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new video loaded: Argentine Fans Are Struggling to Afford This World CupArgentine fans have flocked to previous World Cups by the tens of thousands, but the high cost of attending this year’s event is creating a new challenge. Tariq Panja, a global sports correspondent for The New York Times, traveled to Buenos Aires to meet fans who were reckoning with the rising prices, which FIFA said would create income to help fund soccer development around the world.May 6, 2026

President Trump said Tuesday he has paused Project Freedom — a U.S. effort announced over the weekend to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz — to see if the United States can strike a deal with Iran.    The president announced the about-face in a Truth Social post, writing that the project is on hold “for a short period of time” because the U.S. and Iran have made “Great Progress…toward a Complete and Final Agreement.” He said he made the decision at the request of Pakistan, which has helped mediate negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.The United States’ blockade…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Ohio brothers who posed as Middle Eastern royalty were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in a series of fraud schemes totaling roughly $21 million, which prosecutors say were carried out with the help of a former East Cleveland mayoral aide.Zubair and Muzzammil Al Zubair, roughly 42 and 31, were sentenced to 24 and 23 years in prison, respectively, according to local outlet Cleveland. “You stole a lot of money, defrauded people and put East Cleveland in a terrible light,” U.S. District Judge Donald Nugent said, referring to the brothers. “You basically flaunted…

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KOLKATA: Four people have been killed in political unrest after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party celebrated victory in state polls in West Bengal, police and party officials said Wednesday (May 6).Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept polls in the key eastern state of more than 100 million people, winning 206 of the 294 assembly seats, according to results announced Monday, for its first-ever victory in West Bengal.West Bengal had been ruled by Modi’s fierce critic and adversary Mamata Banerjee as chief minister since 2011.Banerjee, leader of the regional All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), also lost her seat in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman’s absence in the final stretch of the regular season and during the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was to address his mental health, he revealed in a statement Tuesday.Hedman, who also missed a significant amount of time this season due to injury, addressed the situation in a statement shared by the team.  Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman celebrates with the bench after scoring against the Buffalo Sabres during the third period of an NHL game in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 28, 2026. (Chris…

Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAdvanced Micro Devices reported first-quarter earnings Tuesday that topped expectations, while the company’s revenue forecast also exceeded estimates as demand soars for chips to power artificial intelligence workloads.The stock jumped about 15% in extended trading. Here’s how the chipmaker did versus LSEG consensus estimates for the quarter ended in March:EPS: $1.37 vs. $1.29 adjusted expectedRevenue: $10.25 billion vs. $9.89 billion expectedRevenue climbed 38% from $7.44 billion a…

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailCharlotte Zhou, Consumer and Internet A0analyst at China Galaxy International, discusses shifts in consumer behavior during China’s Labor Day “Golden Week.” While overall spending was strong, consumers appeared more cautious and value-driven, with a pivot towards more short-haul domestic trips, opting for rail over air flights. She also notes how they are being more selective in the experiences they spend on.

Authorities say the cell was planning ‘targeted assassinations against high-level government officials’.Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026Syrian authorities say they have arrested a Hezbollah-linked cell accused of plotting to assassinate senior government figures, an allegation rejected as “false” by the Lebanese armed group.The Syrian Ministry of Interior said late on Tuesday it carried out a “series of simultaneous security operations” in the Damascus countryside as well as in the provinces of Aleppo, Homs, Tartous and Latakia.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAccording to the ministry, the raids resulted in the “dismantling of an organised cell affiliated with the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An illegal immigrant woman convicted of attempting to kill her newborn baby on Long Island, New York, has been successfully deported from the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.Soili Xiomara Aparicio-Santos, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, was deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from New York in April. The agency said she was deported after serving just eight years in a New York prison sentence for attempted infant murder.  Aparicio-Santos entered the country illegally under the Obama administration in 2014. She has had a final order of…