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Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been in detention since she was ousted in a military coup in 2021. Source link

Hegseth backtracks on war-funding estimates at Senate hearing

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that the conflict in Iran was seen by President Trump as a historic “opportunity” — and tap-danced away from his previous statements that he sought $200 billion in…

Violence in Australian town after arrest of man over girl's murder

Unrest took place outside hospital where man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl was being treated. Source link

Homeland Security shutdown ends hours before workers would have gone without pay again

The 76-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, the longest funding lapse in U.S. history, is over. President Trump signed a bill Thursday to fund most of the department’s agencies after the House passed it by voice vote. The…

US singer D4vd bought chainsaw after allegedly killing teen

The filing states prosecutors tracked purchases he’d made online using a fake name in the days after, including two chainsaws, an inflatable blue pool, a body bag and a shovel. They allege he also purchased a “burn cage” and made…

Congress passes 45-day extension of federal surveillance law as debate over protections continues

Congress on Thursday punted its deadline to reauthorize a foreign surveillance law for the second time as lawmakers continue to debate privacy protections for Americans’ data caught in the spying operations. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was…

Trump says US studying troop cuts in Germany, as spat with Merz intensifies

The US military deployment in Germany is by far its biggest in Europe, with about 12,000 troops in Italy and a further 10,000 in the UK. Many are stationed at the big Ramstein air base outside the southwestern German city…

‘CBS Evening News’ ratings fall to historic lows under Tony Dokoupil

“CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil” has fallen below 4 million viewers for the third consecutive week, reaching historic lows and raising fresh doubts about the program’s direction under CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss. The Dokoupil-led broadcast averaged fewer than…

US House votes to end government shutdown over immigration operations

The bill, already passed in the US Senate, now moves to the desk of President Donald Trump who is expected to swiftly sign the legislation. Source link

Michael Jackson biopic ‘flips the truth’

The director of “Leaving Neverland” watched the new Michael Jackson biopic, and he didn’t hold back. Dan Reed, whose 2019 HBO documentary featured Wade Robson and James Safechuck accusing Mr. Jackson of grooming and sexually abusing them as children, told…