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Four years after coup, Myanmar regime prepares for ‘violent, messy’ polls
Myanmar’s 2024 census was almost certainly the most contentious – and deadly – ever conducted. Enumerators and their heavily armed…
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The Alaskan hero dogs who prevented a diphtheria epidemic in 1925
When Dr Curtis Welch checked on a very sick three-year-old patient who had been admitted to his tiny hospital on…
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Hamas releases three Israeli captives in exchange for 183 Palestinians
The Palestinian group Hamas has released three Israeli captives in two separate handovers in exchange for the release of 183…
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Old India Pakistan rivalry drives South Asia diplomatic reshuffle
Old rivalries between India and Pakistan are driving a shift in regional ties, with New Delhi courting Afghanistan’s Taliban while…
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India offers middle-class tax relief to support growth, targets narrower budget gap
India plans to cut personal income tax rates to boost middle-class spending power, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday,…
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Russian air attack kills four in Ukraine, Kyiv says
Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least four civilians and damaging residential…
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Two Israeli hostages released, one expected later in latest Gaza exchange
Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over Israeli hostages Yarden Bibas and Ofer Kalderon on Saturday, with American-Israeli Keith Siegel expected…
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Gunmen kill 10 in Alawite village in Syria: Monitor
Gunmen have shot dead 10 people in an Alawite-majority village in central Syria, a war monitor said on Saturday. “Armed…
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Gaza children wounded in Israel attacks allowed medical care abroad
The World Health Organization says 50 Palestinians in need of medical care abroad will be let through the newly reopened Rafah border…
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Guantanamo deportations: What’s Trump’s plan? Why is it controversial?
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that seeks to repurpose Guantanamo Bay, a US prison in…
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