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Dhaka has already issued an arrest warrant for 77-year-old Hasina—last seen arriving in neighbouring India after fleeing by helicopter as crowds stormed her palace. — AFP

Bangladesh to seek extradition of ousted Sheikh Hasina, says interim leader

Alan Jones is a household name across Australia and has for years held immense sway over public opinion through his conservative talk show. — AAP Image pic

Child abuse police arrest star Australian broadcaster

Trump and Kennedy, a scion of the famous Democratic political family, campaigned together ahead of the presidential election on November 5 promising to tackle processed food among other priorities. — Picture via social media

McDonald’s feast undercuts Trump health pledge

China’s national flag is seen among buildings at the Yujiapu financial centre in Tianjin. — Reuters file pic

Wuxi stabbing spree sparks questions about mental health in China: A look back at past mass killings

Jailed tycoon and Apple Dail founder Jimmy Lai, who is accused of supporting two young activists lobbying for foreign sanctions via a protest group called “Stand With Hong Kong”, will be testifying on November 20, 2024. — AFP pic

Spotlight on Hong Kong political freedoms as pro-democracy fighter and media tycoon Jimmy Lai to break four-year silence in security trials

Brazil’s First Lady Rosangela “Janja” da Silva attends the opening ceremony of the G20 Social Summit at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 14, 2024. — AFP pic

Who’s afraid of Elon Musk? Not Brazil’s first lady Janja da Silva who uses the ‘F’ word on him ahead of G20 summit

In this picture taken on March 22, 2023, fishermen cast a net in a shallow water body in the East Calcutta Wetlands area in Kolkata. The world’s warming tropical wetlands are releasing more methane than ever before, research shows — an alarming sign that the world’s climate goals are slipping further out of reach. — AFP pic

Tropical wetlands are unleashing a methane bomb, challenging global climate pledges; SE Asia among biggest contributors

Gisele Pelicot, 71, has had to face her former husband Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly 10 years, and dozens of strangers he recruited to rape her at their home in Mazan, in south France, since September 2, 2024. — AFP pic

Sweets and sympathy: French aid group goes beyond moral support for stressed mass rape survivor as trial enters third month

US President-elect Donald Trump, singer Kid Rock and US entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswa stand up after UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones' TKO victory against challenger Stipe Miocic in the UFC 309 heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden in New York, on November 16, 2024. — AFP pic

US: Trump to have more power than founding fathers intended

US President-elect Donald Trump (left) and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk watch a fight during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York, on November 16, 2024. — AFP pic

Trump and allies return to New York for UFC fights

Last year was the deadliest on record in the current crisis, with 1,705 deaths and more than 321,000 infections reported. ― AFP pic

Bangladesh deaths from dengue cross 400 as outbreak worsens

Xi warned the United States not to get involved in bilateral disputes over islands and reefs in the South China Sea. — Reuters pic

Taiwan, democracy, development are China’s ‘red lines’, Xi tells Biden

Joe Rogan and President-elect Donald Trump pose for a photo during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. — Getty Images via AFP

Trump plans to attend UFC fight at Madison Square Garden, sources say

The weasel likely stole the shoes to line its nest in the winter. — Pexels pic

Mysterious thief stealing slippers from a Japanese school is actually adorable

Mount Fuji, which straddles Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan, whose numbers have surged in recent years. — Reuters pic

Japan’s Mount Fuji eyes China-made tram to transport hikers, source says

Washington has been pushing Beijing for months to break a longstanding resistance to nuclear arms talks. — Reuters pool pic

Biden, Xi agree that humans, not AI, should control nuclear arms, White House says