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Bangladesh burns again after killing of student leader

DHAKA: Protesters rallied across Bangladesh on Friday for a second straight day calling for the arrest of the gunmen who shot and killed a key figure in last year's pro-democracy uprising.As news spread that...

Supporters chant slogans as they block Shahbagh in Dhaka. — Reuters

South Korea's Lee warns of clashes with North

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung

Severe floods displace thousands in Thailand

People wade through a flooded area in Hat Yai district, Songkhla, Thailand, November 22, 2025.

Veteran Indian actor Dharmendra dies

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Vietnam flood death toll rises to 90

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Aftershock rocks Bangladesh as death toll rises

Residents stand in an alley after vacating their house next to a fallen scaffolding following an earthquake in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Japan local authorities approve restart of world's biggest nuclear plant

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Indonesians flee homes after volcano erupts

TOPSHOT - People walk on ground covered in volcanic ash after a pyroclastic flow during yesterday痴 eruption of Mount Semeru in Supiturang village, Lumajang, East Java on November 20, 2025. (Photo by Agus Harianto / AFP)

Japan's biggest fire in 50 years ravages 170 buildings

Smoke rises from a site where a massive fire blazed through more than 170 buildings, in Oita. — Reuters

Thousands of Kenyans displaced by flooding

Residents wade through flood water carrying long poles as they make for suitable fishing grounds at what used to be their homes at Kihoto estate in Naivasha on November 17, 2025. Heavy rains in Kenya have caused the waters of Lake Naivasha, a hundred kilometres northwest of capital Nairobi, to flood nearby homes, displacing families. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)

Afghanistan needs $129 million for quake recovery

A boy cries as he sits next to debris, in the aftermath of an earthquake in the district of Zinda Jan, Afghanistan. — Reuters file photo

Bangladesh court sentences ex-PM to be hanged

Security personnel stand guard as demonstrators attempt to demolish the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Dhaka. — AFP

S. Korean military proposes talks with North to avoid border clashes

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Bangladesh's ousted PM sentenced to death

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Bangladesh's ousted PM Hasina convicted in students crackdown case

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Over 40 Indians killed in Medina bus crash

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