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Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi demands India PM’s resignation over protest crackdown
India’s main opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, demanded on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi step down over the police crackdown…
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Rescue crews in Afghanistan search for missing, dead in rubble left by flash flooding
Rescue crews in Afghanistan searched Tuesday for survivors and bodies among the rubble of houses destroyed by devastating flash floods…
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Pakistan army chief meets with Iran’s interior minister
Pakistan army chief Asim Munir met on Tuesday with Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni in Islamabad. Momeni arrived to mediator…
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Waiting for Hassan: Another Gaza doctor held by Israel without charge
The last time Nadia Almukayed saw her husband, Dr Hassan Khalil Almukayed, was inside the Gaza hospital he had refused…
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Greece pins hopes on heat-seeking satellites to predict wildfires
Nine storeys off the surface of the Earth in a northern Athens suburb, half a dozen young engineers are busy…
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‘Escaping Beijing’: Why some young Chinese are quitting the capital
For centuries, Beijing has represented the pinnacle of ambition in China. From imperial capital to the political heart of modern…
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Somalia races to save Radio Mogadishu’s fading archive
Thousands of reel-to-reel tapes sit in an air-conditioned room in the archive of Somalia’s public radio, Radio Mogadishu, stacked on…
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What does Khalil al-Hayya’s election win mean for Gaza?
Khalil al-Hayya has been elected as the new head of Hamas, ending nearly two years of the movement being without…
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Andy Burnham pledges end to political instability as he becomes UK PM
Andy Burnham has set out his vision for Britain as he took over as prime minister. Burnham’s appointment was confirmed…
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MSF demands Israel release detained Palestinian healthcare workers
Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has called for the immediate release of Palestinian healthcare workers imprisoned…
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