From remembrance to ashes: Memorial for 41 victims of Swiss nightclub fire goes up in flames

A memorial honouring the 41 victims of a catastrophic New Year’s Day nightclub fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, was itself engulfed in flames early Sunday, increasing the anguish of a community still reeling from the original disaster.The tribute site, a tent filled with flowers, candles, and handwritten notes, had been erected near the Le Constellation club,…

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‘America’s elections are rigged, stolen’: Trump renews claims, warns US must fix system or lose country

US President Donald Trump has once again claimed that American elections are “rigged” and “stolen,” renewing calls for sweeping changes to voting rules that he says are necessary to restore public trust in the electoral system. In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump warned that the United States risks political collapse unless major…

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Watch: Tarique Rahman’s daughter campaigns by rickshaw in Dhaka ahead of Feb 12 polls

Zaima Rahman, daughter of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman, took to the streets of the capital on a rickshaw to campaign for her father in the high-profile Dhaka-17 constituency ahead of the February 12 general elections.Videos circulating online show the London-trained barrister riding through busy neighbourhoods with Fatema Khatun, caregiver to former Prime…

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Thailand elections: Conservative PM Anutin Charnvirakul claims victory

Thailand’s conservative prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul declared victory in the general election on Sunday after TV projections indicated that his party had secured a commanding lead, winning the largest number of seats in parliament.“We are likely to take first place in the election,” AFP quoted Anutin Charnvirakul saying. “The victory today belongs to all Thais,…

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Florida now offers English-only driving tests following fatal crash involving immigrant driver

Floridians seeking a driver’s licence were required to pass the state’s exams entirely in English for the first time in nearly two decades, after the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles implemented an English-only policy that officials said followed a fatal crash involving an illegal immigrant who failed a test 10 times before…

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