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India’s apex court upholds revocation of Kashmir’s autonomy

Shawdesh Desk: India’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a move by prime minister Narendra Modi’s government to revoke the limited autonomy of Muslim-majority Kashmir, where an insurgency has raged for

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Japan PM Fumio Kishida to sack key ministers over graft claims: report

Shawdesh desk: Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida is set to fire several top ministers who are reportedly under investigation for alleged fraud, local media said on Monday, in what would

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UN General Assembly meets on Tuesday to discuss Gaza

Shawdesh desk: The United Nations General Assembly will meet on Tuesday to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, officials and diplomats said Sunday, after the United States last week vetoed

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Israeli forces push into southern Gaza

Shawdesh desk: Israeli forces pushed Sunday into southern Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled in search of shelter from bombardments and intense fighting with Hamas militants. Aid

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Iranian activist Narges to receive Nobel Peace Prize in absentia

Shawdesh Desk: The Nobel Peace Prize will be handed out in Oslo on Sunday but with the notable absence of winner Narges Mohammadi, currently in prison, who will be represented

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Israel-Hamas fighting intensified

Shawdesh desk: Israeli forces pushed Sunday into southern Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled in search of shelter from bombardments and intense fighting with Hamas. Aid groups

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US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire, world leaders reacts

Shawdesh Desk: The United States (US) has vetoed a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza.

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Fighting engulfs over two-thirds of Myanmar, fuels humanitarian needs

Shawdesh Desk: Over half a million people have been displaced in Myanmar amid a surge in fighting between the military and armed groups that started in late October and has

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