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Indonesia president tells G20 leaders they ‘must end war’

Shawdesh Desk: Indonesian President Joko Widodo told G20 members to “end the war” as he opened a leaders’ summit Tuesday in Bali that will be dominated by Russia’s invasion of

Iran protests: Tehran court sentences first person to death over unrest

Shawdesh Desk: A court in Iran has issued the first death sentence to a person arrested for taking part in the protests that have engulfed the country, state media say.

Meghan ranked more influential royal than King Charles III

Shawdesh Desk: Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle outshined King Charles III and Prince William – who is the heir to the throne, in the list of most influential royals, a

US supports India for G20 presidency

Shawdesh desk: The United States has supported India for G20 presidency, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tweeted on Sunday. India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also tweeted as the

Four wounded in shooting near Canada college

Shawdesh Desk: A shooting that sent four people to hospital and another gun-related incident forced thousands of students at two Montreal area colleges to go into lockdown on Friday. At

US estimates 200,000 casualties in Ukraine war

Shawdesh desk: The most senior US general estimates that around 100,000 Russian and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine. Gen Mark Milley, chairman

Afghan women banned from parks, funfairs in Kabul

Shawdesh Desk: The Taliban have banned Afghan women from entering the capital’s public parks and funfairs, just months after ordering access to be segregated by gender. The new rule, introduced

Russia withdraws troops from Kherson amid Ukrainian counter-offensive

Shawdesh Desk: Russia ordered its troops to withdraw from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday in a further major blow to its campaign amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive.