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BANGKOK (AP) — Suchinda Kraprayoon, an army commander in Thailand who in 1992 followed the Southeast Asian nation’s tradition of military strongmen assuming the reins of government, died Tuesday at age 91, the state Thai News Agency reported.Suchinda, who served just under seven weeks as prime minister, became one of the country’s most reviled politicians after the military used lethal force to quash protests alleging he took office by undemocratic means. The episode became known as “Black May.”The violence, during which 52 people were killed according to an official count, ended only when the country’s revered monarch, then-King Bhumibol Adulyadej,…

GRAZ, Austria (AP) — A shooter opened fire inside a school in Austria’s second-biggest city Tuesday, killing nine people, authorities said.At least 12 others were wounded in the attack, and the gunman later died by suicide in a bathroom in the school in Graz, officials said.Details about the suspect’s motive, as well as information about the victims, were not immediately available.Here’s what we know:Nine people were killedThe shooter opened fire at a school in Graz, killing nine people and wounding at least 12 others before taking his own life, authorities said.Special forces were among those sent to the BORG Dreierschützengasse…

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University has reached settlements worth about $30 million with three students who survived a mass shooting in 2023, attorneys said Tuesday.Three students were killed and five more were wounded when a man with no connection to the school fired shots inside two buildings.Michigan State agreed to a $14.2 million settlement with Nathan Statly; $13 million with Yukai “John” Hao; and $2.5 million with Troy Forbush, according to lawyers at Grewal Law and Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman.“While the university cannot comment on any specific settlements, we truly hope reaching a resolution helps provide…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union wants to lower a cap on the price of Russian oil to deprive the Kremlin of extra profits to fund its war in Ukraine as part of a new raft of sanctions aimed at forcing Moscow to the negotiating table, senior officials said on Tuesday.EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc is “proposing to lower the oil price cap from $60 to $45, which is lower than the market price, and lowering the oil price cap will hit Russia’s revenues hard.”Kallas said the EU also wants to impose “sanctions on the Nord…

Before Celine Song was an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, she was a playwright in New York who needed day jobs to pay rent. That’s how she found herself as a professional matchmaker.What may have begun as a purely transactional gig, a way for her to keep making her art in an expensive city, taught her more about people’s wants and needs and the true contents of their hearts than she could have ever imagined.“I always wanted to write something about it because there seemed to be a story in it that is massive and very epic in proportion,” Song said. “It affects…

Jun 10, 2025, 06:23 AM ETConcacaf “unanimously rejected” Greenland’s application for membership on Monday.The governing body made the decision at its extraordinary congress before June’s Gold Cup.”Furthermore, based on a thorough assessment conducted by the Concacaf administration and Council, and in accordance with the Concacaf Statutes, the Member Associations reviewed the membership application submitted by the Greenlandic Football Association and unanimously rejected it,” Concacaf said in a news release.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThe decision deals a significant blow to Greenland’s attempts to play international football for the first time.Greenland is a territory of Denmark with a population near 56,500. For comparison, the…

Former Liverpool assistant coach Pep Lijnders has joined Manchester City’s coaching staff, becoming Pep Guardiola’s new assistant. City have simultaneously announced the appointment of James French, who also worked at Liverpool, as set-piece coach. The pair replace Juanma Lillo, Inigo Dominguez and Carlos Vicens, Guardiola’s former assistants who left the club at the end of last season. Lijnders honours at Liverpool Premier League – 2019/20 Champions League – 2018/19 FA Cup – 2021/22 Carabao Cup – 2021/22, 2023/24 FIFA Club World Cup – 2019/20 UEFA Super Cup – 2019/20 Community Shield – 2022/23 Ljinders joins Guardiola’s coaching staff, having been…

When Hugo Ekitike was still a teenager at Stade Reims, the coaching staff prepared a development plan for him. They analysed the performances of Kylian Mbappe and then picked out two more players that Ekitike might realistically aspire to replicate.”These were players with similar profiles from teams that were better than our team, but not at the distance Paris Saint-Germain were from us,” Oscar Garcia, Reims’ then head coach, told Sky Sports. “We challenged him to reach the level of the other two strikers.” On the face of it, that was a perfectly reasonable short-term target. Prior to his final…

Arsenal have confirmed their women’s team will play all 11 of their Women’s Super League home matches at Emirates Stadium next season.The newly crowned European champions hosted nine league matches at the Emirates across 2024/25, with an average attendance of 34,000 – and a high of 56,748 in February’s 5-0 win over Tottenham. Next season’s UWCL League Phase matches will continue to be played at Meadow Park in Borehamwood, with the later knockout rounds held at the club’s main stadia.Other domestic games, including all cup competitions, will also be staged at Borehamwood. Image: The Gunners generated an average attendance of…

Further talks are expected to take place between Tottenham and Brentford over a deal for head coach Thomas Frank.The clubs discussed compensation on Monday and those negotiations are continuing on Tuesday, but the deal is not agreed yet. Talks are also involving a number of backroom staff that Frank wants to take with him to Spurs. Those are understood to include Justin Cochrane, who is also part of England’s coaching staff under Thomas Tuchel.Compensation is expected to settle somewhere in the region of £10m.Frank is interested in taking the job and wants to speak to Spurs. Although Brentford do not…