Morning brief: Iran likely to strike Israel; Bangladesh unrest; House of the Dragon Season 2 finale; and more
Morning news brief: August 5, 2024
West Asia is on the edge as Iran is expected to retaliate against the alleged Israeli strike in Tehran which killed Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh. Closer to India, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is challenged by swarms of protestors from all over the country.No spoilers here, but the House of the Dragon Season 2 finale is here.
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Iran could launch an attack on Israel on Monday (Aug 5), US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has warned his counterparts from the G7 countries, according to a report inAxios.
At least 90 people have been killed in Bangladesh due to the fresh clashes between student protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina andpro-government supporters, local media reported on Sunday (Aug 4).
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Trump asked Xi to pressure Iran. China did not say yes — here’s what Beijing wants
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hails global crackdown on Iranian banks and airlines
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An OpenAI agent escaped its locked test cage again, by hiding questions in DNS lookups
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'Our video was trimmed': LPU girls who featured in rape-denial video make U-turn
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IndiGo flight suffers tail strike in Bengaluru while landing; DGCA to probe incident
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The US and China set up an AI 'red telephone', but skipped the rulebook
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Russian envoy claims US tactics to contain India were revealed in ‘Freudian slip’
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IND vs WI 1st ODI: Kohli breaks Sachin's most runs in one country record with unbeaten 139 as India thump West Indies by 8 wickets
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South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over North Korean prisoners' transfer
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Sri Lankan Tamil migrant worker gets death sentence in Saudi Arabia, help sought from India
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Muslim marriage cannot shield sex with minor wife from prosecution under POCSO: Delhi HC
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'Can't help but draw painful parallels to Nirbhaya case': SC on latest incidents of rape cases in Delhi-NCR
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Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed in clash near Pakistan border, Islamabad denies
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UK riots: Far-right mob sets fire to Rotherham hotel that housed migrants; PM warns rioters
A far-right mob set fire to a hotel in Rotherham that used tohouse migrants as police brace for more violence across the United Kingdom (UK) on Sunday (Aug 4). A report by the Independent said that masked rioters assembled outside a Hotel Inn Express hotel in Manvers, South Yorkshire, as they clashed with police. The report said that the riotersthrew bricks and smashed windows as hotel guestslooked on from the top floor.
Paris Olympics 2024: USA's Noah Lyles wins men's 100m gold in 9.79 seconds - WATCH
USA's Noah Lyles won the men's 100m finals gold by barest of margins in 9.79 seconds over Jamaica's Kishane Thomas who won a silver. The bronze medal also went to USA's Fred Kerley.
House of the Dragon Season 2has officially ended and (spoiler alert) the great battle for Westeros between the Greens and Blacks hasn't started yet. Fans will sadly have to wait a few years for Season 3 to witness the Battle of the Gullet and fire-breathing dragons galore.
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