On 16th August 2017, the United States designated Hizbul Mujahideen as a specially designated terrorist organization led by an internationally recognized terrorist. Foreign Office of Pakistan, in its weekly briefing, reacted to this US decision that, “The designation of individuals or groups supporting the Kashmiri right of self-determination as terrorist is completely unjustified.

A newly-released report on China's "left-behind children" said that nearly one-third of rural students were left behind by their parents, with eight percent claiming that their parents' death had no effect on them.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, "The ruling, independent, Palestinian state, which is the capital city of East Jerusalem within the boundaries of 1967, should be revived in the shortest time."

This week US President Trump approved sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea. He said, “I favor tough measures to punish and deter bad behavior by the rogue regimes in Tehran and Pyongyang.