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The United States and Houthis in Yemen reached a deal to halt American airstrikes against the group after the Iranian-backed militants agreed to cease attacks against American vessels in the Red Sea, President Trump and Omani mediators said Tuesday.Mr. Trump broke the news of the truce during an unrelated Oval Office meeting with Canada’s prime minister, surprising even his own Pentagon officials.“They just don’t want to fight,” Mr. Trump said. “And we will honor that and we will stop the bombings. They have capitulated, but more importantly, we will take their word. They say they will not be blowing up…

A raccoon with a meth pipe in its mouth was found in the front seat of a car when police in Ohio conducted a traffic stop that led to the discovery of a woman’s supply of drugs.Springfield Township Police pulled over Victoria Vidal, 55, on Monday for an active warrant and a suspended driver’s license, and the woman was detained, the department wrote on Facebook. But when an officer returned to the vehicle, he made an unusual discovery: a raccoon named Chewy was sitting in the front seat with a glass meth pipe in its mouth.WASHINGTON STATE WOMAN’S YARD INVADED BY…

The State Government and WA’s two most prominent universities are looking to develop a Perth-based trading hub in hopes local producers of critical minerals fetch higher prices for their wares.

BEIJING: China on Wednesday (May 7) expressed regret and concern over Indian strikes on Pakistan, urging both sides to show restraint in response to a major escalation between its nuclear-armed neighbours. India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery along their contested frontier on Wednesday, after New Delhi launched missile strikes on its arch-rival. Pakistan said Indian strikes had killed at least eight people, and India said Pakistani artillery fire had killed three civilians along the de facto border in contested Kashmir. China, which shares land borders with both countries and is a close ally of Pakistan, expressed “regret over India’s military…

Washington, DC – Jewish students involved in protests at Columbia University say their pro-Palestinian activism is driven by their faith – not in spite of it. On Tuesday, a group of Jewish student activists met with members of the United States Congress in Washington, DC, to tell their stories, which they say have been left out of mainstream narratives about anti-Semitism on college campuses. As student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza swept the country last year, Columbia University in New York became a flashpoint. The university saw one of the first student encampments in the country, erected to demand…

President Donald Trump’s new special envoy to the Middle East was sworn in by Secretary of State Marco Rubio Tuesday in an Oval Office ceremony.Speaking before the swearing-in, Trump praised Witkoff, who was instrumental in securing an extended ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the return of 33 hostages, including two Americans, who were being held by Hamas. Trump said Witkoff has “been with me, more or less, one way or the other, every step of the way,” adding that he has “absolute confidence and support and trust” in his Middle East envoy’s ability to secure key deals in the realm…

Five Mexican nationals have been arrested and charged after a boat carrying migrants capsized near San Diego and killed at least three people, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California announced on Tuesday.The dead included a 14-year-old boy from India, who was on the vessel with his parents and his sister, the authorities said. The father is in a coma, and the mother is also hospitalized, while his sister, 10, is still missing and presumed dead, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.The boat, which overturned on Monday, was a panga, a type of open vessel used…

According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), emergency services were called in the afternoon for two motionless bodies spotted floating in the water.

Carlton star Tom De Koning is in no rush to make a decision as he weighs up a monster offer to join St Kilda.The high-profile free agent is considering a deal from the Saints that would make him one of the highest-paid players in the AFL.St Kilda have pitched a long-term deal to De Koning worth up to $1.7 million a season.The agile ruck has been a shining light in Carlton’s roller-coaster start to the season, and the Blues are desperate to keep him.But with other megastars such as captain Patrick Cripps and Coleman Medal winners Charlie Curnow and Harry…

TAIPEI: Several Asian airlines said on Wednesday (May 7) they were re-routing or cancelling flights to and from Europe because of fighting between India and Pakistan. Pakistan said it had shot down five Indian fighter jets in the worst fighting in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed enemies, while India launched Operation Sindoor in the early hours of Wednesday, firing missiles on what it said were “precision strikes at terrorist camps” in Pakistan.  Taiwan’s EVA Air said that it will adjust its flights to and from Europe to avoid airspace affected by fighting between India and Pakistan for safety reasons. One…