At least seven people were killed and over 100 wounded in violence during local government elections in Bangladesh on Thursday.

Voting was held for 841 local councils, known as union parishads, in nationwide elections that are being held in phases, with Thursday’s round being the second phase.
Clashes were reported between supporters of candidates backed by the Awami League and independents looking to thwart the ruling party’s bid to further tighten its grip on power in the country of some 165 million.
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has boycotted the elections, accusing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government of intimidation and malpractices.
Officials confirmed that three people died in the central Narshindhi district, two in Cumilla, and one each in Cox’s Bazar and the port city of Chattogram.
News channels broadcast scenes of rival factions confronting each other with guns, knives, hockey sticks and other weapons.
Security forces were also seen using batons to control unruly mobs at polling centers.
The Bangladesh Election Commission condemned the violence and urged all sides to exercise restraint.
However, Humayun Kabir Khandaker, the commission’s secretary, stressed that there was no violence at polling stations as “law enforcers did their best to ensure voting took place peacefully.”
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal tried to downplay the violence, but asserted that authorities will bring all perpetrators to account.
- These elections are always highly charged. They are a battle between communities who want to establish their supremacy (over each other) and such clashes are very common - he said.

Rivals clash in different areas as voting held for 841 local councils in 2nd phase of nationwide local elections

Voting was held for 841 local councils, known as union parishads

7 dead, over 100 injured during violence-marred polls in Bangladesh

Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Turkey on Thursday after winning a second term in recent elections.

Mirziyoyev will be in Turkey on Nov. 11 to attend the Summit of Heads of State of Turkic Council, according to a statement by the office of Uzbekistan’s president.
The president, who was sworn in last week, will also hold a series of bilateral meetings in Istanbul.
- The first visits of the Presidents abroad after the elections are always important and symbolic - Uzbek political expert Kamoliddin Rabbimov wrote on Twitter and Uzbekistan will once again confirm the strategic importance it attaches to relations with Turkic states, neighboring countries and Turkey.
Noting that Uzbekistan’s current foreign policy is extremely balanced and rational, he emphasized; "Today, Uzbekistan is getting closer with its natural, strategic allies by strengthening its relations with the Turkic states, particularly Turkey and neighboring countries."
Mirziyoyev was re-elected by winning 80.1% of the vote in elections on Oct. 24, according to the Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan.
More than 16 million registered voters cast votes at 10,760 polling stations, chairman commission Zayniddin Nizamhocayev told reporters.
Mirziyoyev took office in 2016 after the death of Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan’s first president who ruled the Central Asian country for 27 years.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev will attend Turkic Council meeting in Istanbul following election win

Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Turkey on Thursday

Uzbek president to pay first visit to Turkey on Thursday

Iran has confirmed the release of Vietnamese oil tanker Sothys, a week after it was seized during a close encounter between Iranian and US naval forces in the Sea of Oman.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said the tanker was freed "on judicial orders" after the oil, which Iranian authorities alleged was "stolen" by US forces, was unloaded.
According to official sources, the tanker that docked at the Bandar Abbas port since last week left the Iranian waters and entered the Gulf of Oman early on Wednesday.
Refinitiv ship tracking data also showed the tanker anchored in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday morning, though it was not clear where the ship was heading.
The Vietnamese-flagged vessel was seized by the IRGC last week following an incident that created global headlines.
Iran claimed that it thwarted the US Navy's attempt to "steal" its oil by confiscating an Iranian oil tanker and diverting the oil cargo to another tanker with a Vietnamese flag.
The IRGC said in a statement that its forces launched an airborne operation, landing on the deck of the Vietnamese tanker and moving it to Iran's territorial waters.
It further claimed that the US forces tried to chase the tanker with warships and helicopters but failed.
The US Department of State, however, dismissed the claims, saying Iranian forces "seized" the Vietnamese-flagged vessel while the US Navy was "just monitoring the situation".
The IRGC, in a statement on Wednesday after releasing the tanker, termed the US claim a "big lie", adding that US military vessels were "within 30 meters" from Iranian forces.
The incident, which came on the eve of the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy takeover in Tehran, again escalated tensions between the two long-time adversaries at a time when both sides are preparing to resume the stalled nuclear deal talks later this month.
The indirect talks between Washington and Tehran in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal will resume on November 29, after the stalemate of five months.

