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Our top stories. Violent clashes continued in Bangladesh

as protesters called for the resignation of Sheikh Hasina, the long-standing

Prime Minister.

Thousands gathered in darker the capital as violence erupted in other parts of the country.

Dozens of people are thought to have been killed as police forcefully disperse the crowds.

The government against a controversial government job quotas scheme.

Israeli airstrikes hit two schools in Gaza City

according to Palestinian media,

as well as a hospital complex further to the north, Gaza's Hamas-run health authorities

said that at least 44 people were killed in the strikes which Israel said targeted military assets.

Earlier, Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Lebanese militia

fired a barrage of missiles at Israel

as fears of escalation in the Middle East mount.

Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian pilots had started flying F-16 jets in the country.

Several Western countries promised to give the American-made planes to Ukraine last year,

but the process has been beset by delays, linked to training and the need to improve engineering infrastructure.

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