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Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, dozens injured

Shawdesh Desk: Heavy snow in large swaths of Japan has killed 17 and injured more than 90 people and left hundreds of homes without power, disaster management officials said Monday.

Deadly blizzard leaves US in Christmas weekend deep freeze

Shawdesh Desk: A fearsome winter storm continued to pummel parts of the United States with blizzard conditions Saturday evening after its powerful Arctic winds left over a million customers without

New York returns nearly 200 looted antiquities to Pakistan

Shawdesh Desk: The Manhattan district attorney’s office has returned 192 looted antiquities with a value of nearly $3.4 million to Pakistan. District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced the repatriation

US Senate race: Democrat Mark Kelly wins Arizona

Shawdesh desk: US President Joe Biden’s Democrats have inched closer to keeping control of the Senate, with a projected win in Arizona following the midterm elections. Three days after Americans

Key Democrat wins push US Congress battle to the wire

Shawdesh Desk: Results are being declared in the US midterm elections, with control of Congress hanging in the balance, reports BBC. Republicans are likely to take control of the House

Sunak poised to become British PM as Johnson quits leadership race

Shawdesh dEsk: British Conservative Rishi Sunak was on Monday poised to become prime minister and the country’s first leader of colour, after the dramatic decision by ex-PM Boris Johnson to

Bangladesh becomes UNHRC member with highest vote

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has been elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council with 160 votes, the highest number of votes secured by any candidate in the Asia

New York City declares emergency over migrant ‘crisis’

Shawdesh Desk: New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declared a state of emergency to address a “crisis situation” over an influx of migrants. More than 17,000 have arrived in