Oil tanker seized by Iran's IRGC last week during encounter with US forces

The Vietnamese-flagged vessel was seized by the IRGC last week following an incident that created global headlines

Iran releases Vietnamese tanker seized in Sea of Oman

US President Joe Biden will host Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador next week, White House said Wednesday.

The Nov. 18 meeting will take place at the White House for the first North American Leaders’ Summit (NALS) since 2016.
- During the Summit, the United States, Mexico, and Canada will reaffirm their strong ties and integration while also charting a new path for collaboration on ending the COVID-19 pandemic and advancing health security; competitiveness and equitable growth, to include climate change; and a regional vision for migration - the White House said in a statement.
- Strengthening our partnership is essential to our ability to build back better, to revitalize our leadership, and to respond to a widening range of regional and global challenges.With respect for each other’s sovereignty and in a true spirit of partnership, we affirm our unwavering vision that North America is the most competitive and dynamic region in the world - it said.

Meeting will be first North American Leaders’ Summit since 2016

The Nov. 18 meeting will take place at the White House

Biden to host Canada, Mexico leaders next week

The interim Taliban administration announced on Wednesday the establishment of a military tribunal to enforce Islamic law in Afghanistan.

The tribunal has been formed on the command of supreme leader Hebatullah Akhundzada to enforce “sharia system, divine decrees, and social reform,” Enamullah Samangani, the group's deputy spokesman, said in a statement.
Obaidullah Nezami has been appointed as the tribunal's chairman, with Seyed Aghaz and Zahed Akhundzadeh serving as deputies, the statement added.
According to Samangani, the military tribunal will have the authority to interpret Shariah rulings, issue decrees relevant to Islamic civil laws and jurisprudence in high-level cases, and also register complaints, lawsuits, and petitions against Taliban officials and members of the police, army, and intelligence units.
Following the collapse of the Western-backed government and the Taliban's return to power in August, the legal system remains paralyzed, and Taliban fighters are said to enforce law and order.
Meanwhile, the High Directorate of Intelligence, the Taliban intelligence department, said crime rates have dropped, with 82 kidnappers and dozens of thieves apprehended since they took power in August.
Earlier, Hassan Akhund, the acting prime minister, directed officials to investigate the case of “arrest and torture” of Allah Gul Mujahid, a former member of the Wolesi Jirga (lower house).
This was followed by viral videos of Mujahid being beaten and insulted by the Taliban forces posted on social media.

Tribunal to have power to interpret Shariah law, issue decrees and also register complaints, cases against Taliban officials

The tribunal has been formed on the command of supreme leader Hebatullah Akhundzada

Taliban set up military tribunal to enforce Shariah law in Afghanistan

Japanese officials have been accused of “failing to provide appropriate medical care” to a Sri Lankan woman who died at an immigration center in Japan earlier this year.

The family of Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali have filed a case against the director and deputy director of the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau, saying “their conduct amounted to willful negligence,” Kyodo News reported on Tuesday.
Wishma, 33, who came to Japan in 2017 on a student visa, was taken into custody in August 2020 for overstaying her visa.
She was detained at the facility in Nagoya, where she was denied medical attention despite persistently complaining of stomach pain and other symptoms since mid-January.
She lost 20 kilograms (44 pounds) in detention, was vomiting blood in her final days, and was so weak that she had no control of her arms and legs, according to an April 2021 report by Singapore-based The Straits Times.
In August, an investigation by the Immigration Services Agency of Japan revealed that staff at the facility “lacked awareness of handling crises, and there were problems with the center's medical and information sharing system.”
However, the probe did not determine the cause of her death, prompting Wishma’s family to file a complaint with the Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office, Kyodo News reported.

Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, 33, died at facility in Nagoya this March after being denied medical care for months

Japanese officials have been accused of “failing to provide appropriate medical care” to a Sri Lankan woman

Japanese officials face probe over Sri Lankan woman's death at immigration center

Chile's Chamber of Deputies approved an impeachment trial on Tuesday against President Sebastian Pinera for his involvement in the controversial sale of a mining company through a firm owned by his children, the Pandora Papers revealed.

The impeachment was approved after almost 22 hours of debate in the lower house of Congress, which gave time for lawmaker Giorgio Jackson to complete a coronavirus quarantine to cast his vote.
Key opposition lawmaker Jaime Naranjo took 15 hours on the floor Monday to read from the 1,300-page accusation against the president.
- I can speak for 72 or 92 hours, five days,” Naranjo said last week. “If this is about accusing Pinera and ​​in order to move forward the constitutional accusation, I can speak for a month. -It was not until 8 a.m. Tuesday that deputies voted 78 - 67, with three abstentions, for the trial.
The sale of the Dominga mining company for $152 million is linked to the Pinera’s family, a report that led the prosecutor's office to open an investigation concerning "bribery and eventual tax crimes,” according to information contained in the Pandora Papers -- nearly 12 million documents and three terabytes of data published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalist that revealed secret offshore accounts of current and former world leaders, billionaires and celebrities.
The sale in the Virgin Islands was made to one of Pinera's closest friends in 2010, during his previous term as president.
- Acting as president, he benefited (himself) and his family directly with information that he had in the exercise of his office. And he continued negotiating and raised the price of Dominga - said Naranjo.
An unpopular Pinera argues that he was already acquitted of the charges in 2017.
Pinera will be able to continue his responsibilities while he prepares his defense before the Senate, where impeachment requires two-thirds of the chamber instead of a simple majority, which seems unlikely.
The president’s term will end in March.

President faces investigations following revelations made in Pandora Papers

Chile approves impeachment trial against President Sebastian Pinera

Japan on Tuesday sent into space at least nine satellites aboard Epsilon rocket, the country’s space agency said.

The satellites will help Japan promote involvement by educational institutions and companies in space development, Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported.
Satellites aboard the Epsilon-5 rocket, costing some $51 million, were launched from Uchinoura Space Center in the country’s southwestern Kagoshima province, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said.
Launch of the satellites was postponed thrice since October due to technical and other reasons.&nbsp;The satellites will collect space debris besides survey of natural radio waves emitted by Jupiter.Last time, it was in 2019 when JAXA used an Epsilon rocket to launch seven satellites.&nbsp;The low-cost, smaller in size rocket uses solid fuel which takes less time to load on rockets than liquid propellant.- Its artificial intelligence technology is designed to cut labor and launch costs - according to JAXA.
Meanwhile, JAXA said in a separate statement that four astronauts, including Hoshide Akihiko, 52, returned to Earth on Monday night aboard Crew Dragon spacecraft (Crew-2) after they completed the long-duration mission on the International Space Station (ISS).
They spent about 200 days in space.&nbsp;The Crew-2 splashed down off the coast of Florida, the US, completing the third manned round-trip voyage of its kind to the ISS.Space capsule Crew-2 was developed by US Space Exploration Technologies Corp. or the SpaceX.
Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency were three other astronauts who accompanied their Japanese mate to the space.

4 astronauts, including a Japanese, return home aboard SpaceX capsule Crew-2 on Monday

Launch of the satellites was postponed thrice since October due to technical and other reasons

Japan sends 9 satellites into space

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday reassured Poland of the alliance’s solidarity amid the escalating migration crisis at its border with Belarus.

