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The Take: Can a Nobel laureate lead Bangladesh into a new era?

How is Bangladesh’s interim government doing after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had fled? There is cautious optimism as Bangladesh grapples with the aftermath of its student-led protests. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus now leads a hopeful interim government tasked with securing elections. Will Bangladesh achieve true stability, or will a tumultuous political saga enter a […]

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Ukraine hits Russian border regions with overnight barrage

Russia claims to down strikes on Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod and Nizhny Novgorod. Kyiv, which claims to control 1,000sq km (386sq miles) of Russia, orders military to plan next ‘key steps’ of operation. Ukraine has launched a massive overnight drone and missile attack on Russia’s southern regions, as it seeks to advance its incursion further. Russia reported on

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Israel war on Gaza live: No letup in Israeli attacks ahead of truce talks

Israel’s ultimate goal is sovereignty over all Palestinian land Israeli military aircraft strike Hamad City as artillery blasts residential buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip after dozens killed in attacks across the Palestinian territory over previous 24 hours. The US and Israel are sending delegations to Qatar for ceasefire talks that are due to start later

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Ukraine’s incursion: Where does it go from here?

Ukrainian military vehicles near a crossing point at the border with Russia Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has announced it has no intention of permanently holding on to the small pocket of Russian territory it has seized over the last week. But it still faces a stark choice today – whether to keep its forces there to

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Baby twins killed in Gaza as father registered births

Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan shows the birth certificates of his twins after learning they were killed in an air strike Newborn twins were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza while their father was at a local government office to register their birth. Asser, a boy, and Ayssel, a girl, were just four days old when

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Japan set for new PM as Kishida bows out as party leader

Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida is expected to step down in September Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not seek re-election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which he says needs a “new start”. The 67-year-old LDP veteran is expected to step down as PM after the party elects a new leader

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Adani Group rocked by Hindenburg allegations against SEBI

Adani Group’s stock value plunged by nearly $150bn after Hindenburg Research’s first report in January 2023. Adani Group, the Indian conglomerate rocked by a Hindenburg Research report last year, has faced another heavy share selloff after the short seller accused the head of India’s market regulator of having links to offshore funds also used by

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Putin says Ukraine will ‘receive a worthy response’ over Kursk incursion

Ukraine’s military commander says his forces control about 1,000sq km of the Russian territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine is trying to undermine Russian stability with its incursion into the south of the country and warns that Ukraine will receive “a worthy response”. Last week, Ukrainian forces rammed through the Russian border and swept across western

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Is US preparing for Israel-Iran war by deploying more ships to Middle East?

As the region anticipates what an Iranian response to Israeli assassinations will be, US moves forces to the region. The United States has deployed a naval strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean amidst increased tensions following Israel’s killing of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The

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Trump election campaign accuses Iran of hacking attack

Claim comes amid reports of foreign efforts to interfere in US presidential election US presidential candidate Donald Trump has accused Iran of hacking his campaign. The Republican nominee’s campaign team issued a statement late on Saturday claiming that the Iranian government stole and distributed sensitive internal documents. The accusation came after Microsoft issued a report

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