AU Commission calls for further deepening Africa-China ties Lao top leaders meet Vietnamese public security minister UN report reveals systemic racism in US police, justice systems 2 Syrian soldiers wounded in Israeli air attack Norway limits entry of Russian-registered passenger cars Namibia's resettlement program provides sweet relief for small-scale farmers 4 killed in small plane crash in U.S. state of Utah Over 1 mln Afghan mothers, children short of nutrition assistance: WFP UN humanitarians sound alarm about cholera spread in Sudan Finland tests readiness for potential migrant influx Reservation for women in electoral politics becomes law in India Death toll from church collapse in northern Mexico rises to 9 New Zealand resumes peacekeeping force leadership: minister Turkish intelligence kills senior YPG member in N. Syria 38 wounded in fire at police headquarters in Egypt Indonesia's first high-speed railway comes into service, heralding new era China opens its fastest cross-sea high-speed railway EU provides 81 bln euros in aid for Ukraine since conflict IOM says 271 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week WFP to tackle food security among vulnerable people in Cameroon's conflict zones