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BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in 2021 and kept an iron grip on power for the past five years, as the country’s new president. The move marks a nominal return to an elected government but is widely considered to be an effort to keep the army in power after an election organized by the […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, Luguentz Dort started hot on both ends of the floor and Jalen Williams came up big all around as the Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Los Angeles Lakers 139-96 at home Thursday. The Thunder have won four consecutive games and 16 of their last 17. Not only was the Lakers’ four-game winning streak snapped, but Luka Doncic suffered a strained left hamstring in the […]

By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, April 3 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics, benefiting from red-hot chip prices stoked by the AI boom, is expected to book a six-fold jump in operating profit for January-March – a quarterly record and just shy of what it earned for all of the past business year. Bolstered by what it calls an “unprecedented supercycle” for memory chips, Samsung is projected to flag on Tuesday a profit […]

Matt Boldy and Ryan Hartman each scored a pair of goals and the Minnesota Wild finished strong for a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks to clinch a playoff berth Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Kirill Kaprizov notched a goal and an assist for Minnesota (42-21-12, 96 points), which secured a spot in the postseason for the second straight season and the sixth time in the past seven years. […]

Lakers superstar Luka Doncic strained his left hamstring in Thursday’s loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder and will have an MRI on Friday to determine the extent of his strained injury, Los Angeles coach JJ Redick told reporters after the game. Doncic, 27, who leads the NBA in scoring at 33.5 points per game, appeared to hurt his hamstring in the first half, per an ESPN report, then tweaked it […]

By Daewoung Kim PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, April 3 (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor said on Friday that exports to Europe and North Africa, which typically transit through the Middle East, were being disrupted by the conflict in the region, underscoring growing strains on global supply chains. The disruption highlights how the conflict is choking key shipping routes, driving up logistics costs, delaying deliveries and adding pressure on the automaker and its […]

KYIV, April 3 (Reuters) – Russia is conducting a rolling aerial attack on Ukraine since Thursday evening, Ukraine’s air force said on Friday, adding that a large number of enemy drones were in Ukrainian airspace. The bombardment is the second time this week Russia has followed a overnight drone barrage with heavy daytime attacks, a new tactic as Moscow probes ways to penetrate Ukraine’s air defences. “We can see that […]

BEIRUT (AP) — When the Israel- Hezbollah war broke out in early March, Hussein Shuman fled the heavy bombardment of the southern suburbs of Beirut, but he didn’t bother trying to rent an apartment elsewhere. In areas deemed “safe” because the Lebanese militant group has no presence, he feels that Shiite Muslims like him are not welcome. Residents regard them with suspicion as potential Hezbollah members, and landlords charge exorbitant […]

March 27 – April 2, 2026 People around Latin America and the Caribbean marked Holy Week with colorful processions and other traditional displays. The 69 members of the security forces who died in a military plane crash in Colombia were honored in a solemn ceremony in Bogota. The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docked in the Gulf of Panama. Bolivia experienced heartbreak as the World Cup qualifying matches ended. […]