BANGKOK, Aug 6 — Thailand's Constitutional Court has ordered the dissolution of the popular anti-establishment opposition party Move Forward over its controversial campaign to amend a law that protects the powerful monarchy from criticism.

JAKARTA, Aug 7 — Indonesia's President Joko Widodo inaugurated a plant built by China's BTR New Material Group and Singapore's Stellar Investment today, which will produce anode materials for electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

DHAKA, Aug 7 — Bangladesh's protest leaders said they expect members of an interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, to be finalised today after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quit and fled to India following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising.

PARIS, Aug 7 — Hundreds of flag-waving Algerian supporters turned the normally genteel surroundings of Phillippe-Chatrier Court at Roland Garros into a cauldron of noise as boxer Imane Khelif sealed her place in the Olympic women’s welterweight final.

WASHINGTON, Aug 7 — Democratic US presidential candidate Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her 2024 vice presidential running mate.

LIVERPOOL, Aug 7 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said sufficient police would be on the streets to handle anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant riots in the coming days as he sought to reassure communities braced for more violent protests on Wednesday.

GAZA CITY (Palestine), Aug 7 — The Palestinian group Hamas has appointed Yahya Sinwar as its new political chief.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan will lead Malaysia’s delegation to the Extraordinary Open-Ended Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Executive Committee at the level of Foreign Ministers today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

PARIS, Aug 6 — French cyber crime police are investigating a ransomware attack against the Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris where Olympic events including fencing and Taekwondo are being held, Paris prosecutors said today.

BEIRUT, Aug 6 — Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier three times over Beirut in less than 30 minutes today, leading to loud booms that sent people in the city running for cover just ahead of a speech by the head of the powerful Iran-backed group Hezbollah.

DHAKA, Aug 6 — Bangladesh’s protesting student leaders demanded today that Parliament be dissolved and warned of a “strict programme” if their deadline was not met, a day after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled the country.

NEW DELHI, Aug 6 — Former Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina, who fled the violence-hit nation after the collapse of her government, is likely to stay in India until the United Kingdom (UK) grants her asylum, reported Xinhua, quoting local television news channel Republic World today.

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 — A United States judge ruled yesterday that Google has violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become the world’s default search engine, the first big win for federal authorities taking on Big Tech’s market dominance.

NEW YORK, Aug 6 — CrowdStrike’s legal troubles from last month’s massive global computer outage deepened yesterday, as the cybersecurity company was sued by air travellers whose flights were delayed or cancelled.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 5 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) via its Consulate-General in Los Angeles, the United States, is diligently monitoring the movements of Tropical Storm Debby.

NEW DELHI, Aug 5 — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned today after deadly protests against her rule.

ISTANBUL, Aug 5 — Turkiye’s government will hold talks with Instagram officials today after blocking access to the social media platform last week, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said in a post on X.

DHAKA, Aug 5 — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation is a “possibility”, AFP reported today, as six more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago.

DUBAI, Aug 5 — Iran is not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it needs to punish Israel to prevent further instability, its Foreign Ministry spokesman said today, following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week.

LONDON, Aug 5 — United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold an emergency meeting with police chiefs today after days of violent anti-immigration protests intensified, with buildings and vehicles torched and hotels holding asylum seekers targeted.