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Chinese jets point radar at Japanese aircraft, Japan says

Japan said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft in two "dangerous" incidents near Japan's Okinawa islands, an account Beijing disputed. "These radar illuminations are a dangerous act that went beyond what is necessary for the safe flight of aircra

Africa
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Benin minister says coup attempt underway, situation under control

A group of soldiers in the West African nation of Benin claimed on national television to have seized power on Sunday, though the government said forces loyal to President Patrice Talon were working to foil the coup plot. The move was latest threat to democratic norms in the region, coming after a

Africa
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Uganda opposition candidate says he was beaten by security forces

Uganda's opposition candidate Bobi Wine said he was beaten alongside his aides and supporters by security forces while campaigning in the country's north, in an escalation of violence ahead of the country's presidential election on January 15. Wine, a pop star-turned-politician, whose real name is

World
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Hong Kong election turnout in focus amid anger over deadly fire

Hong Kong’s citizens were voting on Sunday in an election where the focus is on turnout, with residents grieving and traumatised after the city’s worst fire in nearly 80 years and the authorities scrambling to avoid a broader public backlash. Security was tight in the northern district

National
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Salman F Rahman, his brother face fraud allegations

A Dhaka court has taken into consideration a fraud complaint against Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Group, his brother ASF Rahman, the conglomerate’s chairman, and four others linked to Beximco Aviation. The complaint was filed at the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Najmin Akter

Bangladesh's bold undergrad founders

For university students with a business idea scribbled in a notebook or a prototype built in their hostel room, the wait is over. The Undergrad Startup Challenge 2025, Bangladesh's largest startup competition exclusively for undergraduate students, has officially opened registration. Organised b

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