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El Salvador’s populist leader extends power, becoming the first president in nearly three decades to have a majority in Congress. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/20/allies-of-el-salvadors-bukele-win-absolute-majority-in-congress

Public spat before first high-level talks could be ‘aimed at a domestic audience’, US State Department says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/us-china-had-serious-talks-despite-theatrics-spokesperson

Taliban stand firm on demand for an Islamic government in Afghanistan, though they do not elaborate on what it would look like. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/afghan-president-replaces-security-ministers-in-surprise-move

Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls on Somali leaders to set aside ‘narrow political objectives’ and to hold ‘transparent and inclusive elections’. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/us-calls-on-somalia-to-hold-elections-immediately

Some politicians have attacked the charter saying it damages family unity, encourages divorce and acceptance of the LGBTQ community. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/20/turkey-pulls-out-of-treaty-protecting-women-from-violence

According to the new law, employees of all nationalities and across all sectors will now be entitled to a minimum monthly wage of $275. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/qatars-enforces-new-minimum-wage-legislation

Anchal Vohra Lebanon hosts the largest per capita population of Syrian refugees in the world, providing shelter to 1.7 million. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/syrian-refugees-in-lebanon-ten-years-after-the-uprising

The United Kingdom said the G7 agreed to support a ‘sizable’ increase to Special Drawing Rights, an internal currency used by the International Monetary...

Prakash Kashwan, Neelima Vallangi The deadly February 7 flash flood in Uttarakhand should not be blamed on ‘nature’s fury’ alone. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/19/hydropower-projects-are-wrecking-havoc-in-the-himalayas