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Facebook Tweet Email Link As evidence mounts of intensifying atrocities, including the torture of children, being committed in Myanmar, the country’s military generals are rebranding their junta regime and planning stage-managed elections in a nation they only control parts of. They’ve rescinded a four-year state of emergency order, imposed during their 2021 military coup, and formed a caretaker administration to govern the war-torn Southeast Asian country until a new parliament is assembled following a national vote. But it is merely a cosmetic change, analysts say — designed to give the appearance that it’s playing by the democratic playbook while remaining…

Facebook Tweet Email Link AP  —  Bolivia’s charismatic, long-serving ex-President Evo Morales told The Associated Press on Saturday that he didn’t know what to do about threats by the right-wing presidential candidates to arrest him if they came to power. From his stronghold in Bolivia’s tropics of Chapare, where he has been holed up for months under the protection of die-hard supporters, he repeated his call for voters to deface their ballots in Sunday’s high-stakes elections in defiance of the race from which he is barred due to a contentious constitutional court ruling. “What are we going to do? Not…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Russian President Vladimir Putin got everything he could have hoped for in Alaska. President Donald Trump got very little — judging by his own pre-summit metrics. The question now is whether Trump secured any moderate gains or planted seeds for Ukraine’s future security if there’s an eventual peace deal with Russia that were not immediately obvious after Friday’s summit. And he’s left with some searing strategic questions. Despite Trump’s claim to have made “a lot of progress” and that the summit was a “10 out of 10,” all signs point to a huge win for the…

Facebook Tweet Email Link New York  —  What do Bad Bunny, Selena Gomez and Walton Goggins all have in common? It’s not a red carpet premiere, but major food companies are hoping their star power will inspire Americans to snack again. Earnings from Mondelēz International, PepsiCo, General Mills, J.M. Smucker, and The Campbell’s Company in recent weeks have all showed sluggish sales in North America. Consumers continue to pull back spending on name brand products, opting to either to buy cheaper store labels or not buy snacks at all. “It’s a difficult time because people are seeing their budgets get…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Halle Berry turned 59 this week and she threw a bit of shade while showing off some sunny vacation photos. The actress and director posted a series of pictures on her verified Instagram account, which show her enjoying time with her family, her boyfriend, singer Van Hunt, and some chocolate cake. But it was the caption that caught some people’s attention. “Phew…! cooking, cleaning and mothering,” the caption reads. It appeared to be a response to recent comments made by her ex-husband, former professional baseball player, David Justice. Justice, who was married to the Oscar winning…

Facebook Tweet Email Link The Prince and Princess of Wales are set to move into a new home in Windsor later this year. William and Kate will move into the eight-bedroom Forest Lodge, nestled in leafy Windsor Great Park, with their children George, Charlotte and Louis, according to Britain’s PA Media news agency. “The Wales family will move house later this year,” a Kensington Palace spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Sunday. The family’s current main home at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor is just a stone’s throw away from the new property. Earlier this month, permission was granted for minor internal…

Welcome back to our coverage of the very latest developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s main European allies and other members of the “coalition of the willing” will meet virtually today, as the White House prepares to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday. The flurry of diplomacy comes as US President Donald Trump seeks to arrange a trilateral meeting between himself, Zelensky and Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin for high stakes talks aimed at resolving the war in Ukraine. Here are the key things to know: Coalition of the willing: French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Large crowds of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday, launching a nationwide grassroots strike and widespread protests to demand the government secure the release of 50 hostages still in Gaza. In one of the largest coordinated demonstrations since the beginning of the Gaza war nearly two years ago, protesters blocked major roads, closed private businesses, and staged rallies in big cities. People also protested outside government minister’s homes. Organizers estimated that hundreds of thousands took part in the strike across Israel. The day of protests began at 06:29am, the exact time when Hamas launched its…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Scott Janssen’s heart was racing. He took shallow breaths. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing, but he tried to hide his shock. It was a crisp autumn day, and Janssen was visiting Buddy, an elderly client, at his small brick home on a dead-end street in Durham, North Carolina. Buddy had just lost May, his wife of 40 years. She was bed-ridden and had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Janssen, a hospice social worker, had been visiting the couple for nine months. During that time he had never heard May utter a sound and only saw…

Facebook Tweet Email Link “Love Island USA” has become an obsession for viewers, with one couple in particular capturing hearts. It’s been quite the summer for Olandria Carthen, 27, and Nic Vansteenberghe, 24, a couple who met on the show and have been dubbed “Nicolandria.” Not only are they objectively (and ridiculously) attractive, the pair have sparked cultural conversations about interracial relationships and the supportive partnership they model. If you are one of the few still unfamiliar with “Love Island USA,” the series is the American offshoot of a popular United Kingdom reality dating show in which a group of…