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World in brief: November 17, 2024
Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh's interim government speaks to members of the media at the Cop29 U.N. Climate Summit, November 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan

BANGLADESH: Interim leader and Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said today that his administration will seek the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India, where she has been in exile since fleeing a mass uprising in August.

In a televised address to the nation on his first 100 days in office, Mr Yunus said that the interim government would try those responsible, including Ms Hasina, for hundreds of deaths during the student-led uprising that ended her 15-year rule. 

SOUTH AFRICA: Two men have been pulled out from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa today after a court ordered the police to lift a blockade and allow the rescue of hundreds of workers believed to be involved in “illegal” mining activities.

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