Legal battle looms over Nepal's post-uprising interim govt
KATHMANDU, Oct 15 (AFP): Petitions have been filed in Nepal's Supreme Court challenging the formation of an interim government and the dissolution of parliament following last month's uprising, a court official said Wednesday.The youth-led protests, which erupted on September 8 over a brief social media ban, economic hardship and corruption,...
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Madagascar military takes power
ANTANANARIVO, Oct 15 (Reuters): An army commander who led a mutiny in Madagascar said on Tuesday the military had taken power after President Andry Rajoelina was impeached by lawmakers and forced to flee the country following weeks of youth-led protests.Rajoelina had refused to step down despite escalating Gen Z demonstrations...
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Afghanistan, Pakistan claim many dead in new clashes
KABUL, Oct 15 (BBC): Fresh fighting broke out along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border early on Wednesday, with each side accusing the other of initiating deadly clashes.Pakistan's military said its forces had killed "15-20 Afghan Taliban" and injured many in Spin Boldak border district.A Taliban government spokesman said 12 Afghan civilians had...
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US won't help Argentina if Milei loses
NEW YORK, Oct 15 (BBC): President Donald Trump has acknowledged that a $20bn (£15bn) US lifeline to help calm Argentina's currency crisis is an attempt to sway legislative elections this month in the South American nation.Welcoming Argentina's libertarian leader Javier Milei to the White House, Trump warned that the US...
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Hamas launches Gaza crackdown as Trump vows to disarm group
JERUSALEM, Oct 15 (AFP): Hamas tightened its grip on Gaza's ruined cities Tuesday, launching a crackdown and executing alleged collaborators, even as US President Donald Trump vowed to disarm the group.The Israeli military said the remains of four more hostages held in Gaza had been brought into Israel, a day...
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Discusses future ties with Putin
MOSCOW, Oct 15 (AP): Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who led the rebel offensive that toppled former President Bashar Assad last year, met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday in his first visit to the country that granted asylum to the ousted leader.Putin welcomed al-Sharaa at the Kremlin,...
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