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Former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest in Myanmar

BANGKOK — Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest and her sentence has been reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty for a Buddhist holiday. Accompanying the announcement was a photo of…

Missing Oscar found after Academy Award winner blocked from taking it on flight

The airline said the Academy Award was safely in its care in Frankfurt and was arranging its return. Source link

U.N. votes to cut the peacekeeping force in South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to reduce the ceiling for the peacekeeping force in conflict-torn South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000 troops with a mandate to prevent a return to civil war in the world’s newest…

Deadly Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

President Aoun has backed direct, face-to-face talks and said the ceasefire should evolve into a more “permanent agreement”. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, an ally of Hezbollah, has taken a sharply different stance, opposing direct talks and warning they carry risks….

Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. that’s been dubbed “Keystone Light” over its similarities to a contentious project blocked by the Biden administration….

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…