It is clear now that the ceasefire in Gaza is only a “reducefire”. The onslaught continues. There are near-daily attacks on the territory. On a single day at the end of October, almost 100 Palestinians were killed. On 19 November, 32 were…
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Tulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence
Since Hasina’s regime was overturned, prosecutors in Bangladesh have launched a number of wide-ranging legal cases against the former leader, her past associates and family members.
The trial involving Siddiq – who quit as a Treasury minister in…
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Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments, death toll at 146 – Reuters
- Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments, death toll at 146 Reuters
- Fire alarms at HK high-rise were ‘defective’ Dawn
- Mourners flock to site of deadly Hong Kong blaze as Beijing warns against protests Reuters
- Anger mounts in Hong Kong…
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Desperate hunt for food and water as Indonesia floods death toll rises to 442
‘It’s like a tsunami’, says Aceh residentpublished at 04:14 GMT
Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesOne of the worst-affected areas is Aceh province on Sumatra island.
The death toll is currently 96 with 75 people still missing,…
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Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire – The New York Times
- Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire The New York Times
- Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 146 as thousands pay respects BBC
- Mourners flock to site of deadly Hong Kong blaze as Beijing warns against protests
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Hasina ordered 2009 killings, says commission – Dawn
- Hasina ordered 2009 killings, says commission Dawn
- Bangladesh panel claims Hasina ordered 2009 mutiny, India’s destabilisation bid India Today
- Independent Inquiry Commission to Submit Report Today, Evening Press Conference Scheduled The Daily…
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Israeli conflict: Palestinian state ‘only’ solution: Pope – Business Recorder
- Israeli conflict: Palestinian state ‘only’ solution: Pope Business Recorder
- Pope Leo finds his voice on first foreign trip BBC
- Crowd braves rain to flock to Pope Leo’s mass in Istanbul Dawn
- Pope Leo insists on two-state solution to resolve…
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As Trump and Saudi prince heat up ties, Israel normalization left out in the cold
Sitting alongside the US president, the gold trim of his robes matching the molding of Donald Trump’s Oval Office, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman radiated regal confidence.
Smiling easily, the kingdom’s 40-year-old de facto…
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Cyclone Ditwah brings worst flooding in decades to Sri Lanka, killing hundreds – UN News
- Cyclone Ditwah brings worst flooding in decades to Sri Lanka, killing hundreds UN News
- Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after floods leave hundreds dead and many missing BBC
- Floods hit Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo as Cyclone Ditwah death…
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Trump invites families of national guard members who were shot to White House | Donald Trump
Donald Trump said on Sunday that he invited the family of a national guard member fatally shot last week to the White House, adding that he spoke to her parents and they were “devastated”.
US army specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed in…
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