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The deposed democratically elected leader has been granted two amnesties this month, but her remaining sentence remains unclear.Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing has cut all prisoners’ sentences by one-sixth, a blanket measure that grants deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence a further ⁠reduction, according to a member of her legal team.Thursday’s measure comes to mark a public holiday, according to a statement published by the presidential office. Amnesties ⁠typically happen as Myanmar marks Independence Day in January and its New Year in April.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listMin Aung Hlaing, who…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A group of cultural and historic preservation groups on Wednesday called on a federal judge to block President Donald Trump from making major renovations to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which has undergone significant changes since the president returned to office last year.The groups asked U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent any construction ahead of the scheduled July 6 project launch, saying they worry the president and the center’s board of trustees will ignore historic preservation rules that aim to maintain the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The executive editor for The Athletic reportedly admitted he made a mistake in dealing with the Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel scandal.Steven Ginsberg held a meeting for the New York Times-owned company, where he spoke for 10 minutes about how he believed communication could have been better than it was with staff regarding Russini, according to Front Office Sports.Ginsberg also reportedly said the ongoing investigation by The Athletic’s editorial director for standards and editorial quality, Mike Semel, would be lengthy. Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel (Imagn Images)Ginsberg reportedly did not take any questions from…

West Coast have swung the axe with former first-round pick Bo Allan among three players dropped for the club’s clash with Richmond at Optus Stadium on Saturday.Allan, key defender Sandy Brock and tall forward Jack Williams have been omitted following the triple-figure belting by St Kilda on Sunday, replaced by premiership defender Tom Cole, forward Matt Owies and off-season recruit Harry Schoenberg.The Tigers have also made three changes with former No.1 pick Sam Lalor sidelined by a partial Achilles tear at training on Thursday.Midfielder Hugo Ralphsmith is also out injured, while ruckman Samson Ryan has been dropped.Camera IconSam Lalor. Credit:…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Louisiana sheriff is facing a slew of charges stemming from the infamous New Orleans jailbreak that resulted in one of the largest inmate escapes in U.S. history. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, 59, was issued a sweeping 30-count indictment alleging obstruction of justice, malfeasance and falsifying public records on Wednesday, according to a press release from Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office.Chief Financial Officer Bianka Brown was also slapped with 20 felony counts, officials added. The charges stem from a May 2025 incident in which 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center,…

JAKARTA: An Indonesian minister has apologised, after her proposal to move female-only carriages from the end to the middle of trains sparked public backlash. Minister for Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Arifah Choiri Fauzi’s remarks came in the wake of a train collision near Jakarta that killed 16 women in an all-female carriage.In a video posted on her personal Instagram account and the ministry’s page on Wednesday (Apr 29), Arifah said that her earlier remarks were “inappropriate”.“I sincerely apologise to the public, especially to the victims and their families who felt hurt or uncomfortable because of the statement,” she said.“I had no…

EXPLAINERTrump says the US blockade of Iranian ports is working, urging Tehran to ‘give up’ amid tensions.Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026United States President Donald Trump says Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports has been a success, urging Tehran to “just give up” as pressure mounts in a deepening standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.Iran has pushed back strongly, with Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf dismissing the US campaign as ineffective, while the military says its restraint so far has been “intended to give diplomacy a chance”.Meanwhile, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are rippling through global markets, sending oil…

The primary election in California’s gubernatorial contest is just over a month away, and the race remains wide open. At a gubernatorial debate this week, a half-dozen Democrats offered divergent views on the state’s future — most of whom are within striking distance of each other in the polls — while two Republicans battled for space on the general election ballot.CBS News’ California governor’s debate Tuesday night featured the largest number of participants to date. The field includes progressive Democratic candidates Tom Steyer and Katie Porter competing against more moderate contenders Xavier Becerra and Matt Mahan, as well as Antonio…

Elon Musk told a court on Wednesday that he was a “fool” for providing funding to launch ChatGPT maker OpenAI.Testifying in a case he brought against OpenAI, the billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX said he continued to finance OpenAI after receiving assurances from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that the company would remain a nonprofit. However, Musk said he began to have doubts about the company’s direction and said he later felt betrayed. Musk alleged in his civil lawsuit that OpenAI, Altman, and OpenAI President Greg Brockman reneged on the AI company’s founding agreement by prioritizing profit over a promise to keep OpenAI…

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