KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim said on Thursday that he will select the next head of the country’s anti-graft body, with the agency’s current chief under growing pressure to resign over misconduct allegations. Azam Baki, chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), has faced sustained calls to step down following media …
DUBAI, April 23 (Reuters) – Iran executed a man convicted of links to both the exiled opposition group Mujahideen-e-Khalq and Israel’s intelligence service, the judiciary’s news outlet Mizan reported on Thursday. Mizan identified the man as Soltanali Shirzadi Fakhr, saying he had been a long-time member of the MEK and was found guilty of cooperating …
The 1986 Chernobyl disaster fueled global fears about nuclear power and slowed its development in Europe and elsewhere. Four decades later, however, there’s a revival around the world, a trend that has been given a big boost by war in the Middle East. Over 400 nuclear reactors are operational in 31 countries, while about 70 …
BEIJING, April 23 (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday it will further build up more than 11,000 islands it calls its own, so as to better govern them, in a long-term campaign to strengthen maritime power, secure more natural resources, and reinforce territorial claims. China has built artificial islands, airstrips, and military facilities during extensive …
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will not be with the team for Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday, following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort. “As I said the other day, I promised my family, this organization …
PHOENIX (AP) — Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami tied a Major League Baseball rookie record by homering in his fifth straight game, crushing a 451-foot shot to right-center field against the Arizona Diamondbacks for his 10th homer of the season. He is the 13th rookie in big-league history to go deep in five straight, …
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans edged on Thursday toward their goal of advancing a $70 billion plan to fund the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agencies for the next three years, while ignoring demands from Democrats for guardrails on immigration enforcement agents and their operations. The funding plan, laid out …
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Voting in one of India’s most closely watched state elections began Thursday after a national voter roll revision removed millions of names and raised concerns over disenfranchisement in West Bengal, one of the few large states not governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. The election has national implications. Modi’s …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 24-29-32-49-63, Powerball: 11, Power Play: 2 (twenty-four, twenty-nine, thirty-two, forty-nine, sixty-three, Powerball: eleven, Power Play: two) Estimated jackpot: $100 million Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Photos You …
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Duchene tied it or Dallas on a power play midway through the third period, seconds after his backcheck on Matt Boldy averted a short-handed goal that would’ve put Minnesota up by two, and the Stars and Wild headed to overtime Wednesday night in Game 3 of their spirited first-round …