Amid increased regional tensions, UK and US on Saturday asked their nationals to leave Lebanon immediately. Earlier, Sweden announced the closure of its embassy in Beirut amid concerns that the Gaza war could spill over into Lebanon’s territory. In Bangladesh, student leaders said they would carry on a planned nationwide civil disobedience campaign until Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down. In landslide-hit Wayanad of India’s Kerala, rescuers launched a campaign to help survivors in the affected areas. The mission, spearheaded by the army, police, and emergency services, now includes private rescue firms and volunteers. Approximately 206 people are believed to be missing.

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Amid heightened regional tensions in West Asia, the US and the UK on Saturday (Aug 3) urged their citizens to leave Lebanon. 

Students Against Discrimination leader Nahid Islam, who has been leading the ongoing anti-government protests in Bangladesh, demanded on Saturday (Aug 3) that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must resign and face trial for a police crackdown on protesters in July.

Search operations in Wayanad’s Mundakkai and Chooralmala started early Saturday, involving over 1,300 rescuers, heavy machinery, and advanced tools to locate survivors from the landslides that have resulted in over 350 deaths.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a statement Saturday (Aug 3) said that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran by a short-range projectile with a warhead of about seven kilograms.

Indian opposition parties have launched a renewed campaign against the proposed Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, calling it “a direct threat” to freedom of speech.

The Iranian government said on Saturday (Aug 3) that it expected Tehran-backed Hezbollah to hit deeper inside Israel and no longer be confined to military targets after Israel killed the Lebanese militant group’s commander.

A shooting incident triggered panic in the district court complex of the Indian Union Territory of Chandigarh on Saturday afternoon (Aug 3). 

Kerala forest department officials successfully rescued a tribal family, including four young children, who were trapped in a cave following the Wayanad landslides.

Italy woman boxer Angela Carini will be getting a prize money of $50,000 from the International Boxing Association (IBA) despite losing her welterweight Paris Olympics 2024 bout against Algeria’s Imane Khelif.

Deadpool & Wolverine is on a winning spree! Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s movie continue to shatter box office records, and amidst this, the cameo appearance of Blade actor Wesley Snipes has not only broken one but two Guinness World Records.