Sheikh Hasina wins in Bangladesh as opposition boycotts election, saying it’s unfair

[ad_1] DHAKA, Bangladesh — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, giving her and her Awami League a fourth consecutive term. While the Election Commission has been slow to announce the results of Sunday’s election, TV stations…

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Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief grapples with deaths of family members in Israeli airstrikes

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Russian missile attack kills 11 in Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s east, rescue efforts continue

[ad_1] A Russian missile strike killed 11 people and injured 10 on Saturday in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk region said. Five of the dead were children. A U.N. official in Ukraine expressed horror at the incident. Rescue efforts extended into the night. Pictures…

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China sanctions 5 U.S. defense companies over Taiwan arms sales

[ad_1] China announced sanctions Sunday on five American defense-related companies in response to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and U.S sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals. The sanctions will freeze any property the companies have in China and prohibit organizations and individuals in China from doing business with them, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted…

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