Bangladesh sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her niece, Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, to jail on Monday in a corruption probe, according to Sky News. Hasina received a 10-year sentence, while Siddiq was sentenced to four years, along with another niece, Azmi, for their alleged involvement in illegally securing land plots.
The country's corruption watchdog alleged that Hasina colluded with government officials to illegally secure six plots for herself and her family in a development near Dhaka, the capital, Sky News reported. Both women condemned the verdicts, with Hasina branding the special tribunal that tried her "a kangaroo court," according to Sky News.
In other news, Pornhub began restricting access for users in the UK on February 2, BBC Technology reported. This action followed the implementation of robust age verification measures mandated by the Online Safety Act in July 2025. However, Pornhub's parent company, Aylo, claimed the law has driven users to sites not following the law and increased "exposure to..." (the sentence was incomplete in the original source). Critics of the Online Safety Act pointed out that it can be easily circumvented by using a virtual private network (VPN), which makes it appear as though the user is accessing the internet from a different location, according to BBC Technology.
Meanwhile, in Cuba, the country is facing increasing pressure as the Trump administration tightens restrictions, The Guardian reported. Javier Peña and Ysil Ribas were waiting outside a petrol station in Havana since 6 a.m. on Linea, one of the main roads through Havana's Vedado neighborhood, as reported by The Guardian. The country is already suffering an acute fuel shortage, and experts say a complete cutoff would be catastrophic to its infrastructure, according to The Guardian.
In California, videos prompted concern about ICE raids, Al Jazeera reported. ICE agents detained several residents, including a US citizen, amid a surge in immigration raids under the Trump administration. Protests under the ICE Out of Everywhere campaign erupted across southern California, where demonstrators faced arrests and injuries, according to Al Jazeera.
Finally, the Sunday Times Tax List revealed the UK's top taxpayers, with the billionaire brothers behind gambling giant Betfred, Fred and Peter Done, topping the list, BBC Business reported. They paid an estimated £400.1m in tax over the past year. Harry Styles, Anthony Joshua, and JK Rowling also featured on the list. Manchester City's Erling Haaland, 25, is the youngest person to appear on the list, with a projected £16.9m tax payment, while Liverpool's Mo Salah is believed to have a £14.5m bill, according to BBC Business. The list showed a total of £5.758bn was paid by the top 100 taxpayers, up from £4.985bn the previous year, according to BBC Business.
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