Sri Lanka election 2024: Who could be the next president, what’s at stake?
Economic issues top the agenda as the South Asian island country of 22 million heads to the polls to elect its 10th president.
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Bangladesh’s opposition demands Sheikh Hasina be extradited from India and tensions sour following her overthrow.
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