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BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government embarked Saturday on an official visit to India, one of the country’s key regional partners, for high-level meetings aimed at strengthening bilateral ties. It is the first time Min Aung Hlaing has traveled to the neighboring country since he was sworn into office as president in April following an election that critics say was orchestrated to maintain the military’s tight grip […]

BEIJING, May 31 (Reuters) – China’s factory activity came in flat in May, an official survey showed on Sunday, as the manufacturing sector was under pressure from weak domestic demand and higher production costs. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dropped to 50 from 50.3 in April, straddling the 50-mark separating growth from contraction, according to a survey by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Economists polled by Reuters […]

SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) – Japanese defence minister Koizumi Shinjirō denied accusations of “new militarism” in a speech delivered at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia’s premier forum for defence leaders, militaries and diplomats.  “Think about it. There’s a country that has a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons and strategic bombers. Japan has neither of such weapons, and yet Japan is labelled ‘new militarism’?,” he said on Sunday, in pointed […]

Hezbollah Rocket Barrages Hit Northern Israel; Border Schools Close and Nahariya Hospital Moves Underground By The Media Line Staff Hezbollah launched multiple rocket attacks at northern Israel on Saturday, prompting tighter Home Front Command restrictions, the relocation of key hospital services underground and renewed criticism of the government from opposition leaders. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said rockets fired from Lebanon toward the Kiryat Shmona area were intercepted. The military […]

Kansas City third baseman Maikel Garcia left in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers with a right hamstring strain sustained Saturday at Arlington, Texas. The 2025 All-Star was injured going from first to third base on Vinnie Pasquantino’s tiebreaking double. Garcia was 1-for-4 with an RBI in the contest, continuing a slow start to his 2026 season. The 26-year-old is batting .268 this year with just three home runs […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Frankie Valli, whose legendary falsetto defines the sound of the 1960s rock group the Four Seasons, has cancelled the remainder of the band’s 2026 tour dates, citing health concerns. “I’m so sorry to disappoint the folks who have purchased tickets to my shows, but I have decided to take the rest of the year off from touring to focus on my health,” the 92-year-old singer wrote […]

Oklahoma City star Jalen Williams might be available for the NBA Finals should the Thunder advance, coach Mark Daigneault said prior to Saturday’s Game 7 at home against the San Antonio Spurs. Williams is out with a left hamstring injury for the finale of the Western Conference showdown. The series is tied at 3-3 and the winner will face the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals, which begin Wednesday. […]

San Diego’s long nightmare is finally over. Fernando Tatis Jr. has homered. The 27-year-old Padres slugger, who led the National League with 42 home runs in 2021 and entered this season with 152 career dingers, ended his well-publicized home run drought with a solo shot in the fifth inning of San Diego’s 9-4 loss to the Nationals in Washington on Saturday. The homer, off a 90 mph fastball from Nationals […]

By Karen Freifeld NEWARK, New Jersey, May 30 (Reuters) – New Jersey state police who deployed near an immigrant detention center found that out-of-state agitators escalated tensions during protests, Governor Mikie Sherrill said on Saturday.  At a news conference the day after Sherrill ordered state police to assume control outside the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, she said five of six people arrested Friday night were not from New […]