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Bangladesh counts votes in low-turnout election boycotted by opposition

Bangladesh election officials are counting votes after a controversial poll, fraught with violence and boycotted by the opposition, is guaranteed…

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‘We fled oppression, not our home’: Albania to Australia and back again

Almost every evening during the summer of 1975, Bajram Fezollari’s father, Feridon, would take him on a walk along the…

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India’s Aditya-L1 sun mission reaches solar orbit

India’s solar observation mission has entered the sun’s orbit after a four-month journey, the latest success for the space exploration…

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FBI arrests three people linked to January 6, 2021, insurrection

United States authorities announced the arrest of three people wanted in connection with the January 6, 2021, assault on the…

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‘Vote doesn’t count’: Bangladesh’s ‘bizarre’ election tests ties with West

Bangladesh is going to hold its national election tomorrow amid a boycott by the principal opposition party, a crackdown on…

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Why is Somalia so angry about Ethiopia’s new Red Sea port deal?

A deal under which Somaliland has agreed to lease a Red Sea naval port to Ethiopia has sparked anger in…

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‘They carry dreams’: Brown boxes of love, sent from the Gulf to India

As soon as you enter, walk to the right, then a little forward. In the first or second aisle, you’ll see…

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Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in ‘response’ to Hamas leader’s killing

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said it targeted a vital Israeli military post with a barrage of 62 rockets as…

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