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On 6 June 2023, Iran is set to reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia following a seven-year closure.

Note: China brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran in March 2023.

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned over violent students-led protests

Resignation date: 5 August 2024

Since July 2024, Bangladesh has been engulfed by protests and violence as hundreds of thousands of students took to the streets against reserved quotas in government jobs.

The ‘Students Against Discrimination’ group led the demonstrations.

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India’s parliament disqualified opposition leader  Rahul Gandhi

Disqualifying date: 24 March 2023

Disqualified from Lok Sabha: Lower house of parliament

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In 2022, New Zealand's highest court ruled that the country's current voting age of 18 was discriminatory.

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Aung San (founder of Myanmar)

Aung San Suu served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021

Aung San born: in 1915

Aung San died: in 1947

Profession: Independence activist/revolutionary

Aung San was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence

Myanmar's independence from Britain

Aung San is considered the founder of modern-day Myanmar 

Aung San Suu Kyi: Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1991)

The Case against Aung San Suu Kyi: corruption cases

A Myanmar junta court jailed Aung San Suu Kyi for six years for corruption on 15 August 2022.

5 years Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to prison in April 2022

A Myanmar court jailed Aung San Suu Kyi for seven years for corruption on 30 December 2022

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Ukraine’s parliament has passed a bill that would enable some prisoners to fight in the armed forces as the military faces a critical personnel shortage and Russian forces continue to advance on the battlefield.

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On 30 April 2023, Uzbekistan president Shavkat Mirziyoyev won referendum for constitutional changes.

Constitutional amendment will allow Shavkat Mirziyoyev to remain president until 2040.

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Spain`s parliament approved on February 16, 2023 a law granting paid medical leave to women suffering severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance such legislation.

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The 2020 United States presidential election is scheduled to be held on November 3, 2020.

It will be the 59th quadrennial presidential election.

He is the 45th president of the USA.

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Ukraine President outlined a 10-point peace plan to end the war with Russia.

Announced: December 2022

Ukraine president: Volodymyr Zelenskyy