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World20 hours ago

Sheikh Hasina asks Bangladesh mission in Delhi for new passport to go home

Her lawyers say her old documents were reportedly revoked. She has said she plans to return in December and surrender before a court that sentenced her to death.

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World19 hours ago

Fire in high-rise building in northern China’s Taiyuan kills 14

Twenty-five people are still in hospital, nine of them seriously hurt, Chinese state media said. The cause is being investigated.

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World8 Nov 2026

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake in central Japan injures at least 22; no tsunami risk

The quake struck Shizuoka early on Sunday and was felt as far as Kyoto and Nara. Japan warned of strong aftershocks but saw no change on the Nankai Trough.

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