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Russians began voting last week on the package of constitutional changes proposed by Vladimir Putin, including a reset of presidential term limits
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17.08.2024
Putin urges Russians to vote for security, prosperity
Critics and western governments fear Hong Kong's security law will stifle freedoms in the semi-autonomous city
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17.08.2024
Beijing says HK security law a 'sword' over lawbreakers' heads
Ethnic tensions are a major challenge to Ethiopia's Nobel-winning premier, Abiy Ahmed
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17.08.2024
Three dead as protests erupt over killing of Ethiopian singer
Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah launched a hunger strike late last year; her five year sentence was upheld on Tuesday
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17.08.2024
Iran passes death sentence, upholds jail term in French-linked cases
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Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh to escape a military crackdown in Myanmar
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Myanmar finds soldiers guilty in Rohingya atrocities court martial
The Maseru Bridge border post between Lesotho and South Africa. A landmark agreement would scrap all customs duties on internal trade between African countries, but progress is slow
World 17.08.2024
Africa free-trade vision clouded by virus and pace of talks
Makeshift polling stations popped up throughout the country last Thursday, when Russians started voting outdoors
World 17.08.2024
On buses, benches and picnic tables, Russians vote on reforms
At least 16,500 people were sterilised without their consent under a law which targeted those with disabilities and remained in force until 1996
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Tokyo court rejects damages for man forcibly sterilised at age 14
The Taliban have reaffirmed their commitment to a deal signed with Washington to draw down the Afghan conflict
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Taliban reaffirm commitment to US deal in Pompeo call
People in Melbourne will be allowed to leave their homes only for work or school, to exercise, or to buy food and other essential items
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Parts of Australian city locked down to curb virus spike
King Philippe of Belgium expressed his 'deepest regrets' for the harm done during Belgian colonial rule in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Belgian king expresses 'deepest regrets' over DR Congo colonial past
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi asked for an interagency briefing for the House of Representatives on 'President Trump's inexplicable behavior towards Russia'
World 17.08.2024
Trump briefed on Russian bounties in February: report
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Presidents Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, Idriss Deby of Chad, and three others during an initial summit aimed at stemming jihadists in the Sahel region of Africa
World 17.08.2024
France and Sahel leaders mull state of anti-jihad campaign
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