Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government, official says

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head the country’s interim government after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled the country amid a mass uprising against her rule led mostly by students. The announcement early on Wednesday came from Joynal Abedin, the press secretary of President Mohammed Shahabuddin. Abedin spoke to The Associated Press over the phone. The leaders of the student protests, the chiefs of the country’s three divisions of the military, and civil society members, as well as some business leaders held the meeting with the president for more than five hours late on Tuesday to decide on the head of the interim administration.

Human remains found inside a crocodile in Australia believed to be that of tourist

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police say human remains have been found inside a large crocodile suspected of killing a tourist in Australia’s second fatal attack in about a month. The latest victim was doctor Dave Hogbin who fell from a steep bank Saturday into a river in Queensland state. Wildlife rangers killed a 16-foot crocodile in a creek 2.5 miles from where he disappeared. Police said Tuesday further testing would be conducted to positively identify the remains. Last month, a 12-year-old girl was snatched by a crocodile while swimming with her family in a creek in the neighboring Northern Territory.

More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July

TOKYO (AP) — More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation’s average temperature hit record highs and heat warnings were in effect much of the month. The Tokyo Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday that many of the people who died were elderly. Officials say more than 37,000 people were treated at hospitals for heatstroke across Japan from July 1 to July 28. On Tuesday, heatstroke warnings were in place in much of Tokyo and western Japan and authorities urged people to take precautions. Many people carried parasols or handheld fans.

Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader

BEIRUT (AP) — The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. The choice of Sinwar, a secretive figure who leads Hamas’ hardliners and is close to Iran, was a defiant step. Sinwar is at the top of Israel’s kill list as it seeks to destroy Hamas and its leadership after the Oct. 7 attack. He replaces Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Iran last week in a presumed Israeli strike. Unlike Haniyeh, who had lived in exile in Qatar for years, Sinwar has remained in Gaza.