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7/22/2024 9:46:38 AM
Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and demonstrators that have killed scores of people.
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International
7/21/2024 10:40:26 AM
Bangladeshi authorities extended a curfew across the country on Sunday as the nation's top court was expected to rule on a civil service hiring quota that has led to days of deadly clashes between police and protesters, killing scores of people.
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International
7/20/2024 11:45:26 AM
Soldiers were patrolling Bangladeshi cities on Saturday to quell growing civil unrest sparked by student demonstrations, with riot police firing on protesters who defied a government curfew.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
7/18/2024 12:17:00 PM
Extremist Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed on Thursday the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the occupation police, WAFA news agency reported.
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World
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International
7/17/2024 4:28:09 PM
Authorities in Bangladesh urged all universities to close on Wednesday, the day after at least six people died in violent protests over the allocation of government jobs and police raided the headquarters of the main opposition party.
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Sports
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World
7/16/2024 6:14:44 PM
Colombia’s soccer federation president and his son were among 27 people arrested during the crowd control issues that broke out Sunday at the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia, police said Monday.
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World
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Africa
7/16/2024 2:18:57 PM
Police were out in force in the centre of Kenya's capital on Tuesday after calls for more demonstrations against the embattled government of President William Ruto.
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World
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International
7/16/2024 1:10:43 PM
Five security personnel were killed in a firefight with gunmen in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, the army and police said Tuesday, with security sources saying militants had made a "tactical shift" in attacks.
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World
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Region
7/16/2024 11:18:37 AM
Four people were killed and multiple others wounded in a shooting near a mosque in Oman's capital Muscat, police said Tuesday.
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World
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Region
7/15/2024 9:12:33 AM
Nine people were killed in a powerful car bomb blast late Sunday at a cafe in the Somali capital Mogadishu that was packed with football fans watching the Euro 2024 final, local media said, citing police.
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Sports
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World
7/10/2024 8:49:00 PM
Five people have been injured in clashes between fans of England and the Netherlands ahead of the Euro 2024 semifinal game between the two teams on Wednesday, police said.
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World
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International
7/9/2024 11:24:10 AM
The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans, according to a U.N. report published Tuesday. Edicts and some of the methods used to enforce them violated human rights and fundamental freedoms, the report said.
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World
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Region
7/1/2024 7:25:07 PM
Turkish police were holding 67 people Monday after a mob went on the rampage in a central Anatolian city after a Syrian man was accused of harassing a child.
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World
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Region
6/30/2024 7:56:08 PM
Algerian police briefly arrested a French author and her Algerian publisher along with others during a raid on her book event, the publisher told AFP on Sunday.
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Sports
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World
6/30/2024 7:29:39 PM
German police said Sunday they believe a man who scaled the roof of the stadium as Germany played Denmark at Euro 2024 was a would-be photographer and they have no evidence he intended to hurt anyone.
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World
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International
6/29/2024 7:41:28 PM
The far-right AfD declared its ambition to rise to power in Germany as its party congress kicked off Saturday with clashes between hooded demonstrators and police, just weeks after it scored record EU election results.
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World
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International
6/29/2024 6:15:44 PM
A Serbian police officer on Saturday killed a man who shot him in the neck with a crossbow in front of the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, the Serbian interior minister said.
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World
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Africa
6/27/2024 7:44:12 PM
Hundreds of people protested in the Kenyan capital on Thursday where isolated scuffles broke out with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas as turnout by demonstrators dropped sharply following deadly clashes earlier this week.
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World
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Africa
6/27/2024 2:52:10 PM
Kenyan police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators in Nairobi on Thursday, as protesters returned to the streets despite President William Ruto scrapping contentious tax hikes after deadly clashes.
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World
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Africa
6/26/2024 3:25:45 PM
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted an Al-Qaeda-linked extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali, notably for abusing prisoners as the de facto chief of the Islamic police in the historic desert city of Timbuktu.
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