BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of people attended the funeral on Thursday of a senior monk who was fatally shot by soldiers in an incident that could undermine the cozy relationship that Myanmar’s military government has tried to maintain with the country’s Buddhist clergy. The body of 78-year-old monk Bhaddanta Munindarbhivamsa was carried on a vehicle
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules. Once in place, they send ultra-low-priced electric vehicles streaming into the United States. As the Chinese EVs go on sale across the country, America’s homegrown EVs — costing an average of
BEIJING (AP) — Former Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu was expelled from the ruling Communist Party and is being investigated for corruption and bribery, the official Xinhua news agency reported Thursday. Li was removed from office in October 2023 after disappearing from public view for almost two months. China’s former defense minister Li Shangfu has
CAIRO (AP) — International experts portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan , warning in a report Thursday that 755,000 are facing famine in the coming months, amid relentless clashes between rival generals. The latest findings come from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, an initiative first set up in 2004 during the
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Prosecutors in Indonesia on Thursday demanded an eight-month medical rehabilitation for an Australian man charged with possessing methamphetamine on the tourist island of Bali, after his earlier charge of drug trafficking was dropped which would have carried the death penalty. Troy Andrew Smith, from Port Lincoln in South Australia, was arrested
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian immigration authorities have detained 103 foreign nationals after a raid at a villa on the resort island of Bali, officials said Thursday. Those arrested, including Taiwanese, Chinese and Malaysians, were accused of misusing their visas and residence permits, along with possible cybercrimes. Immigration authorities said they conducted the raid on
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police in northern Sweden said Thursday they were looking into the unexplained deaths of three men who had died within a short period after working at an electric vehicle battery plant in the Arctic. They want to find out whether the deaths are linked, whether a crime has been committed, or
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders were poised to approve Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas as the heads of the 27-nation bloc’s top institutions for the coming years, tasking them with shaping policy for the world’s biggest trading bloc. After the three mainstream political groups in the European Parliament reached an
Japanese Emperor Naruhito attended a banquet in London on the second day of his state visit to Britain. Naruhito was welcomed by an honor guard as he arrived for the dinner at the Guildhall where he was greeted by the Lord Mayor of London and Prince Edward. Japanese Emperor Naruhito attended a banquet in London
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than a year and a half, leaders of Hollywood’s actors union have been negotiating with video game companies over a new contract that covers the performers who bring their titles to life. But while negotiators with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have made gains
