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Thailand has suffered ‘judicial coup’: opposition leader
BANGKOK Thailand’s main opposition leader on Wednesday accused judges of mounting a “judicial coup,” after court rulings that ousted the…
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Protesters block train tracks, buses in West Bengal
Doctor’s rape and murder KOLKATA Protesters blocked train tracks, stopped buses and shouted slogans in the eastern Indian state of…
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Bangladesh lifts ban on main Islamist party
DHAKA Bangladesh’s new authorities on Wednesday lifted a ban on the country’s largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, imposed in the final…
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Saudi tourism launches travel roadshow in Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA The Saudi Tourism Authority launched a travel roadshow in Malaysia on Wednesday, inviting visitors to explore the Kingdom’s top…
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Sweden charges Qur’an burners with hate crime
STOCKHOLM Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday charged two men with inciting ethnic hatred over several protests involving the burning of Qur’ans…
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France’s Macron back to square one as left plans protests over political crisis
PARIS France’s Socialists and Greens will not participate in further talks with President Emmanuel Macron to find a way out…
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Netanyahu is ‘not a friend of peace,’ says Israeli analyst
CHICAGO Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netaynahu is “not a friend of peace” and is using his right-wing government coalition and…
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Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 5 in second day of major strikes
moscow Russia launched missile and drone attacks targeting scores of Ukrainian regions and killing at least five people, officials said…
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Bangladeshi students who toppled Sheikh Hasina want her back for trial
DHAKA Bangladeshi students will seek the return of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to stand trial, the leader of the…
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Indian police fire teargas at hundreds protesting over Kolkata doctor’s rape, murder
KOLKATA Police in India fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters marching in the eastern city of…
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