China releases underground church pastor after months in detention
Ezra Jin’s family says the Zion Church founder arrived in the US after months in detention in China.

Ezra Jin’s family says the Zion Church founder arrived in the US after months in detention in China.





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Critics say it could hasten forced assimilation, lead to targeting of critics outside China. Beijing rejects charges.

This Palestinian family’s home is sealed inside an Israeli settlement and the separation wall. Al Jazeera’s Leila Warah
Yorgen Fenech is charged with orchestrating the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Rights group accuses the paramilitary of ‘crimes against humanity’ for attacks in and around North Darfur State capital.
Court struck down US President Trump’s executive order abolishing it, but he has pledged to challenge the ruling.
Tournament has placed Bosnia’s fans and global diaspora in the spotlight, as team fights to reach Round of 16.

An Israeli attack on the al-Mawasi camp in Khan Younis has killed several people, including a mother and her child.

An unofficial June 30 deadline was set by anti-immigration groups for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa.
Nigerians are returning home after facing a wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa.

Residents and volunteers say they feel abandoned by the government as they race to save lives from the rubble.