RT News - August 5 2024 (17:00 MSK)

The Bangladeshi army announces that an interim government will step into power as the country's Prime Minister resigns, fleeing in a military helicopter. She has landed for a stopover in India. Protesters have broken into the Bangladeshi Parliament building in Dhaka, where crowds are celebrating Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation. Iran lashes out at Washington and the collective West as it pledges retaliation for the assassination of Hamas' political leader, saying only Netanyahu's death would be enough. Mali breaks off diplomatic relations with Ukraine, and Senegal summons it's envoy after Kiev boasts of its support given to West African militants. The Japanese stock market crashes in the biggest one-day drop ever amid US recession fears causing a global market meltdown with US stocks opening with a drop.