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Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

Fighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, both governments said, forcing 3,000 civilians to flee as rebels fought to flush out Myanmar junta troops holed up

Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops
News|Technology|World

Russia says it downs 50 Ukrainian drones overnight, two civilians killed

The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday its air defence intercepted and destroyed 50 Ukrainian drones overnight, repelling one of the largest such attacks on Russia during the

News|Crime|Europe

Man arrested after Denmark's Billund Airport evacuated over bomb threat

A man was arrested in Denmark on Saturday in connection with a bomb threat at Billund Airport, the country's second largest aviation hub, police said in a statement.

News|Political|World

Russian navy chief to participate in Chinese naval conference

Russia's newly-appointed navy chief will take part in a major military conference in ally China, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, amid growing Western criticism

Asia|News|US

Taiwan to discuss new funding with US as Chinese warplanes get close to island

Taiwan's military said on Sunday it will discuss with the United States how to use funding for Taipei included in a $95 billion legislative package mostly providing

Taiwan to discuss new funding with US as Chinese warplanes get close to island
Asia|News

Two Japan navy helicopters crash, one body found, 7 missing

Two Japanese navy helicopters crashed into the sea during a training exercise, killing at least one of the eight crew members on board, the defence minister said on Sunday.

Two Japan navy helicopters crash, one body found, 7 missing
News|Crime|US

Two dead, six injured in Memphis block party shooting, police says

At least two people are dead and six others injured in a shooting at a block party in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday, according to police.

Business|Technology

Tesla cuts price of Full Self-Driving software by a third to $8,000

Tesla on Saturday slashed the price of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver assistant software to $8,000 from $12,000 in the United States, as CEO Elon Musk reaffirms his

Tesla cuts price of Full Self-Driving software by a third to $8,000
Asia|News|World

South Korea protests Japanese leaders' offerings to Yasukuni shrine

South Korea on Sunday protested Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine with "deep disappointment" and urged Japanese leaders to show repentance

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Five waves of UBS layoffs to start in June, SonntagsZeitung says

Layoffs under Swiss banking giant UBS's cost-cutting programme announced after its takeover of Credit Suisse will take place in five waves this year starting in June, newspaper

Five waves of UBS layoffs to start in June, SonntagsZeitung says
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Turkey detains 36 people over alleged Islamic State ties, minister says

Turkish authorities have detained 36 people over suspected ties to Islamic State, in operations carried out across four provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Sunday.

News|US|World

China's US envoy urges cooperation, cites 'severe' challenges

China's ambassador to the United States urged the two superpowers to cooperate on improving relations even as they "face severe challenges" on a range of issues.

China's US envoy urges cooperation, cites 'severe' challenges
MidEast|News|World

Supreme Leader Khamenei says Iran demonstrated its power against Israel

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei thanked the country's armed forces for their attack this month on Israel, saying the country had demonstrated its power regardless of how many

Supreme Leader Khamenei says Iran demonstrated its power against Israel
Crime|MidEast|News|Political

Israel indicts sister of Hamas leader Haniyeh on terrorism incitement

Israel's State Attorney on Sunday indicted the sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on charges of incitement and showing solidarity with a terror group, after she allegedly

Israel indicts sister of Hamas leader Haniyeh on terrorism incitement
Europe|News|World

North Kosovo Serbs boycott referendum on removing ethnic Albanian mayors

Most Serbs in volatile north Kosovo boycotted a local referendum on Sunday on whether to remove ethnic Albanian mayors in four municipalities whose appointment led to violence

North Kosovo Serbs boycott referendum on removing ethnic Albanian mayors
News|World

Ukraine says it damaged Russian rescue ship in Crimea

Ukraine's military said on Sunday it had struck and damaged a long-serving Russian rescue vessel in Sevastopol, the headquarters in occupied Crimea of Moscow's Black Sea Fleet.

Europe|News|World

Russia says it advances near Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine

Russia said on Sunday its forces had advanced towards the town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine and seized control of the settlement of Bohdanivka, as Kyiv said it urgently needed promised

Economy|Europe|Finance|MidEast

Middle East tensions should not delay ECB's June rate cut, Villeroy says

Tension in the Middle East is unlikely to drive up energy prices and should not affect the European Central Bank's plans to start cutting interest rates in June, French central bank

Middle East tensions should not delay ECB's June rate cut, Villeroy says
US|World

Rockets fired from Iraq towards US military base in Syria, security sources say

At least five rockets were launched from Iraq's town of Zummar towards a U.S. military base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, two Iraqi security sources and a U.S. official told

Americas|Crime

Ecuador prison director killed as voters head to polls -govt

Ecuadorean prison director Cosme Damian Parrales Merchan was killed on Sunday, the South American country's SNAI prisons agency said in a statement, even as citizens head to the

MidEast|News|World

Iran-backed Hezbollah downs Israeli drone in southern Lebanon

Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Sunday it downed an Israeli drone that was on a combat mission in southern Lebanon.

World

Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II

Egypt welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than three decades ago, the country's

Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II
Business|Economy|News

Asking prices for UK homes close to record high, Rightmove says

Prices of homes being sold in Britain are close to their record highs after the biggest annual increase in a year, according to an industry survey that suggested the momentum in the

Asking prices for UK homes close to record high, Rightmove says
Australia|Economy|Finance|MidEast|World

Australia's treasurer says MidEast tensions compound worries about global economy

Australia's treasurer warned on Monday that events in the Middle East are fueling concerns for the global economy and will shape the government's budget in May, with near-term

Australia's treasurer says MidEast tensions compound worries about global economy
Business|Technology

Salesforce abandons pursuit of Informatica, source says

Business software maker Salesforce has backed away from its talks to acquire data-management software firm Informatica after the two companies could not agree on terms, a

Salesforce abandons pursuit of Informatica, source says

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