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Hasina warns of boycott in 2026 Bangladesh polls

31-10-2025 DHAKA: Bangladesh’s fugitive former leader Sheikh Hasina has warned that excluding her Awami League party from next year’s elections would deepen divisions in the country as millions of her supporters are set to boycott the vote. Now exiled in India, the 78-year-old is currently being tried for crimes against …

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Arab nations slam RSF killings in Sudan’s el-Fasher

31-10-2025 KHARTOUM/ CAIRO/ RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye and Jordan have condemned the abuses committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their capture of the city of el-Fasher in Sudan, as more evidence emerged of mass killings in the strategic area. The denunciations on Tuesday came as …

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

30-10-2025 KINGSTON/ HAVANA: Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, tied for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricanes in history. The storm landed in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope and …

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Hamas delays handover of captive’s remains

30-10-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: The Israeli military has killed at least 18 Palestinians in attacks across Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “powerful” strikes following an exchange of gunfire in southern Rafah, during which one Israeli soldier was wounded. The attacks on Tuesday marked the most significant flare-up in …

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