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World A court in Thailand has ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which finished first in last year’s general election, saying it violated the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against defaming the country’s royal family. Party had proposed reforming law that protects monarchy fromContinue Reading

World British police are gearing up for another night of violence amid concerns that far-right groups plan to target as many as 30 locations around the United Kingdom on Wednesday following a week of rioting and disorder. ‘Hateful and divisive groups’ intent on taking to the streets again, police officialContinue Reading

World Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees on Tuesday with being a party to felony murder in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death. Mitchell was dragged from hotel, held on stomach, before dying of ‘restraint asphyxia’The Associated Press · Posted: Aug 06, 2024 8:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 7Continue Reading

World The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Tuesday it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. Previous leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran last week by presumed Israeli strikeThe Associated Press · Posted: Aug 06, 2024Continue Reading

World Bangladesh’s president dissolved the country’s parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for new elections to replace Sheikh Hasina as prime minister, a day after she resigned and left the country following weeks of violent unrest. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus will lead country’s interim government The Associated Press · Posted: AugContinue Reading

World Google broke the law with monopolistic behaviour over online search and related advertising, a U.S. federal judge ruled on Monday, the first victory for U.S. antitrust authorities who have filed numerous lawsuits challenging Big Tech’s market dominance. A federal judge ruled Monday that the tech giant broke the law,Continue Reading

World The United Nations says it has fired nine staff members from its agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, after an internal investigation found they may have been involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack against Israel. Internal watchdog relied on, but could not independently confirm, Israeli evidenceThomson ReutersContinue Reading

Bangladesh PM flees after weeks of deadly protestsBangladesh’s Prime Minister Shaikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country following weeks of violent anti-government protests. Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country on Monday, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grewContinue Reading

World Tropical storm Debby slammed Florida with torrential rain and high winds, contributing to at least four deaths, and record-setting rain threatened to flood some of America’s most historic Southern cities in Georgia and South Carolina. More flooding possible in Florida even as storm moves north to Georgia and S.Continue Reading