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Bangladesh says agreed with Myanmar for UNHCR to assist Rohingya’s return

Bangladesh says agreed with Myanmar for UNHCR to assist Rohingya’s return

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to take help from the UN refugee agency to safely repatriate hundreds of thousands of…
Leader of rebel-held Ukraine region resigns amid infighting

Leader of rebel-held Ukraine region resigns amid infighting

Where is Igor Plotnitsky? That question appeared to have been answered on Friday evening, as the leader of the self-proclaimed…
Trump names interim consumer agency head, likely sparking showdown

Trump names interim consumer agency head, likely sparking showdown

US President Donald Trump has designated White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…
Japan to spend around $17 billion to subsidize education: media

Japan to spend around $17 billion to subsidize education: media

Japan’s government will set aside around 2 trillion yen ($17.93 billion) to subsidize education costs and improve elderly care as…
Momentum grows for another grand coalition in Germany

Momentum grows for another grand coalition in Germany

Members of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) will likely approve a renewed coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives if party leaders…
Ireland: No-confidence vote could prompt snap elections before critical EU Brexit summit

Ireland: No-confidence vote could prompt snap elections before critical EU Brexit summit

Ireland’s main opposition party filed a no-confidence motion in the deputy prime minister on Friday, in a move that looked…
Interpol rescues 500 victims of human trafficking

Interpol rescues 500 victims of human trafficking

Authorities in west and central Africa have rescued 500 victims of human trafficking in a series of raids. The operation…
‘Crocodile’ Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president

‘Crocodile’ Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president

Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in on Friday as President of Zimbabwe in front of thousands of cheering supporters at Harare’s…
Brazil striker Robinho imprisoned for nine years for rape

Brazil striker Robinho imprisoned for nine years for rape

Former AC Milan and Real Madrid striker Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison in Italy after he…
Pistorius sentence extended to 13 years

Pistorius sentence extended to 13 years

South Africa’s Supreme Court increased Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence on Friday to 13 years and five months after the state…
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