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NewsDesk MC April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Aung San Suu Kyi, Buddhist holiday, civil war, democracy movement, Full Moon Day of Kason, house arrest, human rights, junta government, military coup, military rule, Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar, Myanmar election, Naypyitaw, nobel peace prize, political detention, political prisoners, prison sentence, prisoner amnesty, Southeast Asia, state media

Myanmar Cuts Aung San Suu Kyi’s Prison Term Again in Holiday Amnesty

Bangkok– Myanmar’s military-backed government on Thursday reduced the prison sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi as part of

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NewsDesk MC April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 9/11 memorial, British Crown Jewels, British Empire, colonial artifacts, colonial history, cultural heritage, india, king charles iii, Koh-i-Noor diamond, monarchy, New York City, Queen Camilla, Reform UK, repatriation, restitution debate, royal visit, Tower of London, Treaty of Lahore, UK politics, Zia Yusuf, Zohran Mamdani

NYC Mayor Mamdani Urges King Charles to Return Koh-i-Noor Diamond

New york-New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday called on Britain’s King Charles III to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond,

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NewsDesk MC April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 assam, assembly elections, BJP, C Joseph Vijay, Congress alliance, DMK, electoral politics, exit polls, india, indian politics, kerala, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, Narendra Modi, Puducherry, saudi arabia, state elections, tamil nadu, Trinamool Congress, voter rolls, west bengal, Yogendra Yadav

India Exit Polls Show BJP Poised for Gains in Key State Elections

New Delhi – Exit polls released on Thursday indicated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could make

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NewsDesk MC April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Ali Khamenei, Arabian Gulf, donald trump, global oil supply, Gulf Security, iran, Iran-US tensions, Maritime Freedom Construct, maritime security, Middle East conflict, military coalition, missile defense, missile program, Mojtaba Khamenei, nuclear capabilities, nuclear program, oil prices, regional tensions, Strait of Hormuz, tehran, united states

Iran Supreme Leader Vows to Defend Nuclear and Missile Programs Amid U.S. Pressure

Dubai– Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday that the Islamic Republic would protect its nuclear and missile capabilities

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NewsDesk MC April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 2027 election, Accion Ciudadana, Central America politics, constitutional amendment, constitutional changes, democracy concerns, El Salvador, electoral authority, electoral reform, Ernesto Castro, governance reform, institutional control, judiciary independence, Legislative Assembly, Nayib Bukele, political opposition, presidential election, presidential term limits, re-election, Salvadoran politics, saudi arabia, Supreme Electoral Court

El Salvador Overhauls Electoral Court Selection Ahead of 2027 Vote

San Salvador – El Salvador’s Congress approved constitutional changes on Wednesday altering how the country’s top electoral officials are selected,

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NewsDesk MC April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 blockade, Brent crude, donald trump, energy markets, geopolitical risk, iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Middle East tensions, naval blockade, oil exports, sanctions, Strait of Hormuz, tehran, trump, Truth Social, U.S. Navy, U.S.-Iran relations, uranium enrichment, wall street journal, Washington, white house

Trump Orders Extended Iran Blockade as Nuclear Talks Stall

Washington – President Donald Trump has instructed U.S. national security officials to prepare for a prolonged blockade of Iranian ports,

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NewsDesk MC April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 Ashraf Dabbour, beirut, corruption charges, diplomatic corruption, former ambassador, interpol, judicial probe, Lebanese judiciary, lebanon, Lebanon airport arrest, legal investigation, mahmoud abbas, Middle East politics, palestine, palestine liberation organization, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian envoy, plo, public assets, Rafik Hariri International Airport, Red Notice

Lebanon Detains Former Palestinian Envoy Over Corruption Probe

Beirut– Lebanese authorities have detained former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Dabbour on corruption charges after he arrived at Beirut’s

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NewsDesk MC April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 amnesty international, arrests, capital punishment, Chabahar prison, death penalty, executions, forced confessions, Geneva, human rights, internet shutdown, iran, judiciary, Middle East war, Nasrin Sotoudeh, national security charges, OHCHR, political prisoners, protests, torture allegations, U.S.-Israeli strikes, united nations, volker turk

UN Says Iran Executed 21, Arrested 4,000 Since Regional War Began

Geneva– Iran has executed at least 21 people and arrested more than 4,000 others on national security-related charges since the

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NewsDesk MC April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 annexation, Bezalel Smotrich, donald trump, Ethnic Cleansing, EU relations, Gideon Saar, israel, Israeli politics, Israeli settlements, Itamar Ben Gvir, Middle East conflict, mossad, Nablus, occupied territories, palestine, Palestinian displacement, Palestinian state, settler violence, Tamir Pardo, united nations, west bank

Former Mossad Chief Warns West Bank Violence Poses ‘Existential Threat’ to Israel

Dubai– Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo has warned that escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank poses

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NewsDesk MC April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 agriculture, assam, bangladesh, Boro paddy, Chittagong, climate change, crop damage, Dhaka, floods, food security, Habiganj, haor basin, Kishoreganj, Meghalaya, monsoon rains, Moulvibazar, rice harvest, rice production, river flooding, Sunamganj, Sylhet

Flood Fears Jeopardize Bangladesh’s Summer Rice Harvest

Dhaka – Heavy pre-monsoon rains and rising upstream water flows from India have swollen rivers across northeastern Bangladesh, threatening major