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The Taliban said their leaders are willing to negotiate with Pakistan as both sides claim to inflict heavy losses on their opponents in fighting.Listen to this article | 5 minsinfoAfghanistan’s Taliban leaders said they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed a number of major cities, with Islamabad’s defence minister declaring the neighbours in “open war”, following months of tensions and tit-for-tat clashes.Pakistan struck the Afghan capital Kabul and the city of Kandahar, where Taliban leaders are based, as well as other towns, on Friday, with fighting also continuing along the border. Both sides have reported heavy losses.Recommended Stories list of 4…

Washington — President Trump announced Friday that he is ordering all federal agencies to “immediately” stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology, as the company neared a Pentagon deadline to drop its push for guardrails over the military’s use of its AI. “I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic’s technology,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again!”The president said he will give certain agencies, like the Department of Defense, that use Anthropic’s technology six months to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former women’s soccer player Megan Rapinoe weighed in on the debate over Eileen Gu’s decision to represent China despite growing up in the U.S. Gu, an American-born athlete competing for Team China in freeskiing, became one of the most controversial topics of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics while becoming the most accomplished women’s freeskier in history. Controversy erupted after The Wall Street Journal reported that Gu and another American-born athlete who now competes for China, were paid a combined $6.6 million by the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau in 2025.  Megan Rapinoe warms up before…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A convicted California child rapist who was set to walk free this week after controversially being granted parole acknowledged during the proceeding that he still sexually pleasured himself to children as recently as 2021, according to a transcript of the hearing. David Allen Funston, 64, was set to walk free this week but was instead arrested after a new arrest warrant was issued in Placer County, state officials confirmed.Funston’s potential release by the state Board of Parole generated significant controversy and backlash against Gov. Gavin Newsom. The proceedings detail Funston’s criminal history, his…

The Durham Regional Police Service says a drug investigation has resulted in one of the largest cocaine seizures in the service’s history. Police said officers took a 17-year-old boy into custody for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. According to a release, the investigation took place last week and concluded on Feb. 23.Following the probe, officers executed a search warrant at a facility in Toronto. Trending Now During the search, police seized 325…

Neil Sedaka, the hit-making US singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n’ roll and led to a run of success in the 1970s, has died aged 86.Sedaka, whose hits included Breaking Up Is Hard to Do and Laugher in the Rain, died on Saturday AEDT.”Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Neil Sedaka,” his family said in a statement.”A true rock and roll legend, an inspiration to millions, but most importantly, at least to those of us who were lucky…

President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could take over Cuba, but on amicable terms.The statement on Friday came as Trump was preparing to board his presidential helicopter, Marine One, on the White House lawn en route to Texas.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listApproaching the media scrum, Trump took questions about the tense relations the US has with countries like Iran and Cuba, two countries where he has suggested he would like to see new governments.In Cuba’s case, Trump suggested a transition that would be “very positive for the people who were expelled or worse”.“The Cuban government…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday designated Iran as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention, calling for Americans currently in Iran to “leave immediately.””When the Iranian regime seized power 47 years ago, Ayatollah Khomeini consolidated his control of power by endorsing the hostage taking of U.S. embassy staff,” Rubio wrote in a news statement. “For decades, Iran has continued to cruelly detain innocent Americans, as well as citizens of other nations, to use as political leverage against other states. This abhorrent practice must end.”President Trump issued an Executive Order to Protect…

An undated photo of Nancy Guthrie and Savannah Guthrie was provided by NBC in response to the disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of the Today Show host. (Courtesy of NBC) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NEIGHBOR EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Guthrie neighbors’ Ring camera captures vehicles on possible route from crime scene ‘FRESH START’: Utah mom in upscale ski community killed husband to fund romance and lavish lifestyle, DA says TELLING SIGNS: Ex-‘American Idol’ contestant staged crime scene in alleged murder of wife: court docs DAY IN COURT: Secret tapes sink shooter’s defense in Scott Spivey road rage killing…

Nearly every seat is taken for chair yoga at the St. James Assiniboia 55+ Senior Centre. “I find it easier to get up and down. I’m not as stiff,” participant Joann Da Silva said.Chair yoga is just one of many activities that fall under social prescribing, a doctor’s prescription, without medication.“I love the socialization I see in my class. I love it when people meet and go for coffee after class,” instructor Mary Lou MacGregor said.If a primary care provider has a senior patient they are concerned is isolated or lonely, they can write a social prescription. Get breaking National…