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For Beijing, a key audience for that messaging is Trump himself, said William Yang, a senior analyst for Northeast Asia at the International Crisis Group, an independent non-governmental organisation focused on conflict prevention and resolution.“Beijing is using the Xi-Cheng meeting to show that, beyond the Taiwanese government’s focus on defence, other political forces are prioritising dialogue and stability across the strait,” he said.By drawing a contrast between the KMT’s approach and President Lai Ching-te’s emphasis on self-defence, China is seeking to shape Trump’s thinking ahead of the summit and potentially convince him to scale back or suspend US arms sales…

Myanmar pardons former leader Win Myint, while lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi says her jail sentence has been reduced.Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Thousands of prisoners in Myanmar have been granted amnesty or had their sentences reduced. The pardon order by Min Aung Hlaing is one of his first official acts since the coup leader became president this month.The move comes as the lawyer for jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi told the Reuters news agency that her sentence has been reduced. Former president Win Myint, detained since the 2021 coup, was also pardoned of his convictions,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LAS VEGAS – Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling put on a showcase of women’s pro wrestling in Las Vegas at the Pearl Theater on Thursday afternoon at the Pearl Theater inside Palms Casino Resort as part of Slam Fest.And don’t be fooled — though the women of Joshi entered the ring with sparkly and elaborate outfits, the wrestlers hit just as hard as anyone else.J-Rod learned that the hard way as she challenged Yuki Arai for the Princess of Princess Championship. Yuki Arai retains the Princess of Princess Championship over J-Rod in Las…

Washington — The House early Friday approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies in a post-midnight session after Republicans revolted and refused President Trump’s push for a longer extension.The measure passed by unanimous consent, meaning no members objected. It now goes to the Senate.A new proposal was unveiled late Thursday that would have extended the program for five years with revisions. It was a departure from the clean 18-month renewal Mr. Trump had demanded and Speaker Mike Johnson had previously backed. Lawmakers scrambled back to the Capitol as Democrats blasted…

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy grew 5.3 per cent in the first quarter from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed on Friday (Apr 17), moderating from its pace at the end of 2025 as activity slowed in some key sectors.In the final quarter of 2025, gross domestic product had expanded by 6.3 per cent, the fastest pace in three years, driven by higher domestic demand, exports and investments. The rise in the January-to-March period was driven by sustained growth in the manufacturing, services and construction sectors, though momentum has slowed compared to the previous quarter, the statistics department said in a…

On April 17 each year, Palestinian Prisoner’s Day is commemorated to remember the plight of thousands of men, women and children held in Israeli prisons.This year’s remembrance is underscored by Israel’s new death penalty law, which solely targets Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks. Rights groups have called the measure a violation of international law and inherently discriminatory. The United Nations human rights chief called it a possible “war crime”.Nearly 10,000 Palestinians are now being held in Israeli prisons in Israel and in occupied territory, according to the prisoners’ rights group Addameer. To Palestinians, they are political prisoners who must be…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republicans fell far short in their bid to flip a vacant U.S. House seat in a blue-leaning district in northern New Jersey.Democrat Analilia Mejia, who was backed by progressive champions Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of neighboring New York, convincingly defeated GOP candidate Joe Hathaway in Thursday’s special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, The Associated Press reported. The race was called minutes after the polls closed at 8pm ET.With her victory, Mejia will fill the final eight months of the term of Gov. Mikie Sherrill, the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A corpse found floating in the Long Island Sound was the body of 32-year-old Brittany Kritis-Garip, according to the Suffolk County Police Department in New York.”Brittany Kritis-Garip, 32, of Oyster Bay, has been identified as the woman found deceased in the Long Island Sound in Lloyd Harbor on April 13. Detectives believe her cause of death to be non-criminal in nature,” according to the department.The woman went missing last month.LONG ISLAND WOMAN MISSING AFTER JUMPING FROM MOVING VEHICLE IN PANICKED STATE Brittany Kritis-Garip, 32, was last seen Friday in Long Island, N.Y.…