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Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 8, 2024. (AFP Photo/File)

Bangladesh seizes $6.2B in assets tied to ousted PM Hasina

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit says it seized assets worth 570 billion taka in Bangladesh and another 190 billion taka overseas, while the agency's chief, Ikhtiar Mohammad Mamun, told reporters while presenting the annual summary of its activities that authorities had opened 98 cases as part of the investigations into Hasina and those associated with her.

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Trump warns of strikes on Iran power plants next week if 'no deal'

Says the United States will expand strikes on Iran next week to target power plants and bridges unless Tehran agrees to negotiate, warning attacks will intensify if no deal is reached; Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they struck facilities used by the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.

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Displaced Palestinians sit with their empty containers amid the rubble of buildings destroyed by the Israeli military, as they wait to collect food from a charity kitchen in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on May 1, 2026. (AFP)

Israeli NGO slams investment plan for West Bank settlements

Israeli anti-settlement watchdog Peace Now has slammed the decision, accusing the government of squandering public funds and entrenching the occupation of the West Bank. Since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office in 2022, his government has rapidly expanded settlements in the West Bank, drawing criticism from rights groups and the UN.

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Key developments: US-Iran hostilities intensify in the Strait of Hormuz

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US President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Iraq Ali al-Zaidi as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House on July 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo: AFP)

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Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) speaks with students after speaking at an official event at Sydney University in Sydney on July 15, 2026.

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US mother who blamed vaccines accused of killing twins

Andrea Shaw, 23, claimed that her children suffocated eight days after receiving several childhood vaccines, including for the flu, hepatitis A and tetanus.

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Scaloni says fatigue not a concern for Argentina in World Cup semi-final

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Colombian military frees 39 people kidnapped by guerrillas

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IBM shares plunge 25% as AI spending boom disrupts business

IBM shares plunge 25% after weak preliminary quarterly results. The company blames shifting customer spending, falling infrastructure revenue and cybersecurity concerns, while Red Hat grows 11%, server and storage sales surge 37%, and IBM announces a $5 billion initiative.

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