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New G7 member countries urge Iran and all the involved parties in the region to refrain from escalating the situation. “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the EU, express our deep concern at the aerated level of tension in the Middle East which threatens to ignite a broader conflict in the region. We urge all involved parties once again to refrain from perpetuating the current destructive cycle of retaliatory violence, to lower tensions and engage constructively toward de-escalation. No country or nation stands to gain from a further escalation in the Middle East.” Statement reads

Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), oversaw the delivery of 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers to frontier troops, state media KCNA reported on Monday, August 5

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 78 km S of Tual, Indonesia

Ryssland använde nordkoreansk KN-23 missil under attacken den 31 juli, - Defense Express

Bangladesh Police: The death toll from today's protests has risen to 56

Police in Bangladesh: At least 20 demonstrators were killed during today's protests in the capital

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina hasn’t exited the Hindon Airport or the Air Force Station even after her plane landed a hour ago. Sheikh Hasina could be engaged in a diplomatic conversation with UK for political asylum. She could leave at night for London or stay in India

China warns its citizens against traveling to Lebanon

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 234 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia

Reuters: Reports of a fire in fuel tanks in the Dogaron economic region between Iran and Afghanistan

Celebrations erupt in Dhaka following the news that PM Sheikh Hasina has resigned and possibly left the country

The Indian government declares a state of high alert along the border between India and Bangladesh

Bangladesh Army Commander: We will investigate all the killings that occurred over the past few weeks

Sheikh Hasina and her sister have left Ganobhaban (her palace) for a safer place, a highly placed source close to her told AFP "She wanted to record a speech. But she could not get an opportunity to do that," he said

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country, media reports said, as more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago

Bangladesh PM resigns amid the protests against her government The Prime Minister of Bangladesh heads to India via military helicopter: Reuters

Thousands of protesters storm the Prime Minister's residence in Bangladesh

Sources in Dhaka say Hasina is out; military is stepping in

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 85 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

NetBlocks: An almost complete internet outage in Bangladesh due to the protests

Bangladesh Army Chief to address the country at 2 PM Dhaka Time

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 129 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 26 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines

Mobs of Asian men attacking white men now - Middlesbrough

Bangladesh imposes nation wide curfew as law and order situation deteriorate in the country

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 21 km ENE of Akkeshi, Japan

At least 27 people were killed and scores injured in clashes in Bangladesh as tens of thousands of protesters calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign. The interior ministry declared an indefinite nationwide curfew starting at 6 p.m

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 12 km S of Takayama, Japan

Taiwan Defense: We detected 36 Chinese military aircraft near Taiwan

Philippine Defense Minister: We do not seek war with China, but its behavior in the South China Sea is illegal

The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.