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Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death over a crackdown on unrest. (AP PHOTO)

Death sentence handed to PM for crackdown on uprising

The ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh has been sentenced to death for a crackdown on a student-led uprising said to have killed up to 1400 people.

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From left, US lawmakers Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna have been pushing to compel the Justice Department to release all the files it has on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Despite Trump’s ire, House gains support on Epstein vote

Lawmakers pushing for the release of more files are planning a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday alongside victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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A Star of David from a Nazi-era concentration camp has been withdrawn from an auction in Germany.

Germany halts Holocaust auction after backlash

German authorities have cancelled a planned auction after survivors’ groups and political leaders labelled the sale of nazi-era items unethical and unacceptable.

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Donald Trump’s name featured in emails released by the Democrats.

The outstanding question about Trump and Epstein

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Democrats, with an eye to hammering Donald Trump, have released redacted Epstein emails in which the President’s name featured prominently.

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Sussan Ley's Liberal party will come together to release their final policy.

Ley promises ‘immediate’ cut to power prices under new plan

Coalition MPs have backed a climate and energy policy that closely mirrors the one agreed by the Liberals last week, with leader Sussan Ley promising an “immediate” reduction in power prices.

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It's hoped that 1200 Ukrainian soldiers will be returned from Russian captivity.

Ukraine's stalled prisoner swaps with Russia to resume

There are hopes that more than 1000 Ukraine soldiers could be released from Russian captivity, with stalled prisoner exchange talks set to resume.

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Britain is toughening its approach to asylum seekers.

Britain announces massive asylum policy overhaul

Sweeping changes have been announced to Britain's controversial asylum system as polls show immigration has overtaken the economy as voters' top concern.

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The United States has skipped this year's UN climate talks after pulling out of the Paris agreement.

Thousands of protesters march on UN climate talks

Demonstrators are marching in Belem, Brazil, at the halfway point of United Nations climate talks.

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Volodymyr Zelensky is being investigated for corruption.

Zelensky in new fight as corruption inquiry circles

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ukrainian investigators say a criminal organization led by a business partner of Zelensky siphoned off and then laundered $150 million.

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Things appear to have soured between Marjorie Taylor Greene and US President Donald Trump.

Trump cuts ties with 'lunatic' MAGA supporter

Donald Trump has very publicly excoriated one of his major allies, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, as the Epstein files saga continues.

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Chris Bowen flew out of Sydney for the UN Climate Change Conference.

Bowen off to Brazil in eleventh-hour bid to seal COP31

With just days before the next host of the world's biggest climate conference must be decided, Australia is doing all it can to secure its bid.

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The BBC apologised to US President Donald Trump over the edit, but refused to pay compensation.

Trump says he will sue BBC for between $1.5b-$7.5b

After the BBC declined to compensate US President Donald Trump for its edited version of a 2021 speech, he has declared ‘we'll sue them’.

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The bodies of 27 unidentified Palestinians returned from Israel have been buried in Deir al-Balah.

Bodies of 15 Palestinians returned by Israel to Gaza

Fifteen bodies of Gaza Strip residents have been returned by Israel, officials at a hospital in the south of the enclave say.

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US President Donald Trump during a news conference with Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, not pictured, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. The head of the world s most populous nation faces a minefield in negotiations with Trump, who has signaled that India remains a potential tariff target despite a deepening partnership between the two countries. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg

Trump demands inquiry into Epstein Democrat ties

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump has announced he wants the Justice Department to investigate high-profile Democrats — including former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

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A new tranche of files allegedly from Jeffrey Epstein have created further headaches for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson.

A Prince, an ambassador and Epstein: How top Britons toppled

Newly released files from Jeffrey Epstein include correspondence with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington.

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