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Sri Lanka closes schools as floods hammer the capital
Sri Lanka has closed schools in its capital, Colombo, and its suburbs as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nationWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka
Authorities in Sri Lanka say a train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in the country's northeast, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of ...World - ABC News - October 19 -
Sri Lanka deploys troops in popular surfing town after threat warnings
Sri Lanka increased security around a Jewish community center in Arugam Bay after the U.S. and Israel warned of potential threats to popular tourist locations.Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
3 Arrested in Sri Lanka Over Possible Threats Against Israeli Tourists
The arrests, all of Sri Lankans, came a day after the U.S. and Israel issued warnings to its citizens to avoid a popular tourist area.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay in shock after terror threat to Israeli tourists
Israeli travellers told to evacuate area immediately as police set up patrols and roadblocks. The golden sands of Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay are usually carefree, a place for tourists to surf the ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Sri Lanka police raise security at popular surf site over threat to Israelis
Sri Lanka’s police are raising security around a popular tourist destination after receiving information about a possible attack on Israeli travelersWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
US, Israel issue Sri Lanka attack alert after 'terrorist' threat against tourists
The U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, issued a warning to citizens late on Tuesday based on "credible information" warning of an attack in the southeast of the country.Top stories - ABC News - October 23 -
Sri Lanka says 3 locals were arrested over a possible attack on Israel tourists
Sri Lanka police have arrested three persons in connection with a possible attack on Israel travellers in the Indian ocean island, a government minister said on Thursday, a day after the ...World - ABC News - October 24 -
A bus carrying students skids off a road in Sri Lanka, killing 2 and injuring 39 others
A bus carrying university students on a field trip has skidded off a road and tipped over in central Sri Lanka, killing two people and injuring 39 othersWorld - ABC News - November 1 -
Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah confirms death of prospective leader Hashem Safieddine in Israeli attack
Militant group confirms death of official who had been expected to succeed Hassan Nasrallah. In a statement on its official Telegram channel, Israel’s military has claimed that overnight it struck ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
US, Israel warn of potential attacks on Sri Lankan tourist spots
United States and Israeli authorities warned their citizens on Wednesday against traveling to certain popular tourist spots in Sri Lanka, after receiving “credible” threats of an impending attack. ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Mozambique opposition lawyer shot dead
Lawyer Elvino Dias and opposition party official Paulo Guambe were gunned down in broad daylight.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
Trump says he is 'opposite of a Nazi'
Former President Trump at a Monday rally rejected the label used by Vice President Harris and some of his former aides that he is a fascist, describing himself as "the opposite of a Nazi." “You ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Badenoch: We will have opposite approach to Labour on economy
Speaking on her first day as leader, Badenoch gave a first glimpse of her policy priorities.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
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Polish opposition digs in against Tusk’s ‘iron broom’
A year after his election the pro-EU premier has repaired his country’s standing abroad but struggles at homeWorld - Financial Times - October 14 -
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Mozambique opposition plans protests after killings
Legal adviser to opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane was one of two men assassinated after a contested electionBusiness - Financial Times - October 20 -
Uzbekistan holds parliamentary election without real opposition
Polls have closed in Uzbekistan's parliamentary election that featured no real opposition to the Central Asian country's strongman presidentWorld - ABC News - October 27 -
Georgia’s opposition calls for protests as election outcome is disputed
Pivotal election widely seen as a choice between a future in Europe and alignment with MoscowBusiness - Financial Times - October 27 -
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Georgian opposition dismayed by western response to ‘falsification’ of election
‘We need our friends’, say pro-European parties ahead of mass demonstrations in TbilisiWorld - Financial Times - October 28 -
RFK Jr.: Trump rally ‘the opposite of Nazism’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday said the rally hosted by former President Trump at Madison Square Garden is the “opposite of Nazism” as Democrats seek to paint the right in that light. Kennedy ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
2 popular breakout picks are going in opposite directions
Dan Titus debuts the Fantasy Basketball Vibe Check by taking a closer look at Cam Thomas making the leap and more.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29 -
Hundreds in Turkey protest the arrest and ouster of opposition mayor
Hundreds of people have gathered in Istanbul to protest against the arrest and removal from office of a mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party for alleged links to a banned Kurdish militant groupWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
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German opposition leader Merz calls for snap elections
Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces growing pressure from politicians and business to commit to January voteWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
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Belarus adds 1 year to imprisoned opposition activist's sentence
A court in Belarus has sentenced an imprisoned opponent of hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to an additional year behind bars for disobeying prison officialsWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
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Long-ruling party leads in Mozambique's election as opposition candidate calls for strikes
Mozambique’s ruling party candidate holds a clear lead in early presidential election results as his main challenger said he would not accept them and called them fraudulentWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Violence spikes in Syria's opposition-held northwest, killing civilians and striking infrastructure
A U.N. official has said he is “alarmed” by escalating violence in Syria’s opposition-held northwest in recent days, including airstrikes that hit near a food distribution site for displaced ...World - ABC News - October 17 -
Mozambique rocked by the killings of 2 prominent opposition figures soon after disputed election
Gunmen chased down the lawyer for Mozambique’s leading opposition politician and a senior opposition official and fatally shot them in their car in the capital, their party said SaturdayWorld - ABC News - October 19 -
Mozambique opposition figures killed as protest grows over election results
Lawyer Elvino Dias and official Paulo Guambe shot as their party plans a national strike over disputed election. Attackers killed a Mozambique opposition lawyer and a party official after firing ...World - The Guardian - October 19
