Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says
The detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, the country's state media has reported, BBC reported.
The 80-year-old Nobel laureate has been held in detention - probably in a military prison in the capital Nay Pyi Taw - since she was removed from office in a military coup in 2021.
A statement by military leader Min Aung Hlaing, who led the coup, said he had "commuted her remaining sentence to be served at the designated residence".
Trump threatens to reduce troop numbers in Germany amid growing row with Nato allies
The US may reduce its number of troops deployed in Germany, Donald Trump has announced, days after the country’s chancellor said America was being “humiliated” by Iran, The Guardian reported.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president said his administration was “studying and reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over the next short period of time”.
On Monday, Friedrich Merz suggested the Trump team was being outplayed in its negotiations with Iran to secure an end to the ongoing war and a reopening of the strait of Hormuz.
US war in Iran has cost US$25 billion so far, says Pentagon official
The United States' war in Iran has cost US$25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday (Apr 29), providing the first official estimate of the military's price tag for the conflict, Reuters reported.
With just six months before mid-term elections in which Trump's Republicans may face an uphill battle to keep their House majority, Democrats are riding high in public opinion polls as they attempt to link the unpopular Iran war with affordability.
Jules Hurst, who is performing the duties of the comptroller, told lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee that most of that money was for munitions.
Police declare terrorist incident after two Jewish men stabbed in London
Two Jewish men have been stabbed in Golders Green, north London, in what has been declared a terrorist incident by police, BBC reported.
The two men, named locally as Shilome Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76, were treated at the scene and are now in a stable condition in hospital, the Metropolitan Police said.
A 45-year-old man, a British national born in Somalia, was Tasered by police before being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, the force said. The suspect is now in custody.
