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Commonwealth officials say they will hold urgent talks on a stand-off in the Maldives between President Mohammed Waheed Hassan and his predecessor.
A Commonwealth ministerial watchdog will convene within 24 hours. It has the power to suspend member states.
Former President Mohamed Nasheed says he was forced out in a coup on Tuesday. Mr Waheed denies the claim.
A senior US diplomat backed the new authorities, saying the nation was not ready for snap elections.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16998151
As part of the British Commonwealth fuck knows what this has got to do with the USA. 
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