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Rwanda goes to polls as Paul Kagame set to extend rule

Shawdesh desk; Rwandans began voting in presidential and parliamentary elections on Monday, with the African nation’s leader Paul Kagame set to extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. Rwanda’s

France celebrates national day amid political crisis

Shawdesh Desk: France does not know where its government is headed and the armed forces also took an unusual detour at the start of their annual Bastille Day march on

Pak court overturns ex-PM Imran Khan’s marriage conviction

Shawdesh Desk: A Pakistan court overturned ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s conviction on illegal marriage charges on Saturday, though he remains jailed over allegations of inciting riots. Khan was slapped with

Malala Yousafzai urges Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans

Shawdesh Desk: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai called for Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans and said she was especially concerned about the ‘dark future’ awaiting women and girls sent back.

Judge dismisses Baldwin manslaughter case over withheld evidence

Shawdesh Desk: Alec Baldwin’s trial for involuntary manslaughter collapsed in spectacular fashion Friday as a judge dismissed the case after it was found that key evidence over a fatal shooting

Wife, two daughters of BBC journalist killed, one held

Shawdesh Desk: UK police said Wednesday a 26-year-old man was in custody after the wife and two daughters of a radio racing commentator were killed with a crossbow in a

UN rights council condemns Myanmar abuses, urges immediate action

Shawdesh Desk: The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday reiterated its deep concern over the crisis in Myanmar, amid reports of widespread abuses by the military and opposition armed groups,

29 killed as Israel attacks Gaza school

Shawdesh Desk: Palestinian sources said at least 29 people were killed Tuesday in a strike on a school being used to shelter displaced people in Gaza, the fourth such incident