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Thousands of students armed with sticks and stones clashed with armed police in Bangladesh following days of violent confrontations local media say have killed at least 16 people.The students were demonstrating in the country's capital, Dhaka, over the way government jobs are allocated. On Wednesday, the protesters announced they would enforce a "complete shutdown" across the country on Thursday in response to attacks on campus demonstrators. Please use Chrome browser […]

Footage has emerged showing some of the last movements of those who died after a suspected cyanide poisoning at a Bangkok hotel.The CCTV video, focusing on an internal courtyard, captures five of the six victims at the luxury Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel in Thailand. It initially shows a man, one of the guests, jogging across the courtyard ahead of the others. Image: One of the guests pictured at the hotel […]

Joe Biden has been forced to pull out of a speech after contracting COVID-19, as pressure on him to step aside from the race to become president ramps up.The president is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said, including "general malaise" from the infection and has returned to his home in Delaware to self-isolate. Mr Biden has insisted he is not dropping out of the presidential race, despite fears his […]

The families of two British men missing in Sweden are appealing for information on their whereabouts amid fears they were victims of a double murder.It comes after a pair of bodies were found in a burning car in an industrial area of Malmo on Sunday afternoon.Emergency workers made the discovery after they put out the flames - with a possible bullet hole in one of the victims, according to local […]

A device found with the man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump was a remote fireworks detonator, according to US law enforcement sources.The grey 12-button handset was found next to Thomas Crooks' phone after Secret Service shot him dead when he opened fire on the former president. It's believed it could be linked to what the FBI called a "rudimentary" explosive device found in his car.Authorities think it was probably […]

The mayor of Paris has swum in the Seine in an effort to prove its cleanliness for the Olympics outdoor swimming events - but questions remain about its quality.After months of anticipation, Anne Hidalgo took the plunge ahead of the Games starting next week. The mayor had originally planned to swim in the river last month but was forced to delay after tests indicated the presence of faecal matter was […]

A former CIA analyst has been charged with serving as a secret agent for South Korea's intelligence service in exchange for luxury handbags and sushi dinners.Sue Mi Terry, who also previously worked on the White House National Security Council, failed to register as a foreign agent with the US Justice Department, according to an indictment made public in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. South Korean intelligence officers allegedly gave her […]

Donald Trump appeared to try to woo independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr in a leaked video of a phone call, where he also spoke about the assassination attempt, vaccines and babies.In the footage posted by Mr Kennedy's son Bobby Kennedy III, the Republican Party's nominee was heard on speaker phone saying: "I would love you to do something - and I think it would be so good for […]

Chelsea are investigating a video midfielder Enzo Fernandez posted on social media which the French Football Federation (FFF) allege shows them singing a racist song.Fernandez posted on Instagram after Argentina's Copa America victory over Colombia, showing him and his teammates chanting about the France national team.Wesley Fofana, Fernandez's Chelsea teammate, has reposted the video on social media with the caption: "Football in 2024: uninhibited racism".The FFF has alleged that the […]