered in a food market in Wuhan, where the first case was lodged after people started showing symptoms of pneumonia
China's Houston consulate closed to 'protect American intellectual property': US
Earlier in the day, Beijing said the United States had ordered China to close its Houston consulate, terming it a "political provocation" that would further harm diplomatic relations.
UK says there is no evidence of Russian meddling in Brexit vote
The British parliament's intelligence and security committee said in a report published on Tuesday that Russia had interfered in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
Museums engage in hilarious online battle for best bum exhibit
As a result, the #curatorbattle which began in April has enthralled people with its June theme #bestmuseumbum.