- Belarus using migrants as (a) hybrid tactic is unacceptable - Stoltenberg wrote on Twitter following his phone conversation with Polish President Andrzej Duda.
- NATO stands in solidarity with Poland and all our allies in the region - he added.
On Monday, Polish authorities stepped up border protection and mobilized over 12,000 troops after a large group of migrants started marching towards the country’s frontier with Belarus, accompanied by the Belarusian military.
In an interview with public broadcaster Polish Radio, Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Piotr Wawrzyk alleged that the Belarusian government is trying “to cause a major incident, preferably with shots fired and casualties.”
- The Belarusian regime is keeping up its provocations and resorting to the worst possible tactics - he added.
Poland and the EU have accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of seeking revenge for the bloc’s sanctions on his regime by inviting “tourists” from countries that are the main sources of migration to the EU.
Both NATO and EU consider the Belarusian government’s approach towards migrants as a hybrid threat meant to destabilize and undermine security in European countries through non-military means.
According to estimates from last month, over 6,000 migrants, mostly from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria, tried to enter the EU via the Belarus-EU border, up sharply from last year’s 150.​​​​​​​

NATO chief accuses Belarus of using migrants as hybrid tactics, and reassures bordering countries of solidarity

NATO stands in solidarity with Poland and all our allies in the region

NATO backs Poland amid growing migration crisis

At least 7.3 million people in war-torn Yemen need shelter and non-food assistance, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday.

On Twitter, the UNHCR Yemen Office said 7.3 million Yemenis "require shelter &amp; non-food assistance," with 75% being women and children.
The agency added that an exhibition was being organized on Tuesday in the capital Sanaa, aimed at "presenting solutions to the soaring shelter needs."
Yemen has been engulfed by violence and instability since 2014, when Iran-aligned Houthi rebels captured much of the country, including the capital Sanaa.
A Saudi-led coalition aimed at reinstating the Yemeni government has worsened the situation, causing one of the world’s worst man-made humanitarian crises with 233,000 people killed, nearly 80% or about 30 million needing humanitarian assistance and protection, and more than 13 million in danger of starvation, according to UN estimates.

75% of those in need of shelter, non-food assistance in war-torn country are women, children, says UN refugee agency

Yemen has been engulfed by violence and instability since 2014

UN: At least 7.3M Yemenis in need of shelter

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the interim Afghan foreign minister, will visit Pakistan on Wednesday for the first time since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan, and will hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart on a wide range of issues, according to officials on both sides.

A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Kabul Abdul Qahar Balkhi said in a statement that a senior-level delegation led by Muttaqi will travel to Pakistan on Nov 10.
- (The) delegation will discuss enhancing ties, economy, transit, refugees &amp; expanding facilities for the movement of people, &amp; will include ministers and working groups from Finance and Trade Ministries - Balkhi tweeted.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman in Pakistan told reporters in the capital Islamabad that Muttaqi will discuss a string of issues with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi, including bilateral relationships, visas to Afghan nationals, and cross-border movement.
Earlier, Pakistan extended a special invitation to Muttaqi to attend the Troika Plus meeting scheduled to be held in Islamabad on Nov. 11, which will include Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq, US State Department's Special Representative, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Afghanistan Thomas West, Russia's Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov, and Chinese Special Envoy for Afghanistan Yue Xiaoyong.
The previous meeting took place on Oct. 19 in Moscow, but the US did not participate in the event.
Flanked by then-intelligence chief Gen. Faiz Hameed, Qureshi visited Kabul in October, and it will be Muttaqi's first visit to neighboring country since the Taliban took control of Kabul in August.
During a visit to Ankara last month, Muttaqi told Anadolu Agency that official recognition of his government and international aid are of critical importance for Afghanistan's economic recovery.
Although security worries have diminished since the Taliban took power on Aug. 15, two days after, the US government froze about $9.5 billion of Afghanistan's central bank assets. Many donors and international organizations, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, have stopped making payments to the interim Taliban regime.
- The real question is, why was this money blocked? What did the Afghanistan citizens do?" he asked rhetorically. "On the other hand, the US and other countries say that humanitarian aid should be given to Afghanistan and human rights should be respected. But, they leave 40 million Afghan people without basic necessities.-

Muttaqi to hold talks with his counterpart Qureshi, attend Troika Plus meeting on Nov. 11, which also includes Russia, US, China

Afghanistan's acting foreign minister to visit Pakistan for 1st time

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone talk with CIA Director William Burns while he was on his two-day visit to Russia last week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

Putin and Burns discussed the issues of cyber security, bilateral relations, and the crisis in Russia-US diplomatic relations, Peskov told reporters.
The two also exchanged opinions on the regional crises, the spokesman added.
A high-ranking US delegation headed by Burns was in Moscow on Nov. 2-3.
On Nov. 2, the CIA chief discussed Russia-US bilateral relations with the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolay Patrushev, according to the council's press service.
Burns on Nov. 3 spoke with Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SRV) Sergey Naryshkin about the fight against international terrorism and interdepartmental cooperation, the SVR press service said in a statement following the meeting.

