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EX-PM ON PAROLEThe corrections department announced Thaksin’s parole last month, citing his age and the fact that he had less than a year left to serve as reasons for early release.Thaksin was jailed after the Supreme Court ruled last year that he improperly served a 2023 sentence in a hospital suite rather than a prison cell.He was elected prime minister in 2001 and again in 2005, and took himself into exile after his second term was cut short by a military coup.After returning to Thailand in August 2023, he was sentenced to eight years for corruption and abuse of power.But…

Barcelona clinched their 29th La Liga title with a 2-0 El Clasico victory over bitter rivals Real Madrid, opening an unassailable 14-point lead at the top of the table with three games remaining.Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres struck in the first half on Sunday to help Hansi Flick’s side clinch La Liga in consecutive years, while consigning Madrid to a trophy-less season.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThis was only the second time the outcome of La Liga has been decided directly by the result of a Clasico, with record 36-time champions Real Madrid winning their first title in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Investigators in California have concluded a search at a home tied to convicted killer Paul Flores in the decades-old disappearance of Kristin Smart, saying they did not recover her remains but will continue analyzing evidence collected at the property.The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday that detectives wrapped up their search at a home on East Branch Street in Arroyo Grande, which is linked to the 1996 disappearance of Smart.”We did not recover Kristin Smart,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “Detectives will be evaluating any evidence we have…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump announced Sunday that five prisoners from Poland and Moldova were released from detention in Belarus and Russia following diplomatic efforts involving the U.S., marking a rare breakthrough in negotiations with the two countries.The release includes Polish journalist and activist Andrzej Poczobut, whose case has drawn international attention and concern from European leaders, and signals a potential opening for limited cooperation between Washington and Minsk, even as tensions with Russia remain high and broader disputes persist.”We just secured the release of three Polish and two Moldovan prisoners from Belarusian and…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A toddler has died after falling from a high-rise apartment building in North York, Ont. Emergency crews were called to the scene of the building at Don Mills Road and Graydon Hall Drive at about 12:21 p.m. Sunday. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. Upon arrival, they found a toddler had fallen from an apartment. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.The circumstances of the toddler’s death remain under investigation, which Toronto police said is in its…

XRP is trading in the $1.40 range, as on-chain data paints a picture that looks worse than the news headlines are saying. New daily addresses on the XRP Ledger have collapsed by over 80% from 18,000 in December 2024 to just 2,700. Yet institutions are quietly settling tokenized assets on public blockchains in real time. . @Ripple network activity continues slowing down! New wallet creation dropped from 18,000 per day in December 2024 to around 2,700 today. Active $XRP supply also declined sharply during the same period. pic.twitter.com/hkOGsMmUXL— CryptoBusy (@CryptoBusy) May 8, 2026 According to Glassnode data, monthly active supply…

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While some ASEAN members already share some electricity interconnectivity, the bloc aspires to develop a completely integrated Southeast Asia power grid system to enable resource-sharing and improve cross-border electricity trade.At Friday’s plenary, Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the ASEAN power grid “remains central” to the bloc’s energy transition and long-term security, as he called for more investment to accelerate interconnectivity and low-carbon growth.Anwar also urged ASEAN to “fully leverage” cooperation with Gulf nations and China under existing mechanisms to build more reliable and resilient energy arrangements.Seah said ASEAN should work with the Gulf nations to establish a “decentralised” strategic…

The Akamai Technologies logo and lettering can be seen on the headquarters building at the company’s German headquarters in Garching near Munich (Bavaria). Matthias Balk | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesAkamai’s stock jumped 20% Friday after it announced a $1.8 billion deal with an AI company and posted first-quarter earnings that were in line with estimates.Shares are up 65% over the past 12 months. A “leading frontier model provider” has committed to $1.8 billion over seven years for cloud infrastructure services, Akamai’s CEO Tom Leighton said in the press release Thursday. He did not name the provider. The American cybersecurity…