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ASEAN REMAINS VULNERABLEWhat is most striking, however, is the collective silence. ASEAN, as an institution, has issued no substantive statement on the Hormuz crisis, proposed no coordinated diplomatic position, and exercised no leverage, individually or collectively, on the belligerents.China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on the Hormuz Strait. India is recalibrating its entire energy diplomacy. South Korea has activated an emergency economic task force. ASEAN is managing fuel coupons and work-from-home mandates. The gap between the region’s economic exposure and its geopolitical weight has never been more visible.This is not an argument for ASEAN to intervene militarily or to…

The Democratic representative from California has resigned his seat in Congress over multiple sexual misconduct allegations.By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 14 Apr 202614 Apr 2026Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell has resigned from the United States Congress, amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct.On Tuesday, a fifth woman came forward to accuse Swalwell of unwanted sexual contact, saying the Democratic lawmaker drugged and raped her during an encounter in 2018.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“My delay in taking action against Eric was driven by fear, not doubt – fear of his political power,” Lonna Drewes said during a news…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! News that now-former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., would abandon his California gubernatorial bid in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations on Sunday didn’t prevent Senate lawmakers on Monday from demanding that the embattled congressman go one step further and resign.”I do,” Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., said plainly when asked if Swalwell should step down from the House of Representatives.”Yes,” Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., answered.But even as lawmakers began weighing in, Swalwell said he had decided to yield to the pressure. He announced plans to leave office, even while pushing back on claims…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Florida surgeon was indicted by a grand jury after authorities said he removed a man’s liver instead of his spleen.The Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit in Florida announced in a release Monday that Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky was charged with second-degree manslaughter after he allegedly removed the liver from 70-year-old Bill Bryan of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, in 2024 during a procedure at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach, Florida.Prosecutors allege the surgery was scheduled to be a laparoscopic splenectomy, a minimally invasive procedure…

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan.Lucas Jackson | ReutersMeta and Broadcom on Tuesday announced a sweeping deal that extends an existing partnership between the two companies for the design of Meta’s custom in-house AI accelerators through 2029. At the same time, Meta said Broadcom’s CEO, Hock Tan, told Meta last week that he has decided not to stand for reelection to Meta’s board according to a filing. Tan joined Meta’s board in 2024.Meta has committed to an initial deployment of 1 gigawatt of its Training and Inference Accelerators according to a statement. The deal will eventually see Meta deploying multiple gigawatts of…

Stock picture of a British Airways plane taking off from London Heathrow Airport.Stefan Rousseau – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty ImagesEurope’s airline industry is at risk of a “systemic” jet fuel shortage in the next few weeks if the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, with the potential of hundreds of flight cuts, according to experts.Claudio Galimberti, chief economist at Rystad Energy, told CNBC’s Ritika Gupta on “Europe Early Edition,” on Tuesday that the situation facing airlines “pretty much depends on how many barrels will be flowing through the Strait.” “The situation within the next three, four weeks can…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Team USA star Ilona Maher is not happy with her alma mater, Quinnipiac University, after their recent decision regarding their women’s rugby team.The university released a statement on Tuesday, stating a realignment of their athletics program “to support long-term competitive, financial, and Title IX objectives.” Within the statement, the women’s rugby team is transitioning from a varsity team to a club team “at the conclusion of the current competitive cycle.””These decisions are never easy, but they are essential to ensuring that Quinnipiac Athletics remains equitable, competitive, and sustainable for the long term,”…

A delegation from a B.C. First Nation is in the United Kingdom this week to push for full compensation for a disastrous fuel and oil spill nearly 10 years ago. The delegation from the Heiltsuk First Nation met with Arsenio Dominguez, the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), as well as Transport Canada’s IMO delegation in London.The First Nation wants the Canadian government to come to the table to resolve restoration and compensation for the Nathan E. Stewart oil spill, which happened almost 10 years ago in Heiltsuk territory.The tug was loaded with 226,840 litres of diesel fuel…

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Toronto, Canada – Rallies have been held across Canada urging the government to reverse planned cuts to a healthcare programme for refugees and asylum seekers.Dozens of people demonstrated in Toronto on Tuesday as part of a national day of action against cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), which are set to come into effect on May 1. Critics say the curbs put vulnerable people at risk and will lead to higher costs down the line.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“We want to make sure that we have a universal healthcare system, and we also don’t want…