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New Narrogin Hawks coach Duncan Synnot believes the club has recruited plenty of strong talent in the bid to content for this year’s Upper Great Southern Football League premiership.

YANGON: A Myanmar ceasefire declared after last month’s devastating earthquake was due to expire on Tuesday (Apr 22), after aid groups and international mediators called for an extension to ease relief efforts. The junta – which seized power in a 2021 coup sparking a many-sided civil war – said it would cease attacking its myriad armed opponents following the magnitude-7.7 quake which has killed more than 3,700. Conflict monitors and residents in combat zones say fighting continued on both sides during the 20-day truce, declared to spur aid delivery in Myanmar’s central belt and due to expire at 5.30pm GMT (Wednesday, 1.30am,…

Russian president signals ‘positive’ outlook on bilateral peace talks after Ukraine proposed a 30-day ceasefire.Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has indicated that he is open to the prospect of direct talks with Ukraine. Putin told Russian state TV on Monday that he had a “positive attitude towards any peace initiatives” and that he hoped Kyiv would “feel the same way”. Moscow and Kyiv have held no bilateral talks since the immediate aftermath of Russia’s February 2022 invasion. However, the United States has been raising the pressure on them to agree to a ceasefire. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin’s comments, following…

President Trump is fighting a war with many battlefields.It’s a nine-front crusade, although I could easily double that number.If there’s a common thread here, it’s the president taking on elite institutions that he has long resented or reviled.That’s why his first three months seem stuck on hyperspeed – critics would say chaos – because he’s broken with the traditional model of tackling one or two issues at a time. Voters gave him a second term to shake things up. It’s the first Trump term on steroids.EDUCATION DEPT. TO RESUME COLLECTIONS ON DEFAULTED FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2020The…

The Atlanta City Council in Georgia unanimously voted on Monday to settle with a former Atlanta police officer who was acquitted in a deadly 2019 shooting.The city council has agreed to settle with Oliver Simmonds for $1.4 million, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.In 2022, Simmonds was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and two counts of violation of an oath of public office in the July 15, 2019, fatal shooting at a gas station in the Castleberry Hill neighborhood.GEORGIA SCHOOL SHOOTING SUSPECT’S DAD FIGHTS ‘EPICENTER’ MURDER TRIAL: ATTORNEY The city council has agreed to settle with…

As the world comes to terms with the death of Pope Francis, some high-profile WA people lucky enough to meet the Pontiff recalled their encounters with the religious leader.Mining magnate Andrew Forrest met the Pope in March 2014 and said he left behind a legacy as one of history’s most powerful voices influencing the abolition of modern slavery.“His unrelenting leadership in the fight against modern slavery will pave the way for those who come after him as we strive to stamp out this most wicked form of abuse of our fellow humans. For this, I am eternally grateful,” he said…

Hanna Cavinder has officially confirmed that she and Carson Beck broke up — and she delivered the news to Donald Trump’s granddaughter.Kai Trump, the 17-year-old golfer who has committed to play at the Cavinders’ University of Miami, spoke with both the twins about the breakup — the footage came while she was at a UFC event with her grandfather in Miami.Right after the camera quickly pans to Shaquille O’Neal, Hanna began spilling the beans. Hanna Cavinder and Carson Beck (Getty Images/IMAGN)Rumors swirled that Beck, the former Georgia quarterback who transferred to Miami earlier this year, had cheated on Cavinder, which…

CRITICAL JUNCTURE The upcoming party polls come at a crucial juncture for PKR, an ethnic Malay-dominated multi-racial party. While the party enjoys a pivotal position in national politics and its leaders occupy key Cabinet positions, such as the finance and home portfolios, PKR’s perch is seen to be wobbly, mainly due to Malaysia’s deeply fractured political landscape. The general election in November 2022 failed to produce an outright winner and Anwar assumed the premiership only after his PH coalition led by PKR formed a unity government with the Barisan Nasional pact led by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). PKR,…

Pope Francis brought empathy and humanity that surprised people and changed the way people saw the Roman Catholic Church. Jason Horowitz, the Rome bureau chief of The New York Times, describes what he learned about Francis while covering him for over a dozen years.

In less than a month, Americans and permanent residents will only be able to pass through airport security or enter a federal government building if they have a Real ID. Most states are not yet fully compliant, though they’ve had 18 years to prepare for this deadline.A CBS News data analysis conducted from April 7-18 found that at least 16 states are less than 50% compliant with the law, which goes into effect May 7. The Transportation Security Administration currently plans to treat that date as an “all hands on deck” day because of the looming potential for disruptions at…