Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh’s interim government
Nobel Peace laureate says he will perform his duties ‘sincerely’ following Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.
Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus has been sworn in as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government.
Yunus, 84, took oath at a ceremony in Dhaka on Thursday night after weeks of student-led protests forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to neighbouring India.
“I will uphold, support and protect the constitution,” Yunus said during the ceremony, adding that he would perform his duties “sincerely”.
The key tasks for Yunus now are restoring peace in Bangladesh and preparing for new elections.
Catalan police hunt for Carles Puigdemont as separatist leader returns to Spain
Fugitive former regional president addressed supporters in Barcelona before disappearing, sparking police operation
Thu 8 Aug 2024 15.30 BST
Catalan police have launched an operation to find and arrest Carles Puigdemont and set up roadblocks on routes to the French border after the fugitive former regional president returned to Spain for the first time in seven years to address a crowd of a few thousand in Barcelona before promptly disappearing.
The owner of the car in which he escaped – an officer in the Mossos d’Esquadra, the Catalan police – was arrested amid serious questions for the force, which was at the rally in strength, as traffic in Barcelona was brought to a standstill in the search for the former president.
The case could also have political ramifications as the leader of Puigdemont’s party, Jordi Turull, is expected to be summoned by police as a witness who, a spokesperson said, were looking into “any potential offences” committed in relation to the former president’s escape.
How Elon Musk’s radicalisation can be pinpointed to a single event
Experts warn that the owner of X is being radicalised by his own platform, Anthony Cuthbertson writes
Aweek before Christmas in 2021, Elon Musk tweeted: “Traceroute woke_mind_virus”. It referred to a networking command to determine the source of information, in this case the woke culture of progressive social-justice activists. The centi-billionaire believed that it was this virus that had caused him to become estranged from his transgender daughter.
In the three years since, Elon Musk has gone from sharing memes about fringe cryptocurrencies and promoting clean energy technologies, to spreading extremist conspiracy theories and proclaiming “civil war is inevitable” in the UK following recent civil unrest. This transition from an apolitical moderate to a far-right instigator can perhaps be pinpointed to a single event – maybe even that single tweet.
According to Musk’s biographer Walter Isaacson, the transition of his child had a profound impact on Musk’s world view, with the rejection of him as a father triggering his descent towards fringe conspiracies and setting him on a trajectory towards becoming a leading figure in the culture war.
Amazon deforestation rises for the first time in 15 months
While data showed an uptick in deforestation for July 2024, it fell by nearly 46% in the last 12 months when compared to the same period a year earlier.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose in July for the first time in 15 months, breaking its streak of falling destruction under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, government data showed.
This comes amid a strike by environmental workers.
Roughly 666 square kilometers (257 square miles) of jungle area was cleared in July, which is 33% higher than the 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) cleared in July of 2023, preliminary data announced by the Environment Ministry and Science Ministry showed.
That said, deforestation fell by nearly 46% in the last 12 months when compared to the same period before. Some 4,300 square kilometers — larger than the size of Cape Verde — were lost.
Mystery Paris street artist 'Invader' creates new work to celebrate Olympics, delight fans
Paris, the City of Light, has been a playground for a mysterious French street artist known only as "Invader" since the 1990s. The elusive mosaic master, who usually works at night and likes to maintain his anonymity, has created a new, Olympic-themed work on the wall of an embankment of the River Seine.
The mystery French street artist known only as “Invader” has struck Paris again — this time to celebrate the Olympics.
Invader has been cementing his quirky mosaics to Paris walls since the 1990s, usually at night and without permission. He's become France’s most international, invasive and intriguing contemporary street artist. His works dot all corners of the City of Light and his fans have a lot of fun hunting them down.
And now there's a new, Olympic-themed one for them to find.
Invader cemented it to a wall on one of the River Seine's embankments sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday. Using tiles to create the mosaic, it shows one of his signature Space Invader figures running. The work’s colors evoke the shades of blue that Paris Games organizers have used to decorate the city for the Olympics.
Banksy howling wolf artwork removed
Liz Jackson & Adriana Elgueta
A fourth Banksy artwork revealed in London in as many days appears to have been stolen.
On Thursday, the Bristol-based street artist posted an image on Instagram of the silhouette of a wolf howling at the moon on a satellite dish in Rye Lane, Peckham, south London.
The Banksy press team told the BBC they "believed" it had been stolen.
The Metropolitan Police said it had been called to reports of a "stolen satellite dish containing artwork" but no arrests had been made.
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