Tulip Siddiq requests meeting with Bangladeshi leader over corruption allegation

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Ex-minister wants to clear up ‘misunderstanding’ over accusation she benefitted from regime of her aunt, ousted Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina

The former City minister Tulip Siddiq has asked to meet Bangladesh’s leader during his London visit to clear up a “misunderstanding” after corruption allegations made by his administration led her to resign from the UK government.

Siddiq, whose aunt Sheikh Hasina was put on trial in absentia last week over crimes against humanity during her 15 years as prime minister, has been accused of benefitting from the former regime by the authorities in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.

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Ukraine war briefing: Putin yet to retaliate in full force over Operation Spiderweb, officials say – The Guardian

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  1. Ukraine war briefing: Putin yet to retaliate in full force over Operation Spiderweb, officials say  The Guardian
  2. Exclusive: US believes Russia response to Ukraine drone attack not over yet, expects multi-pronged strike  Reuters
  3. Zelenskyy says Russian drivers 'didn't know anything' about role in audacious drone attack  ABC News
  4. Graph Shows Putin's Missile Response to Russia's 'Pearl Harbor'  Newsweek
  5. Ukraine’s Drone Attack Exposes Achilles’ Heel of Military Superpowers  WSJ
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Ministers commit to £86bn for ‘breakthrough’ UK science and tech R&D

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Mayors welcome £500m set aside for regional authorities to target investment locally

New drug treatments, longer-lasting batteries and developing artificial intelligence are among research projects that will receive funding as part of an £86bn government investment into science and technology.

Ministers have announced a £22.5bn a year commitment in research and development (R&D) over the next four years, including up to £500m for regional authorities to target the investment locally.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 7, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War

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  1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 7, 2025  Institute for the Study of War
  2. How Putin plans to deliver killer blow to Ukraine with summer offensive  The Telegraph
  3. The Telegraph: Russia has concentrated 125,000 troops near Sumy and Kharkiv, but the main goal is Donetsk region  Українські Національні Новини
  4. ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 7, 2025  Kyiv Post
  5. As Putin ramps up his summer offensive in Ukraine, will he succeed?  The Independent
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Nine women accuse Jared Leto of sexual impropriety in new report

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Women recount alleged behavior, including flirting with teenagers, as ‘predatory, terrifying and unacceptable’

Multiple women have accused Jared Leto of impropriety, with some calling the 53-year-old actor and musician’s behavior “predatory, terrifying and unacceptable”.

In a new report by Air Mail on Saturday, nine women have come forward to accuse Leto of engaging in inappropriate behavior over the years, including flirting with teenagers.

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Heads of terror group that abducted and murdered Bibas family killed by IDF – The Times of Israel

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  1. Heads of terror group that abducted and murdered Bibas family killed by IDF  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel says it has killed leader of Palestinian militant group that took part in October 7 attack  CNN
  3. IDF Issues Evacuation Notice For Gaza City, Jabalia | LIVE BLOG  i24NEWS
  4. IDF airstrike kills head of Palestinian jihadist group that helped Hamas kidnap, murder on Oct. 7  New York Post
  5. IDF kills senior Gazan terrorists behind Haggai, Bibas families abductions  The Jerusalem Post
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IDF names two other soldiers killed in booby-trapped Gaza building on Friday – The Times of Israel

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  1. IDF names two other soldiers killed in booby-trapped Gaza building on Friday  The Times of Israel
  2. 4 IDF soldiers killed, 5 wounded after booby-trapped south Gaza building collapses  The Times of Israel
  3. IDF names Sgt. Cohen, Sgt.-Maj. Rotstein as additional fallen soldiers in Khan Yunis  The Jerusalem Post
  4. IDF kills one Palestinian, wounds two in West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry says  Haaretz
  5. Israeli military says four soldiers killed in Gaza, will draft 10,000 more troops  France 24
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