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India deploys thousands of police ahead of election protest

Thousands of police were deployed across the Indian capital on Friday, a day before planned protests to demand the election commission chief step down over alleged voter-roll irregularities.
By AFP 2026-10-09 11:07:27
Zhang is expected to make her initial appearance in federal court on Monday.
By AFP 2026-10-05 10:58:57
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said that several roads remained flooded and water levels in the city's canals were still high,
By AFP 2026-09-27 13:27:19
Pulled alive 10 days after catastrophic floods trapped him in a tunnel, Nepali hydropower worker Kabir Maharjan is determined to help rebuild his country despite his own harrowing ordeal.
By AFP 2026-09-26 12:56:38
Bangkok authorities declared flood disaster across Thai capital after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left homes, shops and roads waterlogged and residents wading through deep water.
By AFP 2026-09-26 11:01:51
North Korea tightly controls information about its leadership and ruling family, leaving even basic details about Kim Jong Un's children difficult to verify.
By AFP 2026-09-10 14:31:14
At least five people were killed and 86 remain missing after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan
By AFP 2026-09-10 13:56:01
More than 60 people killed in fight between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and the country's Houthi rebels.
By AFP 2026-09-05 15:03:03
Russian army claimed to have struck a plant in Kyiv producing asbestos and cement, whose warehouses.
By AFP 2026-08-30 11:33:24
14 infants killed in fire in hospital maternity ward in Islamabad, Pakistan; authorities blame faulty air conditioner for the blaze.
By AFP 2026-08-26 10:23:43
The protests came a month after massive youth-led demonstrations in New Delhi.
By AFP 2026-08-25 18:16:58
The UK will keep providing defence aid to Ukraine despite Russia's threats, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday on a visit to Kyiv where allies gathered to discuss support.
By AFP 2026-08-24 15:22:41