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Sudan army chief claims he’s ready for peace talks

Shawdesh Desk: The head of Sudan’s army has told the BBC he is willing to talk to the commander of rebel forces whom he is battling for control of the

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5.3 mln people displaced by war in Sudan: OCHA

Shawdesh Desk: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday said that some 5.3 million have fled from the war in Sudan since mid-April when

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Attack kills five in Mali’s Timbuktu: Governor

Shawdesh Desk: Five people died in a shelling attack on the northern Malian city of Timbuktu, a local official said Friday, updating an earlier toll. The killings come a month

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French reporter arrested over leaked secrets

Shawdesh Desk: A French journalist was held overnight and questioned by police in connection with a 2021 report which alleged that French intelligence was used by Egypt to kill civilians.

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India stops processing visas in Canada

Shawdesh desk: India on Thursday suspended the issuing of visas in Canada, the service provider said, amid a diplomatic row sparked by Ottowa’s accusation New Delhi was involved in the

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Brown University accords honour to PM for community clinic

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday was accorded special honour by the Brown University as the United Nations recognised her brainchild community clinic model to reach healthcare services

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PM for reorganising financial system for overcoming global economic crisis

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for reorganising international financial mechanism to address the ongoing global economic crisis. She came up with the importance

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Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education

Shawdesh desk: The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday

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