DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold a parliamentary election on January 7, the national poll body said on Wednesday, amid deadly protests by opposition parties demanding the resignation of the PM to make way for a caretaker government.
The incoming president of Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, has promised to ensure the exit of Indian troops after taking office later this week but does not want to redraw the regional balance by bringing in Chinese forces instead. His remarks come ahead of the swearing-in ceremony on Friday in the capital Male.
Bracing for what will be their fourth winter since the start of the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, Indian and Chinese ground commanders have been holding interactions to rule out any incident as troop deployments are readjusted for the harsh months ahead.
India is among the countries that have been invited by the Maldives president-elect, Mohamed Muizzu, for his oath-taking on November 17, diplomatic sources said.
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Amman — Arab leaders decrying the deaths of thousands of Palestinian civilians in the Israel-Hamas war pushed for an immediate cease-fire even as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned in meetings in Amman, Jordan, on Saturday that such a move would be counterproductive and could encourage more violence by the militant group.