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How Trump will try to spin his anticipated arrest

Shawdesh desk: Donald Trump’s prediction that he will be arrested this week has yet to come true – but as the waiting game for criminal charges goes on, the former

Two decades on, how the UK/US-led invasion turbo-charged Iraq into chaos

The invasion of March 2003 was a catastrophe for Iraq and its people. More proof of that, measured in broken lives, was at a suspected site of a mass grave

Why US mothers are more likely to die in childbirth

Shawdesh desk: The United States remains one of the most dangerous wealthy nations for a woman to give birth. Maternal mortality rose by 40% at the height of the pandemic,

How Uzbek president’s daughter built a £200m property empire

Shawdesh desk: A dictator’s daughter who moonlighted as a pop star and diplomat spent $240m (£200m) on properties from London to Hong Kong, a report has found. Gulnara Karimova used

Florida’s battle over how race is taught in schools

Shawdesh Desk: Florida is leading a national movement by Republicans to reshape how and what schoolchildren are taught about race. Governor Ron DeSantis is spearheading the crackdown on what he

Little headway in restoring Old Buriganga channel

Shawdesh Desk: The restoration work of old Buriganga channel near Kamrangirchar has not seen any significant progress in the last eight months. The Dhaka South City Corporation began the project

Turkey earthquake: Survivors living in fear on streets

Shawdesh desk: Songul Yucesoy carefully washes her dishes, soaping the plates and cutlery before rinsing off the bubbles and laying them out to dry. An unremarkable scene, except she’s outdoors,

Human error to blame for train crash – Greek PM

Shawdesh Desk: One of Greece’s worst-ever rail disasters, which claimed at least 43 lives, was due to “tragic human error”, the country’s prime minister has said. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke