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Blue Owl BDC’s CEO Craig Packer speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 19, 2025.Brendan McDermid | ReutersThe latest tremor in the private credit world involved a deal that should’ve been reassuring to markets. Blue Owl, a direct lender specializing in loans to the software industry, said Wednesday it had sold $1.4 billion of its loans to institutional investors at 99.7% of par value. That means sophisticated players scrutinized the loans and the companies involved and felt comfortable paying nearly full price for the debt,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday announced new arrests carried out by federal enforcement officers targeting illegal immigrants convicted of violent and sexual crimes.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested multiple offenders Thursday who had prior convictions for crimes including child rape, sexual assault of minors, methamphetamine trafficking and aggravated assault, according to DHS.”Even while facing doxing, threats, harassment, and a more than 1,300% increase in assaults against them, ICE continues to go after criminal illegal aliens, including pedophiles, violent sex criminals, and drug traffickers,” outgoing DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Montreal is changing its approach to unhoused people, promising to tolerate some homeless encampments instead of dismantling them. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada unveiled the city’s new protocol on Friday, saying camps are not a long-term solution, but dismantling them often causes trauma for vulnerable people and usually results in displacing the problem.“Dismantling as we have seen in the past does not work,” Martinez Ferrada said.“You are not creating a path or a road map out of homelessness.” Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up…

One Nation’s performance at the upcoming South Australian election will be a “testbed for Australia”, an expert has warned.

With China holding a near-monopoly on rare earths production, some countries are seeking alternative sources.Rishabh Jain, an expert with the Delhi-based Council on Energy, Environment and Water think tank, said India’s growing cooperation with Brazil on critical minerals complements recent supply chain engagements with the United States, France and the European Union.While these partnerships grant India access to advanced technologies, finance and high-end processing capabilities, “Global South alliances are critical for securing diversified, on-ground resource access and shaping emerging rules of global trade”, Jain told AFP.“CHALLENGES” Modi and Lula are also expected to discuss global economic headwinds and strains on multilateral…

President Trump calls Supreme Court justices an ’embarrassment to their families’ in 45-minute address to the media.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 21 Feb 202621 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareUnited States President Donald Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, have launched personal attacks on the justices of the US Supreme Court and their families, after the country’s top court struck down trade tariffs imposed by the White House.In a 45-minute address to reporters at the White House, the US president heaped criticism on the six justices who ruled against his signature tariff policy in the 6-3…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The CIA on Friday said that director John Ratcliffe had ordered the retraction or “substantive revision” of 19 intelligence assessments over the past decade that were deemed to be politically biased.In a release, the CIA included three redacted assessments from between 2015 and 2021 that related to White women’s extremist radicalization, attacks on LGBT activists in the Middle East and Africa, and the COVID-19 pandemic limiting access to birth control in developing countries.”The intelligence products we released to the American people today — produced before my tenure as DCIA — fall short…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The former Prince Andrew is facing more fallout following his arrest on Thursday.On Friday, police continued searching Andrew’s former home. The British government is also considering whether to formally remove him from the line of succession.Despite being stripped of his princely title in October and now facing a police investigation, Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne — a change that would require new legislation.”The government is considering any further steps that might be required, and we’re not ruling anything out,” announced James Murray, the government’s chief secretary to the Treasury.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Olympic men’s hockey semifinals got underway on Friday morning, and the opening course was a heavyweight clash between Canada and Finland.Both the Canadians and Finns made it this far thanks to OT thrillers in the semi-finals, but for Team Canada, the win came at a cost. Captain Sidney Crosby was injured on a hit from Czechia’s Radko Gudas and left the game early. Canada’s Shea Theodore (27) celebrates with teammates after scoring Canada’s second goal during a men’s ice hockey semifinal game between Canada and Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Kentucky Lyft driver accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger during a ride to a doctor’s appointment is now also the subject of a U.S. immigration detainer, according to local police records.Yordan Diaz Vera, 34, of Louisville, is charged with first-degree sodomy, menacing and kidnapping, according to Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) records obtained by Fox News Digital.He also has a U.S. immigration detainer, indicating federal authorities believe he is subject to removal.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not immediately confirm to Fox News Digital if Diaz Vera was in…