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Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

PM Hasina likely to attend Queen's state funeral

Ranil Wickremesinghe. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe to attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in Britain

Pallbearers carry the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth as the hearse arrives at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, September 11, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/Pool
Europe

Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrives in Edinburgh as mourners line streets

Britain's Queen Elizabeth waves as she leaves Manchester town hall in northern England, Britain, March 23, 2012. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Europe

UK Queen Elizabeth's funeral to be held on 19 September

U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
World+Biz

Biden announces he will attend queen's funeral

A picture of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, is seen at Headquarters of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo, Japan July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
World+Biz

Japan ex-PM Abe's state funeral to cost over $12 million

Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away
Europe

Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away

A picture of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down while campaigning for a parliamentary election, is seen at Headquarters of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo, Japan July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
World+Biz

Japan to spend $1.8 mln on Abe's funeral despite opposition

A picture of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down while campaigning for a parliamentary election, is seen at Headquarters of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo, Japan July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
World+Biz

Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe, poll shows

A police officer stands guard as people line up to offer flowers at Zojoji Temple, where the funeral of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, will be held in Tokyo, Japan July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato
World+Biz

Japan govt approves state funeral date for slain ex-PM Abe, plan sparks protests

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands in front of Japan's national flag after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) annual party convention in Tokyo, Japan, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
World+Biz

Japan govt preparing to hold state funeral for ex-PM Abe in autumn

People lay flowers on a flower offering at Abe at Zojoji Temple, where the vigil and funeral of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, will be held, in Tokyo, Japan July 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
World+Biz

Japan readies sombre farewell to slain Abe, its longest-serving premier

People bid adieu to Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury
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People bid adieu to Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury