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Brazil’s Bolsonaro suffers wave of defeats in mayoral races

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Only five mayoral candidates he supported won their races

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gives a thumbs up after voting during the municipal elections in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Joe Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team

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Indian-American Neera Tanden likely to be the Director of Office of Management and Budget

President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, led by campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield. Neera Tanden (photographed here) will be director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Iran says Israel remotely killed military nuclear scientist

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Israel, long suspected of killing Iranian nuclear scientists over the last decade, has declined to comment on the attack.

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This photo released by the semi-official Fars News Agency shows the scene where Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in Absard, a small city east of Tehran on November 27, 2020.

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Democracy fight needs rethink, says Hong Kong lawmaker

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Since the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests, pro-democracy activists have demanded greater democracy and accused China of going back on its promise to allow the people to vote freely for their leader

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Pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai during an interview at his office in Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Nov. 19, 2020.

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gives a thumbs up after voting during the municipal elections in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro suffers wave of defeats in mayoral races

President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, led by campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield. Neera Tanden (photographed here) will be director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Joe Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team

This photo released by the semi-official Fars News Agency shows the scene where Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in Absard, a small city east of Tehran on November 27, 2020.

Iran says Israel remotely killed military nuclear scientist

Pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai during an interview at his office in Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Nov. 19, 2020.

Democracy fight needs rethink, says Hong Kong lawmaker

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File photo of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and his German shepherd Major in Wilmington, Delaware.

Joe Biden fractures foot while playing with his dog

Inmates protest on the top of a prison building demanding to speed up their judicial process and that they be granted bail, after the number of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases increased in prisons in the country, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on November 18, 2020.

Coronavirus | Police shoot dead inmate amid riot in virus-hit Sri Lanka prison

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Inmates protest on the top of a prison building demanding to speed up their judicial process and that they be granted bail, after the number of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases increased in prisons in the country, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. File photo

Sri Lankan prison riot leaves 6 inmates dead, 35 injured AP

Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka’s overcrowded prisons.

NYC to reopen schools, even as virus spread intensifies

Boris Johnson defends tier-based lockdown in letter to rebel colleagues

Coronavirus | How China is controlling COVID-19

UK appoints vaccines minister to oversee COVID-19 inoculations

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Sri Lankan prison riot leaves 6 inmates dead, 35 injured
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NSA Ajit Doval meets Sri Lankan Tamil leader Sampanthan
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World’s ‘loneliest elephant’ heads to Cambodia from Pak.
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Chinese Defence Minister in Nepal to bolster military cooperation
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Europe

French police risk charges over black man’s beating
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Britain and France sign fresh deal to reduce migrant crossings
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Brexit talks resume in London as clock ticks down
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Video images of police beating Black man ‘shame us’, says Emmanuel Macron
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‘Iran will give a calculated response to scientist killing’
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U.S. moves aircraft carrier to Gulf
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Neom | The city of the Prince
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6 dead as rival protesters clash in Iraq
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Iran says Israel remotely killed military nuclear scientist

Britain bans new Huawei 5G kit installation from September 2021

Brazil’s Bolsonaro suffers wave of defeats in mayoral races

Democracy fight needs rethink, says Hong Kong lawmaker

Sri Lankan prison riot leaves 6 inmates dead, 35 injured

2020 U.S. elections was probably least secure ever, claims Trump

Joe Biden to nominate Indian-American Neera Tanden as chief of budget team

Indian-American Neera Tanden likely to be the Director of Office of Management and Budget

Joe Biden fractures foot while playing with his dog

A doctor said that the U.S. President-elect is likely to require walking boots for several weeks.

NYC to reopen schools, even as virus spread intensifies

New York City will reopen its school system to in-person learning, and increase the number of days a week many children attend class, even as the

Coronavirus | Police shoot dead inmate amid riot in virus-hit Sri Lanka prison

Prisons across the country has been experiencing weeks of unrest as COVID-19 cases surged

NSA Ajit Doval meets Sri Lankan Tamil leader Sampanthan

Development of Sri Lanka, north and east discussed, says TNA leader

China hydropower company plans first downstream dam on Brahmaputra

Project marks a new phase in the exploitation of the river with potential ramifications for India

At least 110 civilians killed in Nigeria attack, says UN

The weekend attack on a village in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram left at least 110 dead, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country said

Trump loses another election court challenge

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court dismissed republican lawsuit that sought to invalidate mail-in ballots

World’s ‘loneliest elephant’ heads to Cambodia from Pak.

Following years of public outcry and campaigning by American pop star Cher, the “world’s loneliest elephant” embarked on Sunday on a mammoth move from

French police risk charges over black man’s beating

Four detained for attack, racial abuse

‘Iran will give a calculated response to scientist killing’

Hardline newspaper calls for striking Israeli port city of Haifa

Chinese Defence Minister in Nepal to bolster military cooperation

This is the highest-level visit from China after President Xi Jinping’s two-day state visit that took place in October last year.

Boris Johnson defends tier-based lockdown in letter to rebel colleagues

In his attempt to placate angry MPs opposed to further lockdowns, he also committed to publish more data and outline what circumstances need to change for an area to move down a tier

Afghan officials say 34 killed in separate suicide bombings

Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said a suicide bombing took place, though he did not provide further details

Britain and France sign fresh deal to reduce migrant crossings

The deal will see French patrols doubled from December 1, with drones and radar used to detect those attempting to cross, Britain’s Home Secretary Priti Patel.

