Trump slams Newsom after being urged to withdraw ‘unlawful’ National Guard deployment amid violent clashes - California Governor Gavin Newsom accuses President Trump of trying to ‘manufacture a crisis

An assassination attempt against a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Saturday has horrified much of the nation, and not just because it represents the highest-profile political violence in the country in years.

Burmese resistance forces captured five army bases as clashes continued near the Thai border. Footage shows Karen National Union troops planting a flag at the Bayinnaung base in Myawaddy, Myanmar, on May 31 after the encampment fell to guerrilla soldiers.

Retired lieutenant general Gilbert Ramano, who took command of the SA Army, the largest service in what was then the fledgling SA National Defence Force (SANDF) in July 1998, died at the weekend aged 85.