Bangladesh's interim leader calls for calm

The Bangladeshi Nobel Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus, has called for calm and new elections after agreeing to lead an interim government. He's expected to return to Dhaka from Paris on Thursday. We hear from people who took part in the anti-government protests.

A court in Britain has handed down jail terms to the first people to be convicted of violent disorder since a wave of rioting began more than a week ago. We speak to our reporter and hear some reaction from the British people.

We explain why Thailand's constitutional court has ordered the dissolution of a political party that won the most seats in last year's general election.

Actors from the world of gaming went on strike at the end of July in a row about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and the threat it poses to their livelihoods. We speak to our reporter about the latest.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who was recommended by Bangladeshi student leaders as the head of the interim government in Bangladesh, walks at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France, France August 7, 2024. Credit: Abdul Saboor/Reuters)