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MAMUYA, North Maluku: Authorities in Indonesia’s North Maluku province have named the tour guide in the fatal Mount Dukono eruption tragedy – which killed three people – as a suspect following a case review by investigators on Wednesday (May 20). Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the North Halmahera Police Rinaldi Anwar said that the case has been moved to the investigation stage following a review which found strong evidence of negligence.“Based on the case review results and existing investigative facts, we have now named RS (Reza Selang) alias Reza as a suspect,” Rinaldi said, as quoted by Kompas.com.Investigators have questioned 11 people, including a criminal law expert, to evaluate purported…

Nouakchott, Mauritania – Across a vast stretch of the Sahel and West Africa, armed groups are expanding their reach, military governments are replacing fragile democracies, and “counterterrorism” efforts continue to contend with armed violence, often rooted in poverty and challenging living conditions.While the Sahel has become synonymous with instability, tucked between the region and the Atlantic coast sits Mauritania, a country that has somehow managed to douse the flame. The explanation for this resilience often begins with a woman in a headscarf sitting across from a young man or a woman in a prison cell, talking about God.Mauritania’s mourchidates are…

The Trump administration this week onboarded more than 80 new federal immigration judges, in its latest push to expedite deportation cases and further its government-wide crackdown on illegal immigration, Justice Department officials said Thursday.The Justice Department, which oversees the U.S. immigration court system, swore in 77 permanent immigration judges and 5 temporary immigration judges, a group that officials described as the largest class of immigration judges in the department’s history.The additions come after the ouster of dozens of immigration judges across the country by the Trump administration over the past year. When President Trump took office, the Justice Department had…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Air France flight headed for Detroit was rerouted to Canada mid-journey after authorities realized a passenger linked to an Ebola outbreak zone in Africa had boarded the plane “in error,” officials said Wednesday.The flight landed in Montreal on Wednesday after taking off from France with a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital.”Due to entry restrictions put in place to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus, the passenger should not have boarded the plane,”…

By Aaron Sousa The Canadian Press Posted May 21, 2026 8:21 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. Customs and Border Protection says an Air France flight bound for the United States was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo boarded “in error” amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak. A spokesperson for the agency says the passenger “should not have boarded” the plane bound for Detroit due to U.S. entry restrictions put in place to reduce Ebola risk.Online plane tracker FlightAware showed the plane was en route…

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Pakistan has emerged as a central mediator between the US and Iran, hosting talks last month.Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Sunday in Tehran with Iran’s chief negotiator and speaker of parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir was due in Tehran on Thursday, Iranian media reported.China has played a quieter role, shepherding phone calls and meetings with officials of affected Gulf countries.After high-profile talks with President Xi in Beijing last week, Trump told Fox News the Chinese leader had offered China’s help to open the Hormuz Strait – the key oil route largely blocked since the war…

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has posted a video of himself taunting foreign activists abducted from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla at a makeshift holding pen in Israel’s city of Ashdod.The activists, abducted by Israeli forces in international waters, are seen cable-tied and kneeling while Israel’s national anthem blares in the video, which was released on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSeveral countries, including Italy and France, have summoned Israeli ambassadors to explain the stunt.As well as a global backlash, the video has even been met with sharp rebukes from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and staunch ally,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It’s no secret that Cooper Flagg, the Dallas Mavericks’ No. 1 overall pick who won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, was a part of the league’s All-Rookie first-team that came out on Wednesday night.But other bright, young stars of the NBA were named alongside him.Charlotte Hornets’ Kon Knueppel, Flagg’s Duke Blue Devils teammate in college and runner-up to the Rookie of the Year Award, as well as Philadelphia 76ers’ VJ Edgecombe were also named unanimous All-Rookie First Team members alongside Flagg following voter tallies. Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg dribbles…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is directing state employees to demand proof of legal authority from federal immigration agents operating on state property, prompting pushback from a legal expert.Specifically, in an executive order signed on Tuesday, Spanberger is asking state employees to get federal agents to produce a valid warrant on “property of the Commonwealth” and instructs them to “not permit” federal agents from using those areas as staging or processing locations.The order would include polling sites.Spanberger’s move continues Democratic efforts to test the boundaries between state and federal power, exploring what roadblocks…