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Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty

Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty

April 17 (Reuters) - Myanmar's new President Min Aung Hlaing has approved an amnesty for 4,335 prisoners, state television reported on Friday, the third such move in the past six months.  The names of those included in the amnesty were not disclosed in the announcement on MRTV.
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Former President Win Myint freed in broad Myanmar prisoner amnesty

Former President Win Myint freed in broad Myanmar prisoner amnesty

Myanmar’s state media says former President Win Myint has been freed in a broad prisoner amnesty by newly inaugurated President Min Aung Hlaing to mark the traditional New Year
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Myanmar frees more than 4,500 prisoners in traditional new year amnesty

Myanmar frees more than 4,500 prisoners in traditional new year amnesty

More than 4,500 prisoners in Myanmar have been granted amnesty and others have had their sentences reduced under a pardon order by President Min Aung Hlaing to mark the traditional new year
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US envoy Waltz appears to torpedo Bachelet as next UN leader

US envoy Waltz appears to torpedo Bachelet as next UN leader

By David Brunnstrom and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, appeared to torpedo the candidacy of former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be the next leader of the world body on Wednesday by saying he shared a U.S. senator's
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Myanmar Announces Amnesty for Over 4,000 Prisoners Amid Ongoing Civil Conflict

Myanmar Announces Amnesty for Over 4,000 Prisoners Amid Ongoing Civil Conflict

Myanmar's new President, Min Aung Hlaing, has announced an amnesty for 4,335 prisoners, marking the third such move in six months. This decision, reported by state television, is part of a tradition of granting amnesties during significant national holidays. The amnesty includes 179 foreigners who will be deported, and it also involves the commutation of death sentences to life imprisonment and reductions in other sentences. The move comes amid ongoing civil unrest following the military coup in 2021, which led to the detention of over 30,000 individuals on political charges.
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Acting US ICE head Todd Lyons to leave agency at end of May

Acting US ICE head Todd Lyons to leave agency at end of May

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The acting head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which has been at the heart of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, will leave the federal government at the end of May, the Trump administration said on Thursday.
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US imposes sanctions on Nicaraguan officials linked to gold sector

US imposes sanctions on Nicaraguan officials linked to gold sector

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a number of individuals and companies that operate in Nicaragua's gold sector, including two sons of the country's co-presidents.
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Exclusive-US is leading G20 initiative to ensure fertilizer access, sources say

Exclusive-US is leading G20 initiative to ensure fertilizer access, sources say

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. is urging G20 members and the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to take coordinated action to ensure fertilizer access amid disruptions in food trade supply chains caused by the war in the Middle East, two sources familiar with the
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Trump administration to lobby allies to support 'trade over aid' push, cable shows

Trump administration to lobby allies to support 'trade over aid' push, cable shows

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has instructed U.S. diplomats worldwide to lobby countries to back a "trade over aid" declaration at the United Nations, part of a broader effort to overhaul how Washington spends billions of dollars in foreign
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Canada, UK, Australia and Japan call for 'urgent end to hostilities in Lebanon'

Canada, UK, Australia and Japan call for 'urgent end to hostilities in Lebanon'

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - Canada, the UK, Australia, Japan and six other countries condemned the killings of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon on Tuesday while calling "for an urgent end to hostilities" in the country where Israeli attacks have killed over 2,000 people since March.
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Trump doubles down in criticizing Pope Leo over Iran

Trump doubles down in criticizing Pope Leo over Iran

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, whose war and immigration policies have been condemned by Pope Leo, reiterated his criticism of the religious leader on Tuesday night.
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UN development chief says $6 billion investment could save 32 million people from war-induced poverty

UN development chief says $6 billion investment could save 32 million people from war-induced poverty

By Andrea Shalal and Libby George WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - Investing just $6 billion into targeted cash payments or energy subsidies to offset energy prices sent soaring by the war in the Middle East could prevent 32 million people worldwide from slipping into poverty, United Nations