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Raila Odinga, towering Kenyan opposition figure, dies aged 80
Odinga, who ran five times for presidency and had profound influence on Kenyan politics, has died in India
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For comedians around the world, the laughs often end as democracy fades
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‘Cricket diplomacy’ collapses as India-Pakistan hostility enters field of play
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EU calls for closer ties with India despite Modi’s links to Russia
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Thursday briefing: China flexes its muscle in the tussle for global dominance
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Putin claims he never opposed EU membership for Ukraine but draws line at Nato – as it happened
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India’s Modi to meet Xi and Putin on first China trip in seven years as US tariffs bite
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India’s supreme court orders inquiry into giant zoo run by son of Asia’s richest person
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India scales back plan to remove stray dogs from streets of Delhi
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