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Very few expected Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s party to win Sunday’s parliamentary elections, that too by a landslide. For this was a man whose triumph in the presidential poll last year came by a fluke. Back then, the 45-year-old mayor of the capital Male entered the presidential race only...
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Asia was the region most affected by climate change, weather and water-related hazards globally last year, the United Nations weather agency has said. In a report published on Tuesday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said floods and storms were the main cause of casualties and economic...
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is in Pakistan on a three-day trip to discuss regional and bilateral relations days after Iran and Israel carried out attacks against each other, risking the Gaza war to expand into a regional conflict. Raisi is scheduled to hold talks with top Pakistani leadership,...
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accused of delivering Islamophobic remarks during an election rally Sunday, triggering widespread anger from prominent Muslims and members of the opposition. The world’s most populous nation is in the midst of a mammoth weeks-long election in which...
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AFP Apr 18, 2024 Apr 18, 2024 Updated 29 mins ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email The crater of Mount Ruang flamed with lava against a backdrop of lightning bolts overnight after erupting five times Handout The eruptions forced authorities to close a major airport and issue a warning about...
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