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Chinese police officers wearing masks shelter in the shade near a portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Chinese authorities locked down a third neighborhood in Beijing on Tuesday as they rushed to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 100 people in a country that appeared to have largely contained the virus. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Beijing’s new coronavirus outbreak raises fears for rest of the world

By Ken Moritsugu, David Rising and Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

In this May 30, 2017, file photo, Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput speaks during a press conference to promote his movie "Raabta" in Ahmadabad, India. Rajput was found dead at his Mumbai residence on Sunday, Press Trust of India and other media outlets reported. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)

Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood actor, found dead

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FILE - In this Tuesday, June 9, 2020, file photo, Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali points to a map of Nepal during an interview with the Associated Press in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepal’s parliament overwhelmingly approved a constitution amendment on Saturday to change the nation’s map that includes territory claimed by both Nepal and India which is likely to anger New Delhi. House of Representatives speaker Agni Kharel announced that all 258 members who were present on Saturday voted in favor of the constitution amendment proposal. The amendment proposal needed two-third of the 275 total seats in the parliament. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

Nepal lawmakers OK map including area disputed with India

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA - Associated Press

Spray paint that reads "Yall Not Tired Yet?" is seen on the base fo the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, early Sunday, May 31, 2020, the morning after protests over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Twelve statues, memorials vandalized during National Mall rioting: National Park Service

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, June 10, 2020 photo, people enquire about their relatives from a health worker at a COVID designated hospital in New Delhi, India. Two and a half months of nationwide lockdown kept numbers of infections relatively low in India. But with restrictions easing in recent weeks, cases have shot up, raising questions about whether authorities have done enough to avert catastrophe. Half of Delhi’s 8,200 hospital beds dedicated to COVID-19 patients are already full and officials are projecting more than half a million cases in the city alone by July 31. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

‘Ticking time bomb:’ Lack of beds slows Delhi’s virus fight

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

In this Sept. 14, 2018, file photo, cattle drink water at Pangong Lake, the site of several confrontations between India and China in Ladakh region, in Ladakh, India. China said Wednesday, June 10, 2020, that it is taking measures with India to reduce tensions along their disputed frontier high in the Himalayas following a recent flareup that prompted rock-throwing and fistfights. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

China says it’s working with India to reduce tensions

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Indian troops kill 4 Kashmir rebels, sparking new clashes

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An Indian priest sanitizes the idol of Lord Shiva and Godess Parvati at a temple, in Prayagraj, India, Monday, June 8, 2020. Religious places, malls, hotels and restaurants open Monday after more than two months of lockdown as a precaution against coronavirus. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

India eases lockdown even as virus cases jump in capital

By EMILY SCHMALL and SHEIKH SAALIQ - Associated Press

In this Oct. 16, 2016, file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, front and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands with leaders at the BRICS summit in Goa, India. Tensions along the China-India border high in the Himalayas have flared again in recent weeks. Indian officials say the latest row began in early May when Chinese soldiers entered the Indian-controlled territory of Ladakh at three different points, erecting tents and guard posts. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

India, China border flare-up sparks fears of wider clash

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this July 22, 2011 file photo, people stand by the banks of the Pangong Lake, near the India-China border in Ladakh, India.Indian officials say Indian and Chinese soldiers are in a bitter standoff in the remote and picturesque Ladakh region, with the two countries amassing soldiers and machinery near the tense frontier. The officials said the standoff began in early May when large contingents of Chinese soldiers entered deep inside Indian-controlled territory at three places in Ladakh, erecting tents and posts. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)

India, China decide to continue efforts to defuse border row

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

Indian troops kill 5 rebels in Kashmir fighting

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In this Oct. 10, 2019 file photo, an Indian schoolgirl wears a face mask of Chinese President Xi Jinping to welcome him on the eve of his visit in Chennai, India. Tensions along the China-India border high in the Himalayas have flared again in recent weeks. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan, File) **FILE**

U.S. seeks role as China, India face off at border

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This combination of two satellite photos of the Ngari Günsa civil-military airport base taken on April 1, left, and May 17, 2020, near the border with India in far western region of Tibet in China show development around the airport. Tensions along the China-India border high in the Himalayas have flared again in recent weeks. Indian officials say the latest row began in early May, when Chinese soldiers entered the Indian-controlled territory of Ladakh at three different points, erecting tents and guard posts. China has sought to downplay the confrontation while providing little information. (Planet Labs via AP) ** FILE **

India, China military commanders meet on frontier dispute

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN - Associated Press

In this handout photo provided by the Press Information Bureau, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a virtual meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, June 4, 2020. India and Australia upgraded their relationship with a raft of agreements Thursday, including strengthening defense ties and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific maritime issues. The agreements were signed during a virtual summit between Modi and Morrison. (Press Information Bureau via AP)

India, Australia sign defense, trade deals to bolster ties

By SHEIKH SAALIQ - Associated Press

Community activist Kunal Kanase, 31, stands for a picture in a lane of Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, May 16, 2020. Kanase is among many unsung heroes working to protect some of India’s most vulnerable people from the ravages of the coronavirus and the economically devastating nationwide lockdown that has left millions unable to feed themselves. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Amid virus, those in India’s largest slum help one another

By YIRMIYAN ARTHUR - Associated Press

This Tuesday, June 2, 2020, satellite image released by NASA shows Cyclone Nisarga roaring toward the western coast of India. The cyclone is forecast to make landfall Wednesday, June 3, 2020, afternoon on the country's west coast near Mumbai, a coastal city home to 18.4 million people and known for the Bollywood film industry. Mumbai hasn't been hit by a cyclone in more than a century, raising concern about its readiness. (NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) via AP)

Cyclone lashes India’s business capital; 100,000 evacuated

By RAFIQ MAQBOOL and EMILY SCHMALL and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL - Associated Press

This May 31, 2020, satellite image released by NASA shows Cyclone Nisarga roaring toward the western coast of India. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) authorities say that the cyclone brewing in the Arabian sea is expected to cross very close to India's western coast on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Maharashtra and Gujarat states are on pre-cyclone alert as heavy rainfall is expected in the region. The city of Mumbai, already overwhelmed with the high incidence of coronavirus cases, is bracing for this unusual cyclone that may inundate low-lying slum areas. (NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) via AP)

Indian metropolis of Mumbai braces for rare cyclone

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks on the occasion of the third anniversary of inauguration at the presidential Blue House Sunday, May 10, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Moon urged citizens not to lower their guard down, but said there’s no reason to be panicked amid worries about a new surge in the coronavirus outbreak in the country. (Kim Min-Hee/Pool Photo via AP)

Moon Jae-in says he is open to joining G-7 summit

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

People wearing face masks to protect from the new coronavirus as they wait for bus transport in Kochi, Kerala state, India, Monday, June 1, 2020. More states opened up and crowds of commuters trickled on the roads in many cities as India's three-phase plan to lift the virus lockdown kick started Monday amidst an upward trend in new infections and fatalities due to COVID-19. (AP Photo/ R S Iyer)

India cautiously opens up even as coronavirus cases rise

By SHEIKH SAALIQ - Associated Press

India expels 2 Pakistani embassy officials on spying charges

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