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Ferdinand Marcos Jr claims victory in Philippine election

Shawdesh Desk: The son of the late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday claimed victory in the presidential election, vowing to be a leader “for all Filipinos”, his spokesman said.

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Sri Lanka crisis: Ex-PM, family take shelter in naval base

Shawdesh desk: Sri Lanka’s former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family have taken shelter at a naval base in Trincomalee in the north-east part of the island nation, sources

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Outgoing Sri Lankan PM evacuated by troops; violence kills 5, injures 180

Shawdesh Desk: Heavily armed troops evacuated outgoing Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa from his official residence in Colombo on Tuesday after thousands of protesters breached the main gate. Protesters

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Putin says Russia defending ‘Motherland’ as Ukraine war rages

Shawdesh Desk: President Vladimir Putin on Monday defended Russia’s war in Ukraine as necessary to protect the “Motherland” as Moscow flexed its military muscle at a huge parade marking the

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Global Covid cases near 518 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases is now approaching 518 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),

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Russia readies Victory Day parade as fight for east Ukraine rages

Shawdesh desk: Russia will celebrate its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany Monday with a show of military might as its army battles Kyiv’s forces in the east of Ukraine, where

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US imposes sanction on 33 Russian individuals, 22 companies and 69 ships

Shawdesh Desk: The US Department of the Treasury has supplemented its sanction lists with 33 more Russian individuals, 22 companies and 69 ships flying the Russian flag. According to a

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60 dead in bombed east Ukraine school: Zelensky

Shawdesh Desk: Sixty civilians died in the bombing of a school in eastern Ukraine’s Lugansk region this weekend, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. “Just yesterday in the village of

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