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Protests against the government's employment quota turned into riots in Bangladesh, killing 28 people. Demonstrators broke into the office of state television, started a fire in the building's parking lot and lobby. All mosques in the country are offering funeral prayers in absentia for those who died in the riots.
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It has been 287 days since Israel began its war of aggression and destruction in the Gaza Strip. 24 hours of major events in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the entire Middle East.
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A citizen of Uzbekistan, who was recruited by Yevgeny Prigozhin personally to the private military company "Wagner" and participated in the war in Ukraine, was sentenced to five years in prison. He goes to Russia to work in 2016 and is sentenced to 15 years in prison for the intentional killing of another migrant. The head of "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin personally came to the prison and promised the prisoners release, high salary and Russian citizenship to the stateless.
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At a time when the world is calling for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jewish lawmakers have passed a bill denying Palestinian statehood altogether. "The Israeli Knesset strongly opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state on the West Bank of the Jordan River," the document says.
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Supporters of the independence of French-colonized New Caledonia are demanding the withdrawal of French security forces from the island. The Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front has accused Paris of continuing to crack down on those who oppose constitutional reform aimed at denying New Caledonia's indigenous peoples the right to self-determination and independent governance of their lands.
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Alexander Razuvaev, a member of the Supervisory Board of the Guild of Financial Analysts and Risk Managers, candidate of economics, announced his comments on Islamic banking in Russia. He noted that by introducing an Islamic bank in the country, it is possible to attract funds from the Gulf countries and circumvent Western sanctions. He also gave a list of Islamic stock exchanges. "To work in an Islamic bank, it is enough to be a professional, it is not necessary to be a Muslim," the economist wrote.
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During the state visit of the Kyrgyz President Sadir Japarov to Uzbekistan, 16 documents were signed between the two countries. These include the protocol on the conclusion of bilateral negotiations on Uzbekistan's WTO membership, the protocol on amendments to the intergovernmental agreement on the mutual arrival and departure of citizens, and the intergovernmental agreement on resort and recreation facilities in Issyk-Kul.
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The Israeli military let the fighting dog kill Muhammad Bhar, a 24-year-old Palestinian with Down syndrome and autism, as a bribe. They also prevented them from helping Muhammad. The BBC first reported the case under the headline "Gaza man with Down syndrome dies alone", but after criticism from readers it was changed to "Gaza man with Down syndrome attacked and killed by Israeli army dog, mother says".
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State-owned WSK Poznan, a subsidiary of Poland's Industrial Development Agency, sold fuel pumps to Iranian agricultural tractor manufacturer Motorsazan. These parts were later installed on combat drones, while drones were purchased by Russia to destroy Ukrainian air defenses and strike infrastructure far from the front lines in the war in Ukraine.
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Ukraine sent 1,000 tons of wheat to Palestine as part of the ZernoFromUA humanitarian program. This aid covers the monthly needs of more than 100,000 Palestinian families. The next humanitarian cargo from Ukraine to Gaza is planned to be delivered "in the coming months".