U.S. moves aircraft carrier to Gulf

‘Redeployment related to drawdown in Iraq, Afghanistan’

China’s first domestically made nuclear reactor goes online

Work on Hualong One began in 2015; 6 others in the works

IS militants kill 4 Christians in Indonesia

Islamic State-linked extremists killed four people in a remote Christian community on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, authorities said Saturday,

The Hindu Explains | Who is Michael Flynn, and what are the implications of Donald Trump pardoning him?

Can an outgoing President take such a step? What is the former National Security Adviser guilty of?

Doval, Gotabaya talk investments

Regional security also discussed

Coronavirus | How China is controlling COVID-19

Lockdowns, mass testing, contact tracing and mask use helped China tackle virus

Neom | The city of the Prince

Despite controversies, the futuristic city state remains a top priority for MBS.

6 dead as rival protesters clash in Iraq

Death toll from clashes among rival protesters in Iraq’s southern city of Nasiriyah rose to six dead, medics told AFP on Saturday.Violence erupted on

Antony Blinken | Biden’s diplomat-in-chief

The next Secretary of State is an advocate of alliances and partnerships.

Hafiz Saeed | The ‘professor’ who runs terrorist networks

The Mumbai attack mastermind has kept a low profile since his arrest last year but remains at the helm of the terror outfits he founded.

UK appoints vaccines minister to oversee COVID-19 inoculations

Conservative lawmaker Nadhim Zahawi will oversee the country’s biggest vaccine program in decades.

India to host SCO Heads of Government meet; Modi, Imran to skip

The meeting will be chaired by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu.

Biden to let health experts decide who will get a COVID-19 vaccine first: Gounder

It is expected that there will likely be a limited supply of coronavirus vaccine doses available immediately after a vaccine is authorised by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Heavy shelling hits capital of Ethiopia's Tigray: regional govt, aid workers

More than three weeks of fierce fighting has left thousands dead “including many civilians as well as security forces”, the International Crisis Group said on Friday

Women-led protests against police violence planned in Poland

The protests are scheduled to coincide with Polish women gaining the right to vote 102 years ago.

Chinese Defence Minister to visit Nepal on Sunday

The Ministry’s announcement comes a day after India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla wrapped up his maiden two-day visit to Nepal

Brexit talks resume in London as clock ticks down

It is the first time European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his British counterpart David Frost have met face-to-face since Mr. Barnier went into self-isolation after a member of his team caught coronavirus.

Iran’s leader promises retaliation for nuclear scientist’s killing

The killing, which Iran’s president was swift to blame on Israel, threatens to spark a new Middle East confrontation in the final weeks of U.S. President Donald Trump’s term.

Explained: What does the killing of nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh mean for Iran?

Country faces a growing dilemma over its response

Facebook cryptocurrency Libra to launch as early as January but scaled back: FT

The move would represent an even bigger scaling-back of the project's ambitions than that proposed in April in response to a regulatory and political backlash against the project.

Watch | Who is Maryam Nawaz?

A video explainer on the journey of Pakistani politician and Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz

Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan for Guru Nanak Dev’s 551st birth anniversary

The main ceremony will be held on November 30 at Gurdwara Janamasthan Nankana Sahib in Punjab province.

Cubans stake out culture ministry in unusual display of dissent

The movement has been protesting the imprisonment of a rapper on charges of contempt, casting a spotlight on the one-party state's treatment of human rights.

3 funeral workers fired over Maradona coffin photos

The images distributed across social media created outrage

Recount in Wisconsin county demanded by Trump increases Biden's margin

Overall, Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election with 306 Electoral College votes to Donald Trump's 232

Thailand’s pro-democracy protesters warn of possible coup

The protest movement’s core demands are for Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his government to step down

U.S. advisory panel to meet on COVID-19 vaccine allocation

Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have asked the FDA to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

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36K | Coronavirus | ‘Covishield’ vaccine volunteer sues Serum Institute of India, Oxford Group over ‘adverse reaction’

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25K | BJP MLA Kiran Maheshwari dies after testing positive for COVID-19

Ensuring compliance: After paying the fine, the offenders often walk away without wearing a mask.

14K | Coronavirus India live updates: Delhi govt. caps price of RT-PCR tests by private facilities

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Raj Bhawan in Lucknow. File photo

13K | First case under new ordinance against unlawful conversion lodged in U.P.

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11K | The independence of the judiciary has collapsed: Prashant Bhushan

In this file courtroom artist's drawing, Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana (centre) appears before Judge Matthew Kennelly in Chicago's federal court.

11K | 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks | Key accused Tahawwur Rana wanted a ‘medal’ for ‘top class’ contribution

Leaders of farmer unions address the media at Singhu border in New Delhi on November 29, 2020.

7K | Dilli Chalo protest | Burari is an open jail, say farmers rejecting Centre’s conditional invitation for talks

President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, led by campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield. Neera Tanden (photographed here) will be director of the Office of Management and Budget.

6K | Joe Biden to nominate Indian-American Neera Tanden as chief of budget team

Rajinikanth. File

6K | 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | Rajinikanth likely to make announcement on November 30