Columbus, OH

TOKYO -- A Japanese business executive has returned home from Myanmar following his release from more than a month of detention after being convicted of violating rice pricing rules, his company said Wednesday. Hiroshi Kasamatsu, a director of the Myanmar supermarket Aeon Orange, was in custody in Myanmar since his...

Japanese executive convicted in Myanmar for selling rice above set prices returns home

A court in Bangladesh has ordered an investigation into former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s alleged role in the police killing of a man during the deadly protests that led to her ouster, state media reported Tuesday.

Bangladesh court orders murder probe into ousted former leader Sheikh Hasina

The Guardian

Exclusive: Pita Limjaroenrat, whose Move Forward party won the most votes in last year’s election but has been dissolved, vows ‘you cannot stop spring’

‘They are trying to exterminate us’: Thailand’s banned political leader speaks out

New York Post

BANGKOK – Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for “grossly” violating ethics by appointing a minister who served jail time, raising the specter of political upheaval and a shakeup in the governing alliance.

Real estate tycoon Srettha becomes the fourth Thai premier in 16 years to be removed in verdicts by the same court, after its judges ruled 5-4 in favor of dismissing him for failing to perform his duty with integrity.

Srettha’s removal after less than a year in power means parliament must convene to choose a new premier, with the prospect of more uncertainty in a country dogged for...

Thai court ‘terminates’ PM Srettha Thavisin for gross ethics violation

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over an ethical violation, further shaking up Thai politics after it ordered the dissolution of the main opposition party a week ago. The Constitutional Court ruled on a case involving Srettha's appointment of...

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Is Removed From Office by a Court Order, in Second Major Ruling

Mediaite

A $10 million cash withdrawal in Cairo made just days before former President Donald Trump took office in January 2017 triggered a secretive Justice Department investigation that sought to uncover whether he received financial support from Egypt’s government. The investigation, revealed in an exclusive report by The Washington Post...

Mysterious $10 Million Cash Withdrawal Triggered DOJ Investigation into Whether Trump Took Egyptian Funds

The US expressed frustration Wednesday that North Korea is continuing to refuse to allow teams into the reclusive country to recover the remains of American casualties from the Korean War.

US expresses frustration that North Korea is blocking efforts to recover remains of American casualties from Korean War

Fox News

Amid Iran’s longstanding attempts to murder Americans, the plot to assassinate former President Trump adds greater urgency to confront the rogue regime in Tehran.

Iran's assassination plot against Trump latest attempt to kill Americans on US soil

The Associated Press

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The government of Paraguay on Thursday effectively ordered the U.S. ambassador to leave the South American nation, escalating tensions between the allies in the wake of the Biden administration’s sanctions on a tobacco company linked to the country’s powerful former president. In...

Paraguay says it wants the US ambassador to leave the country in apparent protest over sanctions

Daniel Dale fact-checks Trump’s economy speech

Marc Lotter, Kate Bedingfield and Tia Mitchell join The Lead

Panelists discuss Trump’s speech on the economy

Chicago, IL

The dead woman who was found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport died by suicide, authorities said Friday.

Medical examiner determines dead woman found entangled in O’Hare baggage machinery died by suicide

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 is a subtle but welcome upgrade to one of the best smartwatches around, offering improved performance and refined fitness capabilities.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 makes a great smartwatch even better

The bodies of a man and a woman have been unearthed in Pompeii, along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry, archaeologists say.

Pompeii archaeologists find bodies of man and woman – and their treasure

A German military base near the western city of Cologne was temporarily closed on Wednesday due to suspected sabotage.

Germany closes military base over suspicion water supply was sabotaged

Brooklyn, NY

A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with 14 counts, including attempted murder, assault and hate crimes, on suspicion of stabbing a 33-year-old man near a Brooklyn synagogue over the weekend, police said.

Man charged with attempted murder, hate crimes in stabbing near Brooklyn synagogue

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

New Hampshire State

If you’re a parent, the conversation with the kids as you head out the door for a car ride probably starts like this: “Did you go to the bathroom?”

A mom with a license plate that reads ‘PB4WEGO’ wins a battle with the state to keep it

Mohammad Abu Al Qumsan left his apartment in Deir al-Balah to collect birth certificates for his three-day-old twins. But while he was out, he said he received a phone call that a strike had hit his home, killing the babies, along with his wife.

A Gazan father went to register his twins’ births. They were killed in an Israeli strike, hospital officials say

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Jonesboro, AR

The Jonesboro Police Department in Arkansas has terminated an officer after he was seen on video physically assaulting a detainee in the back of a patrol vehicle.

Arkansas police officer fired after video captures him beating a detainee in the back of a patrol car

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin removed from office in shock court ruling

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has been removed from office after a court ruled he had violated the constitution, in a shock decision that plunges the...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin removed from office in shock court ruling

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