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Photos: Clashes erupt in France during protests over rising living costs

Authorities deploy 70,000 officers to combat violence. Nearly 1,000 arrests made.

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UML questions Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle’s remarks on Nepali nationalism in India

Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle Kathmandu, October 25 The CPN-UML has questioned Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle’s statement that the era of linking Nepali nationalism with anti-Indian sentiment has ended. Niraj Acharya, head of the UML’s…

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Kalimati market receives 2.8 million kg of vegetables, fruits and fish during Dashain

Kathmandu, October 25 Dashain is coming to an end today. During the festival, demand for green vegetables and fruits, along with meat and fish, typically rises sharply. Over the eight-day main Dashain period, from October 17 to 24, around…

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Serbia goes to polls to choose between populist Vučić and student movement

The election is being seen as a referendum on Vučić’s political dominance and the political system that has been in place in Serbia for more than a decade.

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Israel to close occupied West Bank crossings as Hebron lockdown continues

Israel says it will close all land crossings with the occupied West Bank when it holds a general election on Tuesday.

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TU Professor criticises Wagle, says he expected no speech aimed at pleasing Delhi

Kathmandu, October 25 Dr Tara Bhusal, an economics professor at Tribhuvan University (TU), has criticised Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle for his remarks during a visit to India. Referring to Wagle’s address at the NDTV World Summit…

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Bulgaria holds presidential elections amid divisions over Ukraine war

Bulgarians are voting in presidential elections amid security concerns over attacks on ships in the Black Sea. The vote for the largely ceremonial post is seen as a test of the popularity of Prime Minister Rumen Radev.

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Opposition parties urge Takaichi to explain tax cut bill herself

Opposition representatives questioned the lack of details about a planned benefit program included in the legislation.

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Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe

While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations also rocked many European cities Saturday from Milan to Rome to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana. (Image credit: Gregorio Borgia)

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Hand-delivered death threat, being spat at among abuse ACT politicians cop

ACT politicians speak about the abuse, threats and intimidation they've regularly been subjected to, following the attack on federal independent MP Helen Haines.

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Serbia holds parliamentary election as populist leader Vucic faces student movement

Serbia votes on Sunday in what is set to be its most contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, as a student-led movement seeks to oust the party of populist leader Aleksandar Vucic. The vote comes after nearly two years of…

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Centre rushes 250 RAF personnel to Arunachal after protests over hydropower project