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BNP sweeps Bangladesh election, Tarique Rahman set to become PM

BNP sweeps Bangladesh election, Tarique Rahman set to become PM

Election Commission put the BNP at 181 seats, Jamaat-e-Islami at 61 and others at 7, with full official results expected in the next few hours

Asia
Bangladesh's BNP wins two-thirds majority in landmark election

Bangladesh's BNP wins two-thirds majority in landmark election

Latest counts in an election seen as the South Asian nation's first truly competitive in years gave BNP and its allies at least 212 of the 299 seats up for grabs

Europe
Palace ready to help UK police in any inquiry into king's brother Andrew

Palace ready to help UK police in any inquiry into king's brother Andrew

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces fresh scrutiny since the recent publication of millions of new documents relating to the late convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Middle East
Turkey’s foreign minister says US and Iran showing flexibility on nuclear deal

Turkey’s foreign minister says US and Iran showing flexibility on nuclear deal

Washington demands Iran relinquish its stockpile of uranium enriched to up to 60% fissile purity, a small step away from 90% that is considered weapons grade

North America
US pays Afghans stranded in Qatar to repatriate, plan labeled 'betrayal'

US pays Afghans stranded in Qatar to repatriate, plan labeled 'betrayal'

More than 1,100 people have been held at the former US Army base Camp As Sayliyah (CAS) since at least early last year