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Police say they’re ‘a million percent confident’ Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target. Source link

Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney’s intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance’s update. Source link

Officials say that most cases involved ordinary criminality – land disputes, theft, extortion, or personal feuds – that were later framed as religious violence. By its count, only 71 incidents had a clear communal element, including 38 cases of temple vandalism, eight attacks on temples, and one killing. Source link

Chinamaxxing is adding more gloss to the recent flourish of Chinese soft power. Source link

It was the start of his mother’s second period as prime minister. Her first had run from 1991 to 1996. His father, Ziaur Rahman, a military ruler turned president, had been killed in a military coup in 1981. He was a leading figure in Bangladesh’s struggle for independence and founded the BNP in 1978. Source…

Videos have emerged of police appearing to punch protesters at rally against Israeli president on Monday. Source link

The fishing boat tried to flee when ordered to stop for an inspection inside Japan’s territorial waters, authorities say. Source link

A gunman who laid siege to the school shot the principal and another female student who is out of danger. Source link

Voters are hoping for a return to democracy after 15 years of authoritarian rule under Sheikh Hasina. Source link

Zhang Youxia, widely seen as Xi’s closest military ally, was in January removed from his post. Source link