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Police in Bangladesh have filed a charge sheet against 45 people, including ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over the murder of car driver Emdadul Haque during the July 2024 uprising. Alex and Jordan explain who is accused, what the case alleges, and why investigators also recommended discharging 77 others.

Hurricane Vance strengthened to 110 mile-per-hour winds off Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, with forecasters warning of life-threatening surf even though no coastal watches or warnings are in effect. Alex and Jordan track the storm's position, its forecast path, and what a hyperactive Pacific hurricane season means for coastal communities.

A powerful earthquake off Vanuatu on Saturday afternoon triggered a tsunami warning for coastlines within 300 kilometres, before the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted the threat later the same day. Alex and Jordan explain the revised magnitude, what the warning covered, and why no damage has been reported so far.

Typhoon Champi clipped northern Taiwan on Friday, killing one person and injuring 527, cancelling nearly 1,000 flights and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes. Alex and Jordan track the storm's toll, Taiwan's recovery, and its path toward China and Japan.

Kenya has confirmed its second Ebola death, a 65-year-old woman who died on Friday evening while in quarantine, bringing the country's toll to two deaths among nine confirmed cases. Alex and Jordan explain how the outbreak spread from the index case, the new genomic link to Nigeria's case, and why health officials say there is still no evidence of community spread.

A new CNT/MDA poll puts Flávio Bolsonaro at 46.3 percent and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at 45 percent ahead of Brazil's presidential runoff on Sunday, after the two clashed in Friday evening's final televised debate. Alex and Jordan break down the tied race, the first-round result, and what Sunday's vote could mean for Latin America's largest country.

The Saudi-led coalition says it downed a Houthi drone in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province as daily Houthi attacks continue and Gulf tensions rise over Hormuz and Gaza. Alex and Jordan connect the Yemen campaign to the wider regional standoff and the fresh US travel warnings.

The Court of Appeal has raised Afsar Safi's sentence from two and a half years to four years for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl in a London hostel, ruling the original term unduly lenient. Alex and Jordan examine the judges' reasoning and what the case says about sentencing for crimes against children.

Fire has engulfed the Eagle's Nest mountain retreat in Bavaria, once used by Nazi officials, with around 200 firefighters battling the blaze and a suspect detained near the scene. Alex and Jordan explain the site's history and why investigators are treating the cause as an open question.

French police arrested 135 people as tens of thousands marched in a second weekend of cost-of-living protests, with tear gas used in Lyon, Lille, Nice and other cities under a 70,000-officer deployment. Alex and Jordan trace how a student protest grew into a Europe-wide movement and what it means for President Macron's government.