Faith & Family
Dalai Lama’s elder brother, who led several rounds of talks with China, dies at 97
The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led several rounds of talks with China and worked with foreign governments for the Tibetan cause, has died. He was 97.
Aga Khan, the leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony
The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt.
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