Chittagong protest follows Hindu leader’s detention
Police used tear gas after supporters blocked a prison vehicle carrying Chinmoy Krishna Das from court.
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Australia Withdraws Misinformation Bill After Senate Support Collapses
Australia’s government pulled a proposed misinformation law after concluding it could not secure passage in the Senate, ending a push that critics said would hand excessive oversight power to the media regulator.
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Judge dismisses Trump election case after special counsel asks to end prosecution
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed the federal election case against Donald Trump after special counsel Jack Smith moved to close it before inauguration.
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Ahmed Madobe Secures Third Term in Disputed Jubaland Vote
Regional lawmakers returned Ahmed Madobe to office with 55 of 75 votes as Jubaland’s election dispute deepened its political rift with Somalia’s federal government.
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Putin Signs Russian Law Barring Adoptions to Countries Allowing Gender Transition
President Vladimir Putin signed legislation blocking adoptions of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transition is legal and also approved a separate ban on material said to encourage childlessness.
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Israel moves to cut ties with Haaretz in escalating media clash
Israel has approved a resolution to sever official contact with Haaretz and bar state funding bodies from advertising with the paper, marking a sharp escalation in its dispute with the independent daily.
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Swiss voters split over motorway expansion as four national ballot issues go to the wire
Polling ahead of the November 24 vote showed a slight edge for the no camp on motorways and narrow but shifting contests on health and tenancy reform.
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Swiss results show health model approved as voters reject motorway and tenancy reforms
The ballot outcome backed standardised health funding while turning down the motorway expansion and both tenancy-law changes.
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Islamabad locks down as Pakistan arrests thousands ahead of Khan protest
Police blocked routes into the capital and detained PTI supporters as Imran Khan's party pressed for his release and the government's resignation.
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Uruguay’s Broad Front wins presidency as Delgado concedes
Yamandú Orsi defeated the ruling party’s Alvaro Delgado in a runoff, returning the Broad Front to power after a tight race.
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Tens of thousands march in Barcelona against soaring rents
Protesters filled central Barcelona to demand lower rents and more homes for residents as Spain's housing emergency deepened.
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Kismayo gunfight deepens Jubaland election dispute
A deadly confrontation outside an opposition meeting added a security crisis to Jubaland’s already contested presidential process.
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Phillips 66 Indicted on Clean Water Act Charges Over Carson Refinery Spills
Federal prosecutors say Phillips 66 repeatedly discharged heavily polluted wastewater from its Carson refinery into the Los Angeles sewer system.
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Israel issues more than 1,000 draft arrest warrants for ultra-Orthodox men
The warrants mark a tougher enforcement phase in Israel’s fight over military exemptions, a dispute that has long split politics and the court system.
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Ortega and Murillo push Nicaragua closer to one-man rule
A proposed constitutional overhaul would erase municipal autonomy, weaken separation of powers and bind the security forces more tightly to the presidency.
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Senegal's Pastef turns a legislative landslide into near-total control
Official results confirmed the ruling party's sweeping parliamentary victory, giving it 130 of 165 seats.
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Brazil police formally accuse Bolsonaro and 36 others of coup plotting after 2022 defeat
The federal police send a sealed case file to the Supreme Court, moving the former president closer to formal charges over the aftermath of his election loss.
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant in Gaza war case
The International Criminal Court says it found reasonable grounds to believe Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant bear criminal responsibility for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
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Serbia arrests former minister in Novi Sad station collapse probe
Serbian prosecutors have arrested 11 people, including former construction minister Goran Vesić, in an investigation triggered by the fatal Novi Sad railway station collapse and the protests that followed it.
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Iraq starts first nationwide census in nearly 40 years under two-day curfew
Iraq has begun its first comprehensive national census since 1987, with a curfew in place and officials warning that the count could affect resources, budgets and long-running political tensions.
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Mali junta fires prime minister after rare criticism of delayed transition
Mali’s ruling junta has dismissed Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga after he criticized the delayed return to civilian rule.
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Russia rejects Baltic cable sabotage claims as European suspicions sharpen
Moscow has denied responsibility for damage to two Baltic Sea telecoms cables as European governments examine possible sabotage.
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Belarus detains 1,671 people in crackdown on anti-war solidarity with Ukraine
Rights groups say Belarus has arrested 1,671 people for anti-war activity or solidarity with Ukraine, with at least 200 sentenced to prison terms as Lukashenko tightens his grip.
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Gautam Adani indicted in New York over alleged bribery and fraud scheme tied to solar contracts
U.S. prosecutors said Gautam Adani and seven others were indicted over allegations they paid bribes to win contracts for a major solar project and hid the conduct from investors.
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