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PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold a special meeting in Indonesia on Thursday (Oct 27) to discuss the Myanmar peace process, Cambodia’s foreign ministry said on Sunday. The talks at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat in Jakarta will cover the implementation of a five-point peace “consensus” agreed with Myanmar’s military rulers last year to try to end conflict in the country, ministry spokesman Chum Sounry told Reuters. Myanmar has been trapped in a cycle of violence since the army ousted Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in February 2021, detaining her and thousands…

CNN  —  Rep. Nancy Mace on Sunday said she supports Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s strategy of refusing to lift the debt limit, if Republicans win back the House, unless Democrats in the White House agree to spending cuts. “And I can tell you, I sit on the Oversight Committee, where we look at waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal agency level, and there is waste in every single agency,” Mace said to CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” The Republican from South Carolina said that when Covid-19 began, businesses had to make tough decisions about how they…

Instagram contentThis content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.It’s become tradition for Beyoncé and Jay-Z to attend the Wearable Art Gala each year, the event co-founded by Tina Knowles-Lawson and Richard Lawson that aims to raise resources to support the WACO Theater’s youth mentorship programs. In the past, Beyoncé has worn statements looks like a glitzy Falguni & Shane Peacock gown, or even a Georges Hobeika catsuit that paid homage to The Lion King back in 2019. For this year’s gala, however, the theme was “Harlem Nights,” celebrating fashions from the 1920s to the 1950s—and Beyoncé…

The Carolina Panthers are looking for a fresh start, but they do not appear to be in full fire-sale mode. After firing head coach Matt Rhule and trading star running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers, the Panthers have decided not to trade pass rusher Brian Burns – despite one team offering two first-round picks for the 24-year-old, according to ESPN. Burns, the No. 16 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Florida State, is in his fourth season with the Panthers. He earned his first Pro Bowl nod last year, which was his second straight…

Category 3 storm strikes the Mexican state of Nayarit with sustained winds reaching 195km/h.Hurricane Roslyn has made landfall on the west coast of Mexico where communities are bracing for damaging winds, a dangerous storm surge and flash flooding. The US National Hurricane Center said the Category 3 storm made landfall on Sunday in west-central Mexico near Santa Cruz in Nayarit state, packing estimated maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometres (120 miles) per hour. Authorities declared a precautionary alert in the Pacific coast states of Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Sinaloa. “Right now we are carrying out patrols through the towns to…

A Tennessee grandfather fell to his death during a skydiving accident at a high school football game Friday evening as startled onlookers watched, according to officials.The 55-year-old experienced skydiver was participating in a pregame ceremony event for the annual “Musket Bowl,” a football game between David Crockett High School and Daniel Boone High School when he was injured upon landing, said Washington County Schools Superintendent Jerry S. Boyd. The victim was airlifted from the David Crockett High School football stadium to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.Boyd would not identify the 55-year-old, but said all the skydivers taking…

There was a surprising incident during the fourth frame of the Northern Ireland Open final on Sunday as Zhou Yuelong was given an unexpected warning.Players are not typically expected to take a particularly long time over shots in professional snooker, but Zhou simply could not settle on a decision when in a tricky spot during the final in Belfast.Zhou, who is not renowned for being a slow player on the World Snooker Tour, saw the shot clock tick past two minutes as he visibly sweated over a tough call at the table, having established a lead of 61-17 and a…

Tempers flared during the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors game on Saturday night as Miami’s Caleb Martin tackled Toronto’s Christian Koloko into the stands behind one of the baskets. In the third quarter, the Raptors’ Pascal Siakam shot a corner three-pointer, which had multiple players looking for the rebound.  Martin was trying to box out Koloko and the two were quickly tangled up as the latter caught the rebound but fell to the hardwood. But Martin was standing over him and that resulted in a heated exchange and a tackle into the stands. Players on both teams rushed over, causing a pile-up…

XRP price has, over the last couple of months, performed exceptionally well thanks to the strides Ripple Labs is making against the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) lawsuit. The international money transfer token now boasts approximately $22 billion in market cap and has attracted around $867 million in 24 hours across all crypto exchanges.XRP Price OverviewAlthough XRP price’s uptrend topped $0.5586 toward the end of September, it retraced to collect more liquidity. Support established slightly above $0.42 stopped bears from wiping out the progress made by the bulls.XRP price dodders at $0.4571 at the time of writing. A parallel descending…

Representative Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, during a hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., US, on Thursday, July 21, 2022.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol subpoenaed former President Donald Trump Friday, and Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said Trump will not be able to turn his testimony into a “circus.””The committee treats this matter with great seriousness,” she told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “It may take multiple days, and it will be done…