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Bangladesh Garment Workers Clash with Police Protesting Higher Wages

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers blocked a major highway and clashed with police on Monday, demanding a monthly minimum wage more than double current pay, as protests spread across industrial hubs. Bangladesh is the world's second-biggest garment exporter behind China, manufacturing clothes for some of the largest international brands.

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Iran's foreign ministry says exchanges with US ongoing via mediators: AFP

Iran's foreign ministry says exchanges with US ongoing via mediators: AFP Iran said that negotiations with the US were ongoing via mediators, according to AFP, despite withdrawing from talks on Sunday. A draft proposal is being circulated with a follow-up meeting possible, an official briefed on the talks said on Monday. The negotiators departed on Sunday, though not because of difficulties in the negotiations, the official said, without providing further details on the draft proposal. Iran's…

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China's foreign minister pushes for dialogue to resolve Middle East conflict

BEIJING, Nov 2 (Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister WangYi said on Monday that all parties in the Middle East conflict should focus on political solutions rather than resorting to arms again, in a meeting with an Iranian national security official in Beijing.Dialogue and negotiation are the way to resolve Middle East conflicts, Wang told Ali Bagheri Kani, the deputy secretary of the Iran Supreme National Security Council, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua.Wang also said China supports Iran in safeguarding its sovereignty and security.

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