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KARACHI — Five Japanese nationals in Pakistan escaped when a suicide bomber detonated their device on Friday (April 19), and police shot dead a gunman accompanying the bomber, officials said, adding that two bystanders died from injuries sustained in the incident.

The Japanese involved in Friday's incident have been moved to a safe place in police custody, police spokesperson Abrar Hussain Baloch said.

"The police mobile unit, which was nearby, responded to the attackers quickly and the security guards of the foreign guests responded immediately," Baloch said.

In Tokyo, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Yoshimasa Hayashi, told a press conference one Japanese national was confirmed to have been injured.

Wells Fargo was accused of sex discrimination in a lawsuit by a bond saleswoman who said the fourth-largest US bank denied pay and promotions available to men and tolerated an "unapologetically sexist" workplace.

Wells Fargo had no immediate comment.

The Illinois resident is seeking unspecified damages and changes in how Wells Fargo assigns accounts.

Wells Fargo has separately spent years trying to rebound from a series of scandals for mistreating customers.

Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav's annual compensation rose nearly 27 per cent to US$49.7 million (S$67.7 million) in 2023, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showed on Friday (April 19).

The rise in pay was partly related to the loss-making media conglomerate's decision to align its executive compensation to focus more on debt reduction and free cash flow.

Zaslav received stock awards of US$23.1 million in 2023, compared with US$12 million in 2022.

Although Zaslav's pay rose from 2022, it dwarfs his 2021 compensation of US$246.5 million.

Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertrucks to fix an accelerator pedal pad that could come loose and get lodged in the interior trim, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday (April 19).

A trapped accelerator pedal could cause the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally, increasing the risk of a crash, the auto safety regulator said in a notice.

Tesla will replace or repair the accelerator pedal assembly at no charge and owners will be notified through letters mailed to them in June, the NHTSA said.

However, most issues related to Tesla recalls are usually resolved through over-the-air software updates.

UNITED NATIONS — Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in "extreme and immediate danger" as worsening violence advances and threatens to "unleash bloody intercommunal strife throughout Darfur," top UN officials warned the Security Council on Friday (April 19).

"Fighting in El Fasher could unleash bloody intercommunal strife throughout Darfur," DiCarlo said, echoing a warning by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday.

"The violence poses an extreme and immediate danger to the 800,000 civilians who reside in El Fasher," said the UN aid operations director, Edem Wosornu.

Donors pledged more than US$2 billion (S$2.7 billion) for war-torn Sudan at a conference in Paris on Monday.

NEW YORK — A man set himself on fire on Friday (April 19) outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's historic hush-money trial was taking place as jury selection wrapped up, but officials said he did not appear to have been targeting Trump.

Officials said the man, who is in his late 30s, survived and was in critical condition at a hospital.

The New York Police Department said the man, who they identified as Max Azzarello of St. Augustine, Florida, did not appear to be targeting Trump or others involved in the trial.

Jury selection completed.

Taiwanese actress Shu Qi turned 48 on April 16 and her husband, Hong Kong actor-director Stephen Fung, surprised her with a lavish birthday bash.

Next Apple reported that Fung picked out the traditional Chinese wedding outfits that they wore to the dinner.

Fung entertained the guests with songs and the duo also poured bubbly down a champagne tower, a familiar sight at Chinese wedding receptions.

"There are so many things I want to say — thank you, thank you, thank you.

He was photographed being led by two Spanish Civil Guard officers into court, in handcuffs.

Fang's body was found with signs of an assault with a "bladed weapon", the Spanish Civil Guard told The Straits Times.

"From there, the car travelled to the hotel in Xabia and later to the town of Abanilla," the Civil Guard said.

A spokeswoman for the Civil Guard told ST: "As part of the investigation, he was traced via a car which he was renting.".

"When we're doing a table read, I prepare a lot so usually I'm not very nervous," he said.

"I don't even remember if I did well for that table read because, you know, I was losing my mind.

"So he talked to me about the human aspects of the show and the human aspects of Detective Park," Je-hoon said.

Chief Detective 1958 premieres on Disney+ tonight (April 19) and airs on Fridays and Saturdays.

Foodies with a vested interest in Italian cuisine would need no introduction to L’antica Pizzeria Da Michele.

Pizza lovers in Singapore should get excited as L’antica Pizzeria Da Michele has set foot in Singapore.

In fact, its outlet at the trendy and vibrant Club Street is the brand's first Southeast Asian outpost.

Address: #01-08, Mercure Icon Singapore City Centre, 8 Club Street, Singapore 069472.