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Bangladesh to receive $1.3 billion from IMF as reform deal reached
REUTERS
DHAKA, Bangladesh- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to release $1.3 billion to Bangladesh in June, after completing a fourth review of its $4.7-billion loan programme and a key breakthrough in talks on exchange rate reforms, the finance ministry said.
Donald Trump meets with Syrian president after announcing lifting of sanctions
SKY NEWS
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia- Donald Trump has met with Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa during his three-nation tour of the Middle East - the first meeting between leaders of the two nations in 25 years.
German chancellor to visit Warsaw and Paris to stress European unity
ABC NEWS
BERLIN, Germany- Friedrich Merz made his world-affairs debut Wednesday as Germany’s new chancellor, with plans to immediately team up with allies France and Poland to present a united European front on support for Ukraine and against U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war.
India fires missiles on Pakistan in what Islamabad calls ‘act of war’
WASHINGTON TIMES
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan- India fired missiles at Pakistan early Wednesday, in what it said was retaliation for last month’s massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act of war and said more than two dozen people, including children, were killed.
Iran executes a man convicted of spying for Israel
CBS NEWS
TEHRAN, Iran- Iran hanged a man on Wednesday who was convicted of working as a spy for Israel's foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, and assisting in the 2022 assassination of a Revolutionary Guard colonel in Tehran, according to the Islamic republic's official IRNA news agency.
At least 14 killed after fire tears through Kolkata hotel building
EURO NEWS
KOLKATA, India- At least 14 people have been killed in a fire that tore through a hotel in the city of Kolkata in eastern India, police have said.
Pope Francis' body moved to St. Peter's Basilica for 3 days of public viewing
ABC NEWS
VATICAN CITY, Rome, Italy- The body of Pope Francis was moved to St. Peter's Basilica early Wednesday to lie in state for the Catholic faithful to pay their respects to the Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor and insistent prayers for peace.
EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules
POLITICO
BRUSSELS, Belgium- The European Commission issued the first fines under its Digital Markets Act (DMA) on Wednesday, slapping tech giants Apple and Meta with penalties for breaching the EU’s new digital rulebook.
Biden blasts Trump’s domestic policies in first post-presidency address
AL JAZEERA
CHICAGO, Illinois, USA- Former United States President Joe Biden has delivered his first major speech since leaving office, defending retirement aid that he says is threatened by President Donald Trump’s sweeping administrative reforms.
U.K. Supreme Court rules that 2010 equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female
CBS NEWS
LONDON, England, UK- The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a British equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female. Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court had ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex."
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