Our daily journey around the world

🇧🇩 Bangladesh’s leader resigned and fled the country amid mass anti-government protests. The demonstrations began last month as student-led protests against a government job quota system, then later escalated into wider protests calling for the overthrow of PM Sheikh Hasina. The demonstrations led to the arrests of 10,000+ people, at least 250 deaths, a near-total internet shutdown, and protesters storming and looting the presidential residence unopposed. Hasina, who fled to India following her resignation, said she won’t attempt to regain power after serving 20 years as PM.

🇨🇳 China has been circumventing US restrictions on AI chips, per the NY Times. While the US recently banned the export of advanced AI chips to China due to national security concerns, a new NY Times investigation uncovered a multi-million dollar black market involving the shipment of hundreds or thousands of banned AI chips to China. The investigation also found China is using some of these US chips for supercomputing systems and to model nuclear weapons.

🇬🇧 The UK is experiencing mass anti-immigration protests. Demonstrations broke out late last month following a local stabbing attack that killed three children. Rumors spread online that the suspect was an asylum seeker, but police later clarified the suspect was a UK national with Rwandan parents. The attack sparked anti-Muslim and anti-immigration riots, leading to 400+ arrests and the destruction of multiple buildings, hotels, a mosque, and housing for asylum seekers.