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Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is sentenced to death for crimes against humanity over the 2024 protest crackdown that killed 1,400. UN flags due-process concerns
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Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount
U.S. President Donald Trump has rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products—including coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice—in response to rising voter anger over grocery costs
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Trump threatens to sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
US President Donald Trump says he will sue the BBC for up to $5bn over the Panorama edit of his 6 January speech, despite the corporation apologising but refusing compensation. The controversy has triggered top BBC resignations and renewed debate over media accuracy and political defamation
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Israeli military’s ex-top lawyer arrested over leak of video allegedly showing Palestinian detainee abuse
A former top lawyer in the Israeli military has been arrested over the leaking of a video that shows severe abuse of a Palestinian detainee by Israeli soldiers
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Maldives bans smoking for younger generations
The Maldives has banned young people born on or after 1 January 2007 from smoking tobacco, becoming the only country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational tobacco prohibition
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Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again
A group of blind patients can now read again after being fitted with a life-changing implant at the back of the eye
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Nigerian police fire tear gas as protesters gather over separatist leader
The Nigerian police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who had gathered in the capital, Abuja, over the continued detention of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu