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Bangladesh extends armed forces judicial powers

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Dhaka, November 17 — Bangladesh's interim government has extended the judicial powers of the armed forces granted after the August revolution that toppled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina. The government...

Xi says he will work with Trump in last meeting with Biden

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The leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru on Saturday. (Reuters) Lima, November 17 — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged to work...

Zelensky says war will 'end sooner' with Trump as president

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Kyiv, November 16 — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is certain the war with Russia will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have once Donald Trump becomes US president. ...

10 newborns killed, 16 critical in India hospital fire

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10 newborns killed, 16 critical in India hospital fire. (Reuters) NEW DELHI, November 16 — A fire at the neonatal unit of an Indian hospital killed 10 newborns, authorities...

Ten dead in fire at Spanish retirement home

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The fire broke out in the town of Villafranca de Ebro at around 05:00 on Friday. (Google Street View) Villafranca de Ebro (Spain), November 15 — At least 10...

Sri Lankan President Dissanayake's leftist coalition wins a landslide in snap election

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COLOMBO, November 15 — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, results showed Friday, as voters repudiated establishment parties blamed for...

Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary

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Kennedy (left) with Trump at an election rally in Arizona this summer. (Getty Images) BBC News, November 15 — Donald Trump has picked vaccine sceptic and former independent presidential...

Delhi shuts all primary schools as hazardous smog worsens

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Fine particulate pollution reached more than 50 times what is considered safe on Thursday. (Getty Images) Delhi, November 15 — All primary schools in Delhi will close due to...

French weapons system found in Sudan is likely violation of U.N. arms embargo, says Amnesty

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CAIRO (AP) — Armored vehicles manufactured by the United Arab Emirates and equipped with French defense systems have been captured by the Sudanese army during the civil war in Sudan,...

Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general and Marco Rubio for secretary of state

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump chose Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general on Wednesday, bypassing more experienced options in favor of a loyalist...

Families reunite with bodies of missing British soldiers 70 years on

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Michael Northey's father was one of three soldiers killed in the Korean War who was successfully identified. (BBC) Busan (South Korea), November 14 — From his wheelchair, Michael Northey...

Snap Sri Lankan election poses test for new leader

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Polling will follow a largely peaceful and low-key campaign. (Reuters) Colombo, November 14 — Sri Lanka’s 17.1 million voters head to the polls again on Thursday to vote in...

India's top court bans 'bulldozer justice' as punishment

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A man takes part in protest after Indian authorities demolished the house of activist Afreen Fatima and his father Javeed Mohammad in 2022. (Getty Images) Delhi, November 13 —...

Delhi chokes as air pollution turns 'severe'

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Delhi was the most polluted capital city in the world in 2023, according to a study. (Getty Images) Delhi, November 13 — People in India's capital Delhi woke up...

Bali flights cancelled due to dangerous volcanic ash

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The volcano spewed a 9km (6.2 miles) ash column into the sky over the weekend, one week after a major eruption killed 10 people. (EPA) BALI (Indonesia), November 13...

Pakistan: Death count climbs to 26 after bus plunges into Indus River

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In this photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) on November 13, 2024, mourners carry a deceased's body who died in a wedding bus accident in...