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A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing sensitive personal financial data housed within the U.S. Treasury Department, following a legal challenge from 19 state attorneys general. US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a preliminary injunction on Saturday, barring Musk’s team from reviewing the records and ordering them to immediately destroy any …

Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus attends the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2025. — Reuters Interim interior ministry’s head dubs it “Operation Devil Hunt”. “It will continue until we uproot devils,” Chowdhury tells reporters. Protesters smash down buildings connected to Hasina’s family. DHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday launched a major security operation after protesters were attacked …

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives to the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. — Reuters A federal judge early Saturday temporarily blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s government efficiency team and Trump administration political appointees from accessing government systems used to process trillions of dollars in …

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate outside the BJP state headquarters, as BJP is projected leading in the election results in the Delhi state, in New Delhi, India, February 8, 2025. — Reuters NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that “development had won” as his Hindu nationalist party took back control of the capital province Delhi …

Hamas is set to hand over three Israeli hostages today in exchange for Palestinian detainees and prisoners in the latest stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at opening the way to ending the 15-month conflict in Gaza, Reuters reports. Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy will be handed over, Hamas said. In exchange, Israel will release 183 Palestinian …

Israel and Hamas have carried out a prisoner swap, the latest exchange under the deal to secure a ceasefire in the war in Gaza. Hamas released three Israeli captives on Saturday morning, while Israel’s prison service confirmed it released 183 Palestinians, saying in a statement that they “were transferred from several prisons across the country” before being taken to the …

USAID signage is covered at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, US, February 7, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: A US judge on Friday temporarily allowed roughly 2,700 US Agency for International Development employees put on leave by President Donald Trump’s administration to go back to work, pausing aspects of a plan to dismantle the agency. US District Judge Carl Nichols in …

US President Donald Trump holds a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US February 7, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump is taking his long-standing battle with the country’s media to a new level by targeting the finances of organisations already struggling in an …

US President Donald Trump (right) and former president Joe Biden stand together at the White House on inauguration day of Donald Trump’s second presidential term in Washington, US on January 20, 2025. — Reuters “JOE, YOU’RE FIRED,” writes US president on Truth Social. Biden removed Trump’s security clearance after 2020 election. Ex-US president cited Trump’s “erratic behavior” as reason for …

US President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board Marine One, during his departure for Palm Beach, Florida from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US , February 7, 2025. —  Reuters WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday demanded the closure of USAID, intensifying his unprecedented efforts to dismantle the humanitarian agency.  In a post on his …