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MANILA, April 24 (Reuters) – The Philippines, this year’s chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, on Friday encouraged more prisoner releases in Myanmar, including ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and described a recent amnesty as a positive step towards an inclusive national dialogue. “We reaffirm our commitment to assisting Myanmar, as an integral …
A powerful tornado in Oklahoma on Thursday ripped roofs off buildings, destroyed homes, knocked down power poles and forced an Air Force base to close. The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people in Garfield County near the state’s northern border, according to the National Weather Service. Videos posted …
GUATEMALA CITY, April 23 (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Constitutional Court on Thursday froze the process to select the country’s next attorney general and ordered the nominating commission and president to revise the list of finalists. The ruling effectively jeopardizes the list of six finalists selected earlier this week by a commission of jurists, in which current …
ŠIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania (AP) — When NATO’s call came, the French fighter pilots scrambled with practiced urgency, already suited up to shorten their response times. They dashed in vans to hangars where their prepped and armed Rafale jets awaited, clambered into the cockpits and fired up the engines, which puffed and screamed. Within minutes …
April 24 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta leader-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing has issued new emergency ordinances to impose military control in 60 townships, a move aimed at tightening security in regions still mired in conflict despite the transition to civilian rule. • The ordinances cover 60 townships across Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Shan and Rakhine States …
BANGKOK, April 24 (Reuters) – China’s visiting Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed hopes for improved relations between Thailand and Cambodia following two rounds of armed conflict last year, the Thai government said on Friday after he met with premier Anutin Charvirakul. The Thai government added in a statement that China and Thailand both attached great …
April 23 (Reuters) – At least 10 people were injured after tornadoes hit northern Oklahoma on Thursday, KOCO News, an affiliate of ABC News reported. According to the report, emergency crews were conducting search and rescue operations after a tornado caused significant damage, impacting Vance Air Force Base, which is located in Enid, Oklahoma. (Reporting …
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (AP) — Josh Shapiro may be heavily favored to win reelection as Pennsylvania governor, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot on the line for him this year. Shapiro, who is just beginning to hit the campaign trail, wants voters to give Democrats control of the state legislature for the first …
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the U.S. position on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands, a U.S. official told Reuters. The …
By Lucy Raitano and Kate Holton WILTON, England, April 24 (Reuters) – Land left dormant by the decline of the chemical industry in northeastern England has taken on a new lustre. Blessed with power plants, water and a grid connection, the site has just what it takes to house a start-of-the-art AI data center campus. …