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PRAGUE, May 31 (Reuters) – China condemned Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil’s visit to Taiwan this week, saying on Sunday the trip disregarded the central European nation’s government position and interfered in Beijing’s internal affairs. Vystrcil, from the opposition centre-right ODS party, is leading a business delegation on a ‌visit to Taiwan. There, he is set to meet President Lai Ching-te along with other officials and companies — drawing the […]

Cincinnati Reds All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz left Sunday’s game against the visiting Atlanta Braves after injuring his right hamstring trying to leg out a likely extra-base hit. De La Cruz has started all 58 Reds games this season, but that streak figures to be in jeopardy after the team confirmed De La Cruz was removed due to right hamstring tightness. In the fifth inning, De La Cruz roped […]

By Rohith Nair May 31 (Reuters) – The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has made changes to the laws of the game which will be applied from the 2026-27 season onwards as well as at the World Cup, which kicks off on June 11 in the United States, Mexico and Canada. “The IFAB approved a set of landmark changes to the Laws of the Game and the FIFA World Cup […]

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) – After two nights with arrests of activists outside a New Jersey immigrant detention center, law enforcement officials have expanded the area off-limits to protesters even as the facility started allowing detainee visits to resume. Families escorted by police will be able to visit their relatives at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, Governor Mikie Sherrill said on Sunday. That announcement came several […]

BANGKOK (AP) — A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media reports. About 70 other people were injured in the explosion that took place around noon in the village of Kaungtup, in Namhkam township. The area, located about 3 kilometers (2 miles) south of the Chinese border, […]

Gavin Yates-Lyons, 18, an early entrant on the Ball State football team, died as the result of gunshot wounds according to multiple outlets on Sunday. Yates-Lyons, a native of Valdosta, Ga., was among three victims of a parking garage shooting in Tallahassee, Fla., on May 24. According to The Tallahassee Democrat, Yates-Lyons was caught in a crossfire in the garage, which is adjacent to off-campus apartments for Florida State University […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates placed rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin on the 10-day injured list Sunday to allow his strained right elbow time to heal. Griffin, 20, served as the Pirates’ designated hitter the last two days to keep his bat in the lineup while limiting his throwing, but the team decided that wasn’t enough to prevent an IL stint. He went 4-for-9 with a double and a run scored in two […]

May 31 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in an interview broadcast on Sunday, said he wanted to press on with talks on securing peace with Russia before the onset of winter to take account of Kyiv’s improved strategic position. Talks brokered by the United States on moving toward a peace accord have stalled as Washington has focused on the conflict in Iran. Zelenskiy and other Ukrainian officials have said […]

CAIRO, May 31 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinians and wounded 12 on Sunday at a Gaza cafe that was packed with people celebrating public holidays, health officials said. There was no immediate Israeli comment.  An October ceasefire, brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, has failed to halt Israeli attacks in Gaza. Israel and Hamas are deadlocked in indirect talks over implementing the second phase of […]