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Violence breaks out in Bangladesh after death of youth protest leader6 hours agoShareSaveJessica RawnsleyandAnbarasan Ethirajan,Global affairs correspondentShareSaveWatch: Large crowd burns rubble outside offices of prominent Bangladeshi newspapersViolence has erupted in Bangladesh following the death of a prominent leader of the youth movement that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Sharif Osman Hadi was shot by masked attackers while leaving a mosque in Dhaka last week and died of his injuries on Thursday while being treated in Singapore.
The shooting came a day after Bangladeshi authorities announced a date for the first elections since the uprising in 2024, which Hadi had been planning to contest as an independent candidate.
As news of his death emerged on Thursday, hundreds of his supporters gathered in a square in the capital city to protest.
Later on, demonstrators vandalised the offices of prominent Bangladeshi newspapers The Daily Star and Prothom Ali, with one buildi..

Rob Reiner's family breaks silence as son Nick faces judge on murder charges5 hours agoShareSaveNardine Saad,Los Angeles andRegan Morris,Los AngelesShareSaveWatch: “Quite an occasion” – BBC reports from Nick Reiner’s first court appearanceChildren of slain Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner are speaking out for the first time after their deaths and the arrest of their brother, Nick.
Jake and Romy Reiner said in a statement on Wednesday that they are experiencing “unimaginable pain” after the “horrific and devastating loss”. They did not directly address the allegations against their brother.
Nick Reiner, 32, appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday and waived his right to enter a plea to two charges of first-degree murder.
The couple were found dead on Sunday in their Los Angeles home. The county's medical examiner on Wednesday said they died in a homicide by multiple sharp force injuries.
Nick Reiner was taken into custody Sunday night and..

Watch: Moment Nick Reiner is arrested after being seen in convenience storeSurveillance footage shows a man, appearing to be Nick Reiner, wandering in a convenience store before being arrested in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Nick, son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his producer wife Michele Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after the deaths of his parents.
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Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela 43 minutes agoShareSaveAoife WalshShareSaveGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has said he is ordering a “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela.
In a post on Truth Social, he said Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro's government had been designated a foreign terrorist organisation and accused it of stealing US assets, as well as “Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking”.
“Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela,” he added.
His remarks came a week after the US seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. In a statement, Venezuela's government said it rejected Trump's “grotesque threat”.
In his post, Trump said Venezuela was “completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America”.
He added that it will “only get b..

Dashcam video shows couple trying to stop gunman before being killed in Bondi attack16 hours agoShareSaveFrancesca GillettandAnna LamcheShareSaveWatch: Dashcam video shows couple fight with attackerA couple killed in the Bondi Beach shooting tried to stop one of the alleged attackers by grabbing his gun, dramatic dashcam footage shows.
Boris Gurman, 69, and his wife Sofia, 61, courageously stepped in to try and protect others before being shot themselves, their family said in a statement.
Video of the incident shows Mr Gurman, who was retired, wrestling with one of the gunmen and taking the weapon off him, before they both fall onto the road.
Mr Gurman then gets up and appears to hit the attacker with the gun. The attacker is then thought to have got another gun which he used to kill them.
“While nothing can lessen the pain of losing Boris and Sofia, we feel an overwhelming sense of pride in their bravery and selflessness,” the couple's family said.
“This encapsulates who Boris a..