London [UK], July 17 (ANI): International delegates at a conference called for the prevention of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB) violations with many pointing toward the human rights abuses being carried out by Pakistan and China, media reports said.
Beijing [China], July 17 (ANI): United States has no strategy for rebooting its relationship with the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia, and stopping the spread of Chinese money, influence, and critical military might in the region, media reports said.
Raipur (Chhatisgarh) [India], July 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said that he got to know about Chhattisgarh Cabinet minister TS Singh Deo's resignation through media reports.
Beijing [China], July 17 (ANI): Chinese city Huludao is showing signs of the strain of Covid-19 measures on local health systems, with authorities saying debts were rising far faster than their capacity to repay them, media reports said.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 17 (ANI): There are reports of Hindu minorities being attacked in Bangladesh amid rumours of alleged Facebook post slandering Islam.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 5,047 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,619,045, according to the health ministry.
Hubballi (Karnataka) [India], July 17 (ANI): Following heavy rains and floods in parts of Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai on Saturday said the state will seek financial assistance from the Union government after getting detailed reports on the damages.
Tokyo [Japan], July 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government is intending to secure its participation in the Russian Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Saturday, citing government sources.
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 16 (ANI): US nominee for ambassador to Nepal, Dean R Thompson, has criticized China for its disinformation campaign with the USD 500 million American grant in the run-up to its ratification by Nepali Parliament in February, media reports said.