By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Myanmar’s ruling military junta has imported at least $1 billion in weapons and military-related equipment since its bloody coup, according to a new United Nations report which said much of the equipment was coming from individuals and businesses in Russia, China and Singapore. Army general Min Aung Hlaing seized
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — As he began writing an angry dissent in a gay rights case 23 years ago, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was comparing the majority’s decision against a gay man to Nazi persecution. “What is this but a constitutionally prescribed pink triangle?” Stevens wrote in
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Days after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified in front of Congress and proposed creating a new federal agency to regulate artificial intelligence, a US senator has introduced a bill to do just that. On Thursday, Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet unveiled an updated version of legislation he introduced
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Myanmar’s military junta is holding up humanitarian access to some cyclone-hit communities in western Rakhine state after Cyclone Mocha devastated the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in the poorest parts of the country. United Nations agencies said Thursday they were still negotiating access to parts of the
Continue ReadingCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the French Open due to a foot injury he sustained during what Australian media says occured at his Canberra home after a man allegedly threatened his mother with a gun and then stole his car. The Canberra Times says that in the aftermath of the theft
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Caught your breath from The Masters? Good, because it’s time for the second men’s golf major of the season: The PGA Championship. The 105th edition of the event marks a return to the sprawling fairways of Oak Hill in Rochester, as the New York club plays host to the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La mujer acusada de secuestrar a su hija en un suburbio de Illinois hace seis años se entregó, días después de que la niña fuera encontrada a salvo en Carolina del Norte y luego de que se reuniera con su padre a quien se le dio su custodia, dijeron las
Continue ReadingKatia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, for adults 60 and older. This vaccine, called Arexvy, is made by the drug company GSK. A recommendation for its use could come from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as
Continue ReadingIMOLA, Italy (AP) — Formula One drivers Nyck de Vries and Yuki Tsunoda have shared stories of how the deadly flooding in northern Italy has affected them after this week’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was called off. The race was canceled on Wednesday because of floods which have killed at least nine people and caused more
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Casi 20 años después del robo en el Museo Judy Garland de Grand Rapids, Minnesota, de un par de zapatillas de color rojo rubí que la actriz Judy Garland utilizó como Dorothy en la película de 1939 “El mago de Oz”, las autoridades acusaron a un hombre en relación con el
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Thursday for a truncated Asia visit meant to bolster allies amid China’s growing military and economic ambitions. The trip, once planned for eight days, has been shortened by half; two of Biden’s three stops were scrapped so he could return to Washington
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK, ZEKE MILLER and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden is in Japan for global diplomacy in a nation that has already tightened its economic and national security alliance with the U.S. He will meet privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before joining the Group of Seven
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — BT Group is planning to slash up to 55,000 jobs in the next five to seven years as it makes greater use of technology, including artificial intelligence, to cut costs and simplify its business. The UK telecom company said Thursday that its total workforce would fall to between
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is rolling out the red carpet for Central Asian nations this week as Beijing attempts to expand its reach into a region that has long been regarded as Russia’s sphere of influence. The leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are gathering
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China has opened its doors to Australian timber imports for the first time in more than two years, in another sign that the tattered bilateral relationship is being repaired. Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said the timber ban had been lifted from Thursday because Australian
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, arribó a Japón para asistir a una cumbre del G7 ensombrecida por la amenaza de suspensión de pagos de Estados Unidos. El Air Force One aterrizó en la Estación Aérea Iwakuni del Cuerpo de Marines sobre las 4:00 p.m. hora local (3:00 a.m. hora
Continue ReadingBy FOSTER KLUG, ADAM SCHRECK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies warned China and North Korea against building up their nuclear arsenals, pivoting to major northeast Asian crises ahead of the arrival later Saturday of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The focus on Asia at the
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON and HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the French Open because of a lingering hip injury that has sidelined him since January and says that he expects 2024 to be his last year on the tennis tour. Nadal owns a record 14 championships at the clay-court Grand Slam
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Una mujer fue detenida en el noreste de China por publicar “comentarios inapropiados relacionados con el personal militar”, informó este miércoles la policía de la ciudad de Dalian. La mujer, identificada por su apellido Shi, fue detenida el martes por la noche después de que su publicación fuera denunciada a la
Continue ReadingBy BERNAT ARMANGUE and HELENA ALVES Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The show must go on, even when its Ukrainian director is drafted by the army weeks before opening night. “Silence, Silence, Silence, Please,” a play that tackles Russia’s war in Ukraine had its world debut in Portugal last week, but it’s chief creator
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