Aug 07 Bangladesh's prime minister quit and fled the country after weeks of protests. What's next? By Julhas Alam, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press What began as peaceful protests by students in Bangladesh against a quota system for government jobs eventually turned into an uprising that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country by helicopter. Here’s what we know. Continue reading
Aug 07 Open water swimmers jump in the Seine River amid safety concerns By Paul Newberry, Associated Press Despite massive efforts to clear the Seine, water quality has been a constant concern throughout the Games. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 6:13 News Wrap: Nobel laureate Yunus selected to lead Bangladesh's interim government In our news wrap Tuesday, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been selected to lead Bangladesh's interim government until new elections can take place, an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank killed 10 Palestinians, stocks recovered some ground after… Continue watching
Aug 06 Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in U.S. political assassination plot By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Court documents do not identify any of the potential targets. But U.S. officials acknowledged last month that a threat on Donald Trump’s life from Iran prompted additional security in the days before a Pennsylvania rally in which Trump was injured… Continue reading
Aug 06 Boxer Imane Khelif advances to gold-medal bout By Greg Beacham, Associated Press Khelif defeated Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand 5:0 in the semifinals at Roland Garros, where the crowd roared for her and chanted her name repeatedly during her three-round fight. Continue reading
Aug 06 Olympic marathon swim test canceled over Seine water quality concerns By Kate Brumback, Tom Nouvian, Associated Press A test run meant to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine River was canceled Tuesday over concerns about water quality in the Paris waterway. Continue reading
Aug 06 Fossils suggest ancestors of Indonesian 'hobbits' were even shorter By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Researchers have debated how the hobbits — named Homo floresiensis — evolved to be so small and where they fall in the human evolutionary story. Continue reading
Aug 06 Olympic boxer at center of gender misconceptions fights for spot in gold medal bout By Greg Beacham, Associated Press Imane Khelif’s fight for a gold medal amid scrutiny over misconceptions about her gender continues when she takes the ring in the Olympic boxing semifinals. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: Bangladesh's prime minister resigns and flees country after weeks of protests In our news wrap Monday, the prime minister of Bangladesh resigned and fled the country after weeks of violent demonstrations., U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at the Al Asad military base in Iraq and Secretary of… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 5:00 Hundreds arrested as anti-immigrant protesters wreak havoc in across England By Malcolm Brabant British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in office just a month, has promised to crack down on groups of 'right-wing thugs' who’ve ignited a week of racially motivated, anti-immigrant riots in towns and cities across England. Nearly 400 people have been… Continue watching