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The U.S. Justice Department is escalating prosecution of Chinese economic espionage cases and other predatory practices that are at the heart of trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.

The United States said Monday it will closely monitor the Sudanese transitional government’s commitment to human rights, democracy and peace before Washington decides to remove Khartoum from the U.S. list of countries that sponsor terrorism.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said if U.S. President Donald Trump wants to hold talks, he must “take the first step” and lift all sanctions imposed against Iran. He said Iran has made it clear it has no desire to build a nuclear weapon, and called the sanctions “illegal, unjust and unfair.”

There are growing concerns that the heat and humidity at the Tokyo Olympics next summer may pose a danger to athletes. The Japanese capital, one of the biggest and most densely populated cities in the world, regularly sees summer temperatures exceed  95 degrees Fahrenheit, with humidity exceeding 80% and strong sunshine

Native American representation in Congress made great strides with the 2018 election of two Native American women to Congress. Now, the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma says it will send its own delegate to Congress, a move that will test both the tribe’s sovereignty and the willingness of the U.S. to meet its treaty promises.