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Two men walk in front of a wall decorated in support of the students movement after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina, August 18, 2024. — AFP pic

Bangladesh revokes Hasina’s diplomatic passport, as fugitive ex-PM seeks refuge in Modi’s India

Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party gather near the capital's

Backlash from Islamists forces Pakistan top court to amend ruling guaranteeing rights of persecuted Ahmadis

Ultra-Orthodox Jews hold placards as people protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, in the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Union Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 22, 2024. — Reuters

‘A bad look’: Democrats convention decides to ignore Gaza plea, US support for Israel despite protests

Attendees wave American flags during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. — AFP pic

Set to be first black female president candidate, Kamala Harris aims to be ‘president for all Americans’

Doctors hold a placards and a labcoat during a protest to condemn the rape and murder of a medic from Kolkata, along a street in Hyderabad on August 22, 2024. — AFP pic

Justice for Abhaya: Indian doctors end strike over colleague’s rape, murder after appeal from Supreme Court

Demonstrators burn objects amid clashes outside the Parliament building in Jakarta on August 22, 2024 during a protest against a move to reverse the Constitutional Court's decision altering eligibility rules for candidates in a key election later this year. — AFP pic

Down with dynasties: After protests, Indonesia scraps plan to alter election rules that would allow Jokowi’s son to contest

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are escorted outside the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), in Bucharest, Romania, August 21, 2024. — Reuters pic

Romanian court places ‘king of toxic masculinity’ Andrew Tate under house arrest amid sexual exploitation of minors probe

Palestinians find their way amid the dust and smoke after Israeli troops targeted a building in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on August 22, 2024. — AFP pic

Truce? What truce? Ceasefire deal looks to fail as Israel continues bombing and refuses to pull back from Gaza

Marines stand near a hyperbaric chamber in Porticello harbor near Palermo, where divers search for a last missing person on August 22, 2024. — AFP pic

Superyacht sinking off Sicily: Body of UK tycoon Mike Lynch recovered, teenage daughter still missing as divers go way deeper

US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris reacts as she is filmed for a live broadcast into Chicago’s Democratic National Convention (DNC), after delegates of each state delegation ended the roll call to once again nominate her as presidential nominee, during her rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 20, 2024. — Reuters pic

Kamala Harris and the month that changed everything: After Biden’s shock exit, she gears up for battle against Trump

Australian employees will from Monday have the right to ignore their bosses outside working hours thanks to a new law which enshrines the right to disconnect. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Australia’s ‘right to disconnect’ law set to come into force Monday

China’s military said it had monitored and warned a US destroyer as it sailed through the Taiwan Strait today, the latest such traversing of the sensitive waterway to upset Beijing. — AFP pic

China riled by US destroyer’s passage through Taiwan Strait

Members of South Korea’s national ski team are believed to have been involved in a fatal vehicle accident in New Zealand, where police today said they were still working to formally identify the victims. — AFP pic

South Korea ski team’s horrific crash in New Zealand leaves three dead, two critical

Tourists visit Gangaramaya Buddhist temple in Colombo April 25,2024. — Reuters pic

Sri Lanka grants free 30-day visas to tourists from Malaysia and 34 other nations to boost economy

Prawit Wongsuwan lashed out at a journalist from public broadcaster ThaiPBS on Friday as she asked him about the appointment of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the kingdom’s new prime minister. — AFP pic

Thai parliament launches probe into senior politician for slapping reporter

An aerial photo shows protesters blocking access to the Parliament building in Jakarta on August 22, 2024. — AFP pic

Indonesia’s parliament vs court: Will elections law be revised to allow Widodo’s son to contest?