Bangladesh's Supreme Court has reinstated the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami, overturning a previous high court judgment and paving the way for the Islamist party to participate in future elections. The court directed the Election Commission to restore the party's registration, leaving the decision on the use of its traditional "scale" symbol to the EC.
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China hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday for drawing a connection between the Ukraine conflict and the fate of Taiwan, saying the two issues are "different in nature, and not comparable at all". "Comparing the Taiwan question with the Ukraine issue is unacceptable," China's embassy in Singapore said on social media, a day after Macron warned Asian defence officials in Singapore not to view Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a far-away problem.
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Lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe have been on strike since April 16, demanding a salary increase to $2,500 per month, the amount they earned before a currency devaluation in 2018. The strike has led to the cancellation of exams, and the university administration has suspended several union leaders, further escalating the situation.
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