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World in brief: July 21, 2024
Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli arrives to ask for a vote of confidence in parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2024

AUSTRIA: Police detained more than 50 people on Saturday as they clashed with protesters trying to disrupt a march by hundreds of far-right extremists in Vienna.

Anti-fascist groups and left-leaning political parties had called for protests against a demonstration and march by identitarian and other hard-right activists.

Austria goes to the polls on September 29 for elections, which are expected to repeat the European trend of voters swinging toward the far-right.

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