Kremlin spokesman Peskov says Putin, Burns discuss bilateral ties, cyber security, regional conflicts

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone talk with CIA Director William Burns

Russian president, CIA director speak over phone

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday will meet with US President Joe Biden in Washington, the EU has announced.

Von der Leyen has already arrived in the US and is expected to return to Brussels on Thursday, commission spokesperson Dana Spinant told reporters on Monday.
Spinant said that details of the leaders’ talks have yet to be confirmed but implied that they would follow up on their meetings during last month’s G20 summit in Rome and the ongoing UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow as well as the fight against COVID-19 plus trade relations.
On Oct. 31, Biden and von der Leyen agreed to solve a dispute over the steel and aluminum trade and mutually lift retaliatory tariffs in place since 2018.
They also decided to set up a global arrangement over the next two years to make the steel and aluminum industry more sustainable and climate-friendly.
The initiative combatting “dirty” production mainly aims at making China comply with environmental and competition standards.
On Nov. 2, the EU and US launched the Global Methane Pledge to reduce emissions of the gas to help limit global warming to 1.5C.
In September, the EU and US also committed to raising the level of global vaccination aiming at a 70% worldwide vaccination by next year.​​​​​​​

Fight against COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, trade to be discussed by Ursula von der Leyen, Biden

EU Commission chief to meet US President Biden in Washington

The US opened its borders to Canadians Monday after being mothballed for almost 20 months, but there are a few catches.

American border guards will ask Canadians if they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and the personnel will do random checks requiring proof of inoculations.
- We are going to ask you if you are fully vaccinated - Jeffrey Toth, program manager with the CBP's (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) Buffalo, New York division told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. -You may be asked to provide proof.-Those who do not have the proof of vaccination will not be allowed to enter the US. Canadians will need to be patient, as the CBP is expecting heavy traffic.
- For travelers making the trip to the United States, we ask for patience with our officers - said Matthew Davies, the executive director, admissibility and passenger programs, with CBP. "To help reduce wait times and long lines, we encourage travelers to have the correct documentation ready."
The border has been closed to non-essential travel since March 2020. Canada reopened the border Aug. 9, 2021 to fully vaccinated Americans but the US held back until now.
More than 3.6 million Canadians flock to Florida each year to escape the harsh winter weather. While the border closing slowed the exodus the past two years, some had their vehicles taken to Florida by car-carrier service while they flew to the southern state. The border closure only applied to land travel.
But coming back into Canada now comes with a price tag.
All those returning must show a recent negative molecular test, such as the Polymerase Chain Reaction test - it detects viruses such as COVID-19. The test can cost up to $300.
Travelers who plan to stay in the US for 72 hours or less can take the test in Canada.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the same protocol holds true for the reopening Monday of the US-Mexico border.

Canadian 'snowbirds' expected to fly south or winter

Travelers who plan to stay in the US for 72 hours or less can take the test in Canada

US-Canada border opens after 20 months

Moscow supports the results of the Nicaraguan elections, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.

