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Should courts decide if hijab is essential in Islam?

The hijab, according to a landmark Indian court ruling on Tuesday, has "something to do with culture but certainly not with religion".

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Russia attacks theatre sheltering civilians, Ukraine says

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of bombing a theatre where civilians were being sheltered in the besieged southern city of Mariupol.

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Ukraine conflict: Biden brands Putin a war criminal

US President Joe Biden has labelled Russian leader Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" in a move likely to escalate diplomatic tensions even further.

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Earthquake: Two dead after Japan hit by tremor

A powerful earthquake hit north-east Japan on Wednesday night, temporarily cutting power to two million homes.

The magnitude 7.3 tremor struck… Read more

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Kherson: Russian-occupied city stays angry and defiant

More than a fortnight after falling under Russian occupation, the residents of Kherson are wrestling with acute shortages of medicine and holding daily… Read more

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Ukraine war round-up: Civilian toll mounts and Putin attacks traitors

 

Three weeks into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, civilian losses are mounting.

Ukraine's prosecutor general said Russian… Read more

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What does Putin want and will Russia end its war?

When Vladimir Putin shattered the peace in Europe by unleashing war on a democracy of 44 million people, his justification was that modern, Western-leaning… Read more

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Ukraine war: Russians grieve for fallen soldiers

In the Church of Alexandra and Antonina lies a coffin. It is draped with a Russian tricolour. Resting on the casket: a service cap and a photograph.

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