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    This picture taken on July 19, 2023 shows a view of a watchtower of an alleged detention facility in Artux in Kizilsu Prefecture in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. Since 2017, more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslims have been swept into internment camps where human rights abuses are commonplace, researchers, campaigners and members of the diaspora say. Beijing says the facilities were voluntary centres for teaching vocational skills, closed years ago after their inhabitants "graduated" into stab
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: Honor's "Lightning" humanoid robot from team Qitian Dasheng (Great Sage) crosses the finish line during the Beijing humanoid robot half marathon, on April 19, 2026 in Beijing, China. Completing the race with a net time of 50 minutes and 26 seconds, the champion robot showcased an impressive performance, beating the human half marathon record of 57 minutes and 20 seconds. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
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The “Sachsen” (R), "Bayern" (C) and "" frigates of the German Navy sail during the Andoya "Missile Firing Exercise 2025“ military exercise in the North Sea on October 13, 2025 near Harstad, Norway. Nine ships and one submarine of the German Navy are participating in the live-fire exercise, during which they will launch anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles as well as anti-submarine torpedoes. The exercise is taking place from October 6-30 and is the biggest live-fire missile exercise of the German Navy in 30
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