The elections were held in an organized manner, in full compliance with Nicaraguan legislation in this area, Lavrov said at a news conference in Moscow, following a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Felix Plasencia.
Lavrov condemned the US appeal not to recognize the results of the election, stressing that only the people of Nicaragua have the right to judge the legitimacy of the electoral process in the country.
The minister recalled that the pressure on Nicaragua began "neither today nor yesterday, but back in 2018, when Nicaragua became the object of undisguised interference in its own internal affairs."
- And, unfortunately, attempts to overthrow the current leadership of Nicaragua continue and are not particularly camouflaged - Lavrov said.
The minister then announced Russia will send observers to the Venezuelan regional election slated for Nov. 21.
For his part, Plasencia welcomed the results of the Nicaraguan elections and slammed the attempts to interfere in Nicaragua's internal affairs.
He also suggested organizing a meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter, comprising 19 countries, in Russia "in the shortest possible time."
Nicaragua held on Sunday general elections and more than 4.5 million voters out of 6.5 million people in the country voted for candidates for the presidency, deputies of the National Assembly, and the Central American Parliament.
In addition to the alliance led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front, from which the current head of state, Daniel Ortega, is running for the presidency, six other political parties participated in the campaign, including a regional one.
The voting process was monitored by observers from all political forces participating in the elections, and by more than 200 independent observers from Russia, the US, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, France, and Latin American countries.

Russian, Venezuelan foreign ministers meet in Moscow

Russia welcomes results of Nicaraguan general elections

The US and Egypt on Monday held largely symbolic talks aimed at bolstering bilateral cooperation across a bevy of issues important to bilateral relations.

The dialogue is the first to be held under US President Joe Biden's administration, and the first since 2015. It follows a meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on the sidelines of September's UN General Assembly in New York.
Speaking at the State Department ahead of the meeting, Blinken said the US intends to resume the dialogue sessions more regularly, adding that Monday's session will focus on regional security amid several crises, as well as joint efforts to address climate change, COVID-19, and "making tangible, and lasting improvement on human rights," which Blinken said is "essential" to bilateral ties.
The meeting comes amid an ongoing military coup in Sudan where civilian leaders, including Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, remain under military control, and civil conflict in Ethiopia that US officials have warned jeopardizes regional stability.
Also at issue is Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which has been met with stiff resistance in Cairo over concerns that it will lead to reduced water volume in the Nile River as it heads downstream to Egypt. The dam sits on the Blue Nile, one of two rivers that combine to form the Nile.
Blinken said the Biden administration continues to support a "negotiated agreement" to end the dispute, which should address the interests of all parties, including "Egypt's water needs."
Cairo, for its part, is seeking to strengthen bilateral relations, "especially in sectors of mutual interest, including trade, energy, research development, and technology, higher education, cultural exchange and healthcare," Shoukry said.
- We recognize that domestically we continue to face numerous challenges that are typical of post-revolutionary societies. These are challenges that we acknowledge and are actively addressing - he said. - It is our conviction in Egypt that orderly change offers us the best chance to succeed so that society moves forward. -Shortly after Blinken and Shoukry led their delegations for closed-door talks, the State Department said the top diplomats "exchanged views on international and regional issues, human rights, and pathways to increased cooperation on economic, judicial, security, education, and cultural issues."
- Secretary Blinken also expressed appreciation for Egypt’s role in supporting regional stability, including its continued work to de-escalate tensions in Gaza, and efforts in support of UNSMIL in Libya. The Secretary underscored the U.S. government’s commitment to Egypt’s water security - spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.
- The Secretary reaffirmed President Biden's commitment that human rights will be central to U.S. foreign policy and welcomed the chance to discuss Egypt’s human rights goals - he added.

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7 dead, over 100 injured during violence-marred polls in Bangladesh

Uzbek president to pay first visit to Turkey on Thursday

Iran releases Vietnamese tanker seized in Sea of Oman

Biden to host Canada, Mexico leaders next week

Taliban set up military tribunal to enforce Shariah law in Afghanistan

Japanese officials face probe over Sri Lankan woman's death at immigration center

Chile approves impeachment trial against President Sebastian Pinera

Japan sends 9 satellites into space

NATO backs Poland amid growing migration crisis

UN: At least 7.3M Yemenis in need of shelter

Afghanistan's acting foreign minister to visit Pakistan for 1st time

Russian president, CIA director speak over phone

EU Commission chief to meet US President Biden in Washington

US-Canada border opens after 20 months

Russia welcomes results of Nicaraguan general elections

US, Egypt hold strategic dialogue in Washington