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US has charged a Pakistani man who has alleged ties to the Iranian government with seeking to carry out political assassinations, a case that prompted the US government to increase security for and other officials: CNN

More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July as average temperatures hit record highs

25 people were killed and more than 150 hospitalized after Islamist mobsters in Jashore of Bangladesh set fire to Zabeer hotel located in Southwestern Bangladesh. Mobsters were looking for Shahin Chakladar, an MP of the toppled ruling party, the Awami League

White House Statement on PRC’s Announcement of Fentanyl Scheduling Actions “The People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced that they will begin scheduling three essential precursor chemicals used to manufacture illicit fentanyl, thereby subjecting these chemicals to additional regulation and control – a valuable step forward.  This marks the third significant scheduling action by the PRC since President Biden met with President Xi and resumed bilateral counternarcotics cooperation with the PRC in November, 2023.  This action follows last week’s senior official Counternarcotics Working Group meeting between the United States and the PRC, where the two countries discussed key initiatives, including ways to increase law enforcement cooperation, disrupt the illicit financing of transnational criminal organizations, and accelerate the scheduling of precursor chemicals.”

The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that due to budget shortages, it will be unable to support 600,000 pregnant women in Afghanistan this summer. WFP says that last year it was able to provide services to 1.6 million pregnant and breastfeeding women to prevent malnutrition

In Maungdaw Township of Rakhine State, the Arakan Army (AA) has been targeting Rohingya civilians with drones and artillery. Yesterday (August 5th), in a single day, at least 200 Rohingya civilians, including women, children, and the elderly, were killed and many were injured. There are countless bodies

North Korea says Germany joining un command will worsen situation on the Korean peninsula - KCNA

Flooding in Dalnerechensk after dam break

Indian media: The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is still at the Hindon military base in India

South Korea Urges Its Citizens to Leave Lebanon and Israel

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 49 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines

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

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.