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World
Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget includes $750 billion for ships, jets and Golden Dome
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled more details of President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027, by far the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-World War Two era.
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Technology
OpenAI leans on global consultancies to expand Codex use in large companies
April 21 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Tuesday it is expanding partnerships with major global consulting firms to speed up enterprise adoption of its Codex artificial intelligence tools, as competition in the rapidly evolving AI market intensifies.
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AseanPlus News
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Tuesday (April 21, 2026)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Tuesday (April 21, 2026)
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World
Sick American basketball player jailed in Indonesia over cannabis gummies pleads for early release
April 21 (Reuters) - Jarred Shaw's globe-trotting basketball career has taken him to 20 different teams across the world but a stint in Indonesia has resulted in the American languishing in jail with deteriorating health after falling foul of the country's notoriously tough anti-narcotics laws. The 35-year-old Texan admitted to importing 132 cannabis gummies but only to help relieve the symptoms of Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract which can be eased by Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as well as steroids and immunosuppressants. While drug trafficking can be punishable by death in Indonesia, Shaw was last December found guilty of the lesser charge of possession and sentenced to 26 months in prison in Tangerang, the city where he had been playing for the Hawks club in the Indonesian Basketball League. The former Oklahoma State and Utah State forward told Reuters that incarceration had been disastrous for his health and is pleading for international pressure to be put on the Indonesian authorities to release him before he suffers permanent damage.
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World
Romanian PM says he'll lead minority government after leftist Social Democrats walk out
BUCHAREST, April 21 (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said on Tuesday he will lead a minority government to ensure that reforms needed to tap European Union funds are met, in comments a day after the leftist Social Democrats (PSD) - his coalition's biggest party - withdrew their support.
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Japan
Worker dies after being trapped in equipment at Tokyo Dome amusement park
A female worker inspecting equipment at an amusement park in Tokyo on April 21 was trapped for about five hours and later died, the police said.
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Technology
After running and dancing, Chinese robot firms target household chores
BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters) - Humanoid machines slowly picked up litter and sorted out bouquets of flowers on Tuesday in a demonstration of how robots might eventually be used to complete fiddly household tasks.
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Boxing
Boxing-British heavyweight Okolie fails dope test ahead of Paris fight with Yoka
LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - British heavyweight Lawrence Okolie has failed a doping test ahead of a fight with France's 2016 Olympic gold medallist Tony Yoka in Paris this weekend, promoters Queensberry said on Tuesday.
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World
At Senegal forum, Niger and Mali say neighbours sponsor terrorism
DIAMNIADIO, Senegal, April 21 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Niger and Mali have accused neighbouring countries of sponsoring terrorism, but said they were willing to cooperate on some matters with the West African regional bloc ECOWAS, from which they formally split last year.
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World
Italy's Meloni pledges to amend disputed migrant repatriation bonus scheme
ROME, April 21 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday her government was prepared to make changes to a contested plan offering financial rewards to lawyers who help with migrants' repatriations, even as she stood by the broader idea.
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AseanPlus News
Maritime hubs like Singapore critical amid worldwide disruptions, says DPM Gan
Maritime hubs like Singapore are critical in ensuring trade carries on at a time when disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz cascade across the global economy, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong on April 21.
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Nation
Pandan Wanita PKR urges clarification on Rafizi Ramli corruption probe
PETALING JAYA: The status of investigations into corruption allegations involving Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) must be clarified to the public, says Roasiah Ramli.
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Swimming
Swimming-Norway joins Poland in refusing to host Russians and Belarusians
April 21 (Reuters) - The Norwegian Swimming Federation will not host international championships as long as World Aquatics (WA) allows athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete, the country's governing body President Cato Bratbakk told Reuters.
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Nation
Court sentences 33 to another 10 months' jail over attack on Cheras karaoke centre
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 33 individuals were fined RM3,000 and sentenced to an additional 10 months' jail each by the High Court here after pleading guilty to trespassing and committing mischief at a karaoke centre in Cheras.
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World
Minority rights resurface in Slovak-Hungarian relations after Magyar's win
April 21 (Reuters) - The rights of Slovakia's ethnic Hungarian minority have resurfaced as a thorn in bilateral issues after Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar protested Slovak legislation reinforcing post-World War Two retribution acts in his first phone call with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
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World
Trump says Anthropic is 'shaping up,' open to deal with Pentagon
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that AI giant Anthropic was "shaping up" in the eyes of his administration and he was open to a deal to allow the firm to resume contracting with defense officials.
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Football
Soccer-Pulisic says U.S. team strongest yet ahead of 2026 World Cup
LOS ANGELES, April 21 (Reuters) - Christian Pulisic believes the current United States team is the strongest he has been part of, with the AC Milan forward saying the squad's quality and depth should give Americans plenty of reason for optimism ahead of the 2026 World Cup on home soil.
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Singapore
Malaysia joins roundtable session on Straits of Malacca issues at Singapore Maritime Week 2026
Malaysia took part in a roundtable session in Singapore on Tuesday to discuss the current situation in the Strait of Malacca, in line with its commitment to ensuring that freedom of navigation in the area continues to be safeguarded.
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Entertainment
Martial arts star Sammo Hung makes rare public appearance with wife at Hong Kong Film Awards
Reports from Hong Kong media indicated that the couple were in high spirits as they walked the red carpet and posed for photos.
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World
Brazil could reciprocate after US expels federal police attache, says Lula
April 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's government could reciprocate after the expulsion of a Brazilian federal police attache from the United States, the South American country's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday.
