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A court in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years in prison for corruption involving a government land project, AP reported.

Nasry Asfura, the Conservative National Party candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, leads Honduras' presidential election with 34% of votes counted, preliminary results by the country’s electoral authority show.

South Korean special prosecutor indicts Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon for violating political funding laws in connection with a scandal involving a power broker.

Six years ago today, a man in Wuhan, China fell ill in what became the first confirmed case of COVID-19. Contributed by @AZ_Intel_.

The WNBA and players union agreed to an extension of the current collective bargaining agreement to January 9 just before their current deadline ran out Sunday night, AP reports.

Commodity trader Gunvor has held active talks to invest in U.S. oil- and gas-producing assets, which could smooth over ties with the Trump administration after fallout from Gunvor's bid to buy sanctioned Russian major Lukoil's foreign assets. - reports

Two destructive storm systems affecting South and Southeast Asia have left over 1,100 people dead and hundreds missing, per @BNODesk: - 505 dead in Indonesia - 334 dead in Sri Lanka - 267 dead in Thailand - 3 dead in India - 3 dead in Malaysia - Hundreds remain missing

U.S. and Ukrainian officials held what both sides called productive talks on Sunday about a Russia peace deal, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism about progress despite challenges to ending the more than three-year-long war.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed on Sunday U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to exclude Pretoria from next year's G20 summit, reaffirming South Africa's status as a founding member of the group.

Trump speaking about Ilhan Omar: “She supposedly came into our country by marrying her brother. If that is true, she should not be in Congress, and we should throw her the heII out of the country.”

Lebanese Air Force accompanied the papal aircraft as it entered the country’s airspace.

A NOTAM restricting non-commercial flights over parts of Venezuela’s southern border is in effect due to military operations until March 1, 2026. Via: @FaytuksNetwork

Trump: If I had the power to do it, I would de nationalize people

Trump: “No time frame on pause on asylum, we don't want people from different countries who are not good”

Oxford Union president-elect George Abaraonye, who previously debated Charlie Kirk, claims he mocked Kirk’s shooting because he wanted to “get a laugh” and “spark a conversation.” After the incident, Abaraonye cheered, “Charlie Kirk got shot, let’s fking go,”** and posted

A long-awaited call between the White House and Caracas carried a blunt message for Nicolás Maduro: "You can save yourself and those closest to you, but you must leave the country now," sources tell Miami Herald. Contributed by @AZ_Intel_.

BNO: "Heather Brent, a sheriff’s office spokesperson, confirmed on Sunday that 15 people were shot at the gathering (in Stockton, California), including 4 victims who succumbed to their injuries. Their names were not immediately released but Brent said they were aged 8, 9, 14 and

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Former U.S. Treasury official Paul Craig Roberts told Iranian State TV that Iran “could have ‘easily’ destroyed Israel during the 12 Day War” and called the ceasefire “foolish,” warning it will be tougher for Iran “next time around.”

Marco Rubio: We don't just want to end the war, we also want to help Ukraine be safe forever. So never again will they face another invasion.