KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley, founding guitarist for the American rock band KISS, has died aged 74, his family announced in a statement reported in US media, BBC reported.
Frehley died surrounded by family, who said they were "completely devastated and heartbroken".
"We were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers and intentions as he left this earth," the statement said.
The guitarist was known for his "Spaceman" persona, from the days when KISS was founded with the original line-up of Paul Stanley on vocals and rhythm guitar, Gene Simmons on vocals and bass guitar, Frehley, on lead guitar and vocals and Peter Criss on drums and vocals, according to BBC.
MI5 chief 'frustrated' over collapse of China spy case
Chinese state operatives present a daily national security threat to the UK, the head of MI5 Sir Ken McCallum has said, BBC reported.
In a speech, he said MI5 had intervened operationally to disrupt Chinese activity of national security concern in the past week.
Addressing a row over the collapse of a case involving alleged spying on behalf of China in the UK, Sir Ken said the alleged activity was disrupted by MI5 and that it was "frustrating when prosecutions fall through".
The government and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are facing questions over the collapse of the case, according to BBC.
Death penalty sought for Bangladesh's ex-leader Sheikh Hasina
Prosecutors in Bangladesh have demanded that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina be put to death over a deadly crackdown on student-led protests last year that ousted her from power, BBC reported.
Hasina, who has fled to India, is on trial for crimes against humanity. According to a leaked audio clip, she ordered security forces to "use lethal weapons" against protesters. She denies the charges.
Up to 1,400 people were killed in weeks of unrest that ended Hasina's 15-year rule. It was the worst violence Bangladesh had seen since its 1971 war of independence, according to BBC.
Zelensky to make missile case in US after Trump-Putin phone call
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, as Trump weighs whether to arm Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles capable of striking deep into Russia, BBC reported.
Their meeting comes a day after Trump said "great progress" was made during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the pair agreeing to face-to-face talks in Hungary.
Trump said the call, the first with Putin since mid-August, was "very productive", adding that teams from Washington and Moscow will meet next week, according to BBC.
