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Kenya protesters vow to march again

Shawdesh Desk: Kenyan protest organisers called on Wednesday for fresh peaceful marches against deeply unpopular tax hikes, as the death toll from nationwide demonstrations climbed to 22, a state-funded rights

Om Birla re-elected as Lok Sabha Speaker amid bipartisan unity

Shawdesh Desk: Three-time BJP lawmaker Om Birla was elected Lok Sabha Speaker for the second time on Wednesday. Despite nominating Congress lawmaker K Suresh as an opposition candidate, the Congress-led

Khamenei urges participation in presidential vote

Shawdesh Desk: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for ‘high participation’ in Friday’s presidential election to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died last month in a helicopter crash. ‘We emphasise

Taiwan leader says China ‘has no right to punish’ island

Shawdesh desk: Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te said Monday that China ‘has no right to punish’ Taiwanese people for their views or advocacy, after Beijing warned ‘diehard’ supporters of the island’s

Israel continues to bomb Gaza targets

Shawdesh desk: A day after Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ‘intense phase’ of the Gaza war is winding down, the army bombed Hamas on Monday as the Palestinian

19 killed in deadly attacks on churches, synagogues in Russia

Shawdesh desk: Attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia’s Dagestan region killed 15 police officers and four civilians, officials said on Monday, stoking fears over Islamist violence in the historically

King Charles Permanently Banishes Prince Harry From His Royal Home: “He Will Never Be Allowed Back to Frogmore”

Shawdesh Desk: There’s no end in sight for the drama between the royal family and the pair who deliberately delisted themselves from the monarchal fold, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. These days,

Deaths from Indian toxic alcohol rise to 54

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from a batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has risen to 54, media reported Sunday, as more victims in hospital succumbed to the poisonous