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U.S. imposes sanctions, visa bans on Saudis for journalist Khashoggi's killing
Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 27: The Biden administration announced sanctions and visa bans on Friday targeting Saudi Arabian citizens over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but stopped short of imposing sanctions on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman himself.
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Local actors matter most
Simone Galimberti
The mayors and other locally elected officials are going to make the difference in Nepal’s politics.
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KATHMANDU, Feb 26: A section of leaders within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has intensified their meetings with the leaders of both factions of the party to keep the party unity intact.
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