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UNEASY CALM PERSISTSFor India, Operation Sindoor marked a turning point in its counter-terrorism policy.Its new security doctrine signals a willingness to respond to terrorism with “a swift and proportionate response” regardless of borders or diplomatic sensitivities.Analysts warn that this keeps the entire region on a knife’s edge.Harsh Pant, vice president at Delhi-based think-tank Observer Research Foundation, said India will “continue to climb the escalation ladder”.“(This is) because there are costs that have to be imposed on those who believe that under the influence of a certain kind of stability that maybe nuclear weapons provide, countries can perpetrate violence, whether it…

Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived at the Vatican to meet Pope Leo XIV in what is seen as an attempt to repair relations after President Donald Trump’s repeated barbs against the pontiff.The closed-door meeting is expected to take about half an hour on Thursday, and then Rubio will meet his counterpart, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThis is the first known meeting between the pope and a Trump government official in nearly a year. Parolin said the meeting was requested by the…

Since his second term started, President Trump has announced, negotiated, or floated a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of the pharmaceutical industry.No surprise. About 60% of American adults are “worried about being able to afford prescription drug costs for themselves or their families,” a recent KFF nationwide poll showed. More than 80% consider the price of prescription drugs “unreasonable,” and most support increased regulation to lower costs. Americans pay about three times as much as people in other countries for the same prescription drugs.Last July, Trump sent letters to 17 drugmakers, demanding they voluntarily lower drug prices.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge in New York has ordered the release of a purported suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein to his then-cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, siding with The New York Times in a request to unseal the document.The note had been filed under seal as part of Tartaglione’s case, in which the former police officer was convicted of multiple murders.U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas ruled the document should be made public, finding no sufficient reason to keep it sealed.In the handwritten note, Epstein appears to reference past investigations and expresses frustration, writing in…

A Montreal-based startup has launched a new app designed to encourage young Canadians to save money by turning the process into a game. Benjamin Thomas, 23, co-founder and CEO of Lodavo, said the app, released on major app stores last week, rewards users with entries into weekly prize draws based on how much they save.“We saw that a lot of students and peers struggled with saving money, even though all of us knew that it was important,” Thomas told Global News in an interview. “A lot of people didn’t actually take that concrete action and start building those habits.” 2:48…

Stocks have risen while oil prices have sunk on optimism over a US-Iran peace deal, even as the fate of the critical Strait of Hormuz appears unresolved.MSCI’s All-Country World Index rose 0.23 per cent to approach record highs on Thursday.Europe’s STOXX 600 was little changed, having jumped 2.2 per cent on Wednesday, while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.82 per cent to a fresh record high.Japan’s Nikkei crossed 62,000 for the first time as trading resumed after an extended holiday weekend.While the Middle East situation was uncertain, “the momentum is going in a good direction” and…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Defence Ministry said it will discuss with Norway a shift in Oslo’s position regarding defence export approvals that has halted the supply of missiles intended for its naval combat ships, in the latest blow to the project.In a statement on Thursday (May 7), Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin confirmed that the ministry holds a procurement contract with Norwegian defence firm Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS for the supply of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) guided missiles which are used to equip the country’s littoral combat ships (LCS).  The Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! UFC Freedom 250 is fast approaching after nearly a year of planning, and President Donald Trump gave fans a first look at renderings of what the octagon will look like on the South Lawn.Trump had the fighters for the co-main events behind him in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Alex Pereira will fight Ciryl Gane, while Justin Gaethje will go up against Ilia Topuria.While hosting the fighters, Trump showed pictures of what the event will look like, with the White House smack-dab in the background and 4,000 up-close seats surrounding the octagon.…

Gaza City, Gaza Strip – May 7, 2025, was the day Amal Sobeih’s daughter was born. It was also the day her husband was killed.Yahya Sobeih saw little Sana come into the world. At six in the morning, he took Amal to the hospital as she struggled through labour pains.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAt the time, Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza was still raging, and military strikes across the enclave had not stopped.But the couple were filled with excitement as they prepared to welcome their third child, and the first sister to their two sons, Baraa and Kenan,…

Arm Holdings shares fell Wednesday evening despite the chip designer reporting a better-than-expected quarter and giving an upbeat outlook for its data center CPU business. Revenue for the company’s fiscal 2026 fourth quarter ended March 31 increased 20% year-over-year to $1.49 billion, ahead of the LSEG-compiled analysts’ consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. Non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) increased 9% to 60 cents, beating the 58 cents expected. ARM YTD mountain Arm Holdings YTD Shares of Arm dipped roughly 6% in after-hours trading, giving back about half the gains they had during the regular session. We pointed out in Wednesday’s Morning…