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As masses of people converged, angry at the killing of protesters, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina insisted that she could hold on, which military leaders said would mean spilling far more blood.

Two Olympians whose eligibility to compete as women at the Paris Games has come under scrutiny will fight for medals on Tuesday.

The recent prisoner exchange between Russia and the U.S. — the biggest and most complex since the Cold War — was a diplomatic chess game that required patience and creativity. Mark Mazzetti, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains

Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, has emerged as a central figure in talks about an interim government. The ousted prime minister largely saw him as a threat.

The country’s army chief said an interim government would be formed, as demonstrators successfully challenged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s harsh rule.

Looters made off with furniture, bedding and potted plants.

Four of the eight gymnasts fell off the beam, including Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee, the other American in the event. Alice D’Amato of Italy won the gold medal.

Imane Khelif advanced to the semifinals, ensuring she will leave the Paris Games with at least a bronze medal.

Gunmen and a suicide bomber struck a seaside hotel in one of the deadliest such assaults in the country in months. The Islamist militant group Al Shabab claimed responsibility.

The negotiations that led to the prisoner swap and the freeing of Americans wrongfully held in Russia required patience and creativity, but gave both sides what they wanted most.