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Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister in a statement outside 10 Downing Street – watch live on BBC. Starmer says after leaving the "biggest job in the country" he will spend more time on "the most important job". Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister He says every decision he has made in office has been about "putting
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A Dhaka international crimes tribunal has formally charged ex‑Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in absentia with five counts of crimes against humanity, citing her alleged role in the violent suppression of student‑led protests in July-August 2024, which resulted in up to 1,400 deaths.
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