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Bangladesh has imposed an internet blackout and a nationwide curfew, allowing people out only between 3 pm and 5 pm for essential errands. This follows a Supreme Court ruling on a civil service hiring quota, which has sparked violent protests, resulting in over 100 deaths over the past few days.

Israel confirmed Sunday it had struck the Houthis-run Hodeidah Port in Yemen after the Iran-backed group claimed responsibility for a deadly drone strike on Tel Aviv, Israel’s second-largest city.

Israel experienced more uncertainty Saturday, with the United States saying Iran will have enough weapons-grade material for a nuclear weapon within two weeks and fresh warnings that the Jewish nation would be destroyed by 2040.

U.S. Evangelist Franklin Graham brought delegates at the Republican National Convention (RNC) to their knees spiritually, saying it was God who saved the life of former President Donald J. Trump, who later echoed those words.

Early on Friday morning, a drone loaded with explosives and manufactured in Iran, launched by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, struck an apartment building in central Tel Aviv near the U.S. consulate. The attack killed an Israeli man and injured at least eight others.

A widespread global IT outage impacted cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike, affecting operations across banks, airlines, media companies, and emergency services worldwide. The incident shut down computer systems and highlighted the vulnerability and interdependence of global digital infrastructure.

Moscow warned Thursday that it does not rule out new deployments of nuclear missiles in response to the planned U.S. stationing of long-range conventional weapons in Germany, just days after state-run television made similar threats.

“I stand before you this evening with a message of confidence, strength, and hope,” Trump said to begin the speech. “Four months from now, we will have an incredible victory, and we will begin the four greatest years in the history of our country.”

Donald J. Trump thanked “almighty God” for saving his life when an assassin’s bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear and pledged to be the leader of all Americans while accepting the Republican nomination for president of the United States.

Nearly a thousand Christians from dozens of nations have urged the United Nations top court to recognize Israel’s Biblical right to its historic land, including Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank.