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Three killed as Cyclone Mocha slams into Myanmar coast

Shawdesh Desk: Thousands of people hunkered down on Sunday in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing the roofs

Turkey decides on future with or without Erdogan

Shawdesh Desk: Turks are voting in the most pivotal elections in their modern history, to decide if Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains president after 20 years in power. His main rival,

Suspected Islamic extremists kill 33 in Burkina Faso

Shawdesh Desk: An attack by suspected Islamic extremists on a village in the west of Burkina Faso killed 33 civilians, the provincial governor’s office said. The provisional death toll from

Narendra Modi’s ruling BJP voted out in Indian state of Karnataka

Shawdesh Desk: India’s opposition Congress party won power in a key state Saturday, partial election results showed, defeating prime minister Narendra Modi’s ruling BJP a year ahead of national polls.

31 killed as Israel-Palestine fighting continues, Egypt pushes truce

Shawdesh Desk: Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed two Islamic Jihad commanders Thursday, while a 70-year-old man was killed by Palestinian rocket fire in the first fatality inside Israel

Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan granted bail after arrest cancelled

Shawdesh Desk: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was granted bail for two weeks by the Islamabad High Court on Friday in a graft case, private television channel Geo News

Trump to meet Putin to settle Ukrainian conflict

Shawdesh Desk: Former US President Donald Trump said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Vladimir Zelensky, to end the conflict in Ukraine. “I don’t

Australia keen to boost political, economic co-op with Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Visiting Australian Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Tim Watts has said Bangladesh and Australia work closely together to promote their shared interests in regional peace and security, and