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Jan 2024
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Thailand’s reformist party Move Forward ...

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The party that won last year’s election in Thailand is told to stop its plans to amend strict laws against royal insults. Also: UN organisations urge donor countries to restore funding for Palestinians in Gaza, the French farmers protest rages on, and tributes are paid to Broadway star Chita Rivera after her death aged 91.

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