The partial shutdown of the US government has become the longest ever, with no end in sight to the political standoff. On Saturday it reaches its 22nd day, overtaking the previous record- the 21-day shutdown in 1995-96 under then-President Bill Clinton.

China’s main English newspaper, Global Times, reported that the Chinese government passed a law to make Islam in line with socialism. The paper stated that government officials, “agreed to guide Islam to be compatible with socialism and implement measures to Sinicize the religion” (adapt it to a more ‘Chinese’ way of practice) within the next 5 years

Headlines: Why Ally with China as it Fabricates a Chinese Islam, when the Khilafah can Unify Muslim States as a Powerful Muslim State? We need Implementation of Islam, Rather than Synchronization with Existing Kufr Laws The "New Pakistan" Rulers Serve US Interests Just as the Old Pakistan Rulers Did

The world’s richest 1% are on course to control as much as two-thirds of the world’s wealth by 2030 [1]. World leaders are being warned by the UK’s House of Commons library that the continued accumulation of wealth at the top will fuel growing distrust and anger over the coming decade unless action is taken to restore the balance [2].