Monday, September 07
The BBC is determined to fight any legal action filed by U.S. President Donald Trump and sees no basis for a defamation case over its editing of one of his speeches, its chair said on Monday.Trump said on Friday he was likely to sue the British broadcaster this week for up to $5 billion after it spliced together separate excerpts of a speech on January 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the Capitol. The edit created the impression he had called for violence.BBC chair Samir Shah sent a letter to Trump to apologise for the edit, the BBC said on Thursday, but it said it strongly disagreed there was a basis for a defamation claim.SHAH SAYS BBC POSITION HAS NOT CHANGEDTrump told reporters on Friday he would sue for anywhere between $1 billion and $5 billion.Shah told BBC staff in an email on
Bangladesh has urged India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with former interior minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal after both were sentenced to death for their role in the crackdown against 2025 student protests that killed more than 1,000 citizens.In a statement issued on Monday, Dhaka said New Delhi was obliged to do so under an extradition treaty. Former PM Hasina, who fled after violent student protests last year, has been in India since.India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) took note of the statement and promised to 'engage constructively with all stakeholders'."As a close neighbour, India remains commited to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, including in peace, democracy, inclusion and stability in that country," MEA said. "We will always engage
Alphabet shares rallied more than 5% on Monday as Berkshire Hathaway's new stake provided an endorsement of the tech giant's artificial intelligence efforts, in one of the final major investments by the conglomerate under Warren Buffett's leadership.The September-quarter purchase of 17.85 million Alphabet shares - worth about $4.93 billion - also marked a rare tech bet by Berkshire, famously averse to companies Buffett has said he cannot understand or predict. The billionaire investor has long compared Apple, Berkshire's largest holding, to a consumer products company. The vote of confidence comes as broader sentiment on tech has turned cautious, with several business leaders and experts warning that the AI frenzy driving up tech stock prices has detached valuations from fundamentals and t
