Headlines- As attacks on shipping continue, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that an oil tanker "violating regulations" caught fire after striking a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Two troops have died in a helicopter crash in Najran, Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which also claims to have downed more drones close to Riyadh.
- After riots, looting, and arson during cost-of-living protests, nearly 2,400 people were detained throughout France.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received the "complete and total" support of US President Donald Trump.
- Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, denounced rioting during cost-of-living protests on Sunday and expressed support for law enforcement after clashes in multiple cities.
- Eight cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Kenya as of Sunday, according to the country's Health Ministry.
- After a fatal fire at a Canadian military base on Sunday, 39 people were admitted to the hospital, at least 19 of whom were in critical condition.
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Bangladesh Transition:Sheikh Hasina Falls After Gripping...
In 1981, Hasina returned to Bangladesh from exile in India shortly after being elected president of the Awami League. At the time, the country was ruled by President Ziaur Rahman, a military general who a few years earlier had founded the BNP.
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina Resigns as PM,Leaves...
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has resigned as prime minister, the nation’s army chief announced Monday, in a stunning turn of events as the leader who had held office for 15 consecutive years appeared to give in to student protesters’ demands that she step down.
Bangladesh Protest Over Violence Against Students...
Tens of thousands of people from all walks of life took to the streets in Bangladesh’s major cities Wednesday to protest the deadly clashes and arrest of demonstrators this month during what began as anti-quota demonstrations by students.
The Pain of No Trains, Another...
Passenger train service has been suspended all over Bangladesh since July 18, a misery for the 123,000 people who depend on it daily, and another shock delivered by severe civil unrest in the South Asian country.
Night-Time Police Raids Spread Fear Across...
Many residents of Dhaka said they were in fear as Bangladesh police personnel conducted night-time raids after shutting off the electricity, while hunting down opposition members and supporters the government blames for last week’s deadly civil unrest
Bangladesh Keeps Social Media Sites, Apps...
Bangladesh’s government will restore access to Google and YouTube but not social media sites or apps such as Facebook, a telecom association official said Thursday, in the aftermath of student protests that spiraled into violent clashes with security forces and claimed dozens of lives.
Relatives Fight Bureaucracy to Claim Bodies...
Relatives of people killed during a week of violence in Bangladesh desperately need to mourn. But before they can claim a loved one’s body they must navigate what seems an inexplicably cruel bureaucracy.
Top Bangladesh Court Rolls Back Quotas...
Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday cut back a divisive quota system for government jobs that had ignited days of nationwide unrest in which at least 130 people have been killed.
Photos: Deadly Unrest in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is experiencing its worst civil unrest in more than a decade as over 30 have died over the last three days including 25 on Thursday, according to Agence France-Presse, as students launched protests against a discriminatory job quota system.
At Least 6 Killed in Bangladesh...
A court’s reinstatement of a quota system for government jobs has stirred violent unrest. Ahammad Foyez/Dhaka At least six people died and hundreds were injured during a third day of student protests in Bangladesh on Tuesday against a quota system for government jobs that has sparked escalating violence and brought parts of the country to …
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