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Customs officials said each monk was found with around 5kg of Kush – a particularly potent form of the drug – hidden within “false walls” in their luggage when they arrived in the capital Colombo on Saturday. The monks, who were mainly students, were returning from Thailand after being treated to an all-expenses-paid four-day holiday...

Trump says King will be ‘very safe’ during US visit after security talks.

Asked about the security implications for the royal visit, the US president told CBS’ 60 Minutes on Sunday that the grounds of the White House, where King Charles will visit, are “really safe”. The King and Queen’s programme will go ahead largely as planned, Buckingham Palace said, with the UK government hoping it could ease...

A 10-year-old boy is reported to have been killed in lightning strikes which left at least 14 people dead in Bangladesh.

Most of the victims were farmers in open fields and other workers caught in exposed areas, authorities said. Local media reported the boy died with two others when lightning struck the group outside his house. The seasonal storms also left several other people injured, with officials adding some were in a critical condition in hospital....

U.S. crude oil arrives in Japan for first time since start of Iran war –

Crude oil procured from the United States by Japanese oil distributor Cosmo Oil arrived in Japan on Sunday for the first time since the start of U.S. attacks on Iran in late February.The tanker carrying 910,000 barrels of U.S. crude oil arrived at its destination, an offshore jetty in Tokyo Bay, in the morning. However,...

Michael’ moonwalks to $97 million opening, shattering record for music biopics

Michael,” the movie turned into a huge hit. The film’s total production cost came close to $200 million. To defray costs, Lionsgate sold international distribution rights to Universal. A sequel is in development. A third film after that, Fogelson said, is “not inconceivable.” “The audience spoke loud and clear,” Fogelson said. “The portion of Michael’s...

Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the state to cut financial benefits to ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to answer conscription call-ups.

“Since no concrete steps have been proposed indicating an intention to enforce the obligation to enlist… there is no alternative but to order practical measures,” the court said in its ruling. There is a long-standing exemption from compulsory national service for ultra-Orthodox men who engage in full-time religious study, which dates back to Israel’s founding...

Israel court orders govt. to penalize ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse draft

Trump says shooting suspect wrote anti-Christian manifesto

US President Donald Trump has said the suspected gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner that the president attended had written a anti-Christian manifesto. “The guy is a sick guy,” he told Fox News. “When you read his manifesto, he hates Christians.” “His sister or his brother actually was complaining about it. You know,...

12 injured in Bangkok after car crashes into KFC outlet-

26 Apr 2026