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Washington — Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee next week to answer questions about the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the panel said Wednesday.”The Department of Justice has stated Pam Bondi will not appear on April 14 for a deposition since she is no longer Attorney General and was subpoenaed in her capacity as Attorney General,” a spokeswoman for the Oversight Committee said. “The Committee will contact Pam Bondi’s personal counsel to discuss next steps regarding scheduling her deposition.”The subpoena, issued by Oversight…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! HOPE TOWN, Bahamas —The husband of a missing American woman in the Bahamas has spoken out for the first time since she disappeared off a small boat, writing that he is “heartbroken.”Bahamian officials said Lynette Hooker, 55, and Brian Hooker, 58, left Hope Town’s Abaco Inn at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and went on a smaller boat, known as a dinghy, to travel to their yacht. Brian Hooker reportedly told officials that Lynette fell into the water with the ignition key, causing the engine to shut off. The current carried her…

Someone who bought a Lotto Max ticket for Tuesday’s draw is $75-million richer. The prize breakdown shows one ticket matched the winning numbers — three, eight, 15, 19, 23, 29 and 37; the bonus number was four.The winning ticket will be the last before new changes come into effect for Lotto Max starting Friday.Lotto Max tickets will cost $6 instead of $5, but there will now be four lines of numbers people can win on instead of three. In addition, people will choose their seven numbers from one to 52 instead of 50. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada…

Turkish authorities have detained nine people as part of an investigation into an attack on police outside a building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul that left one assailant dead, Turkey’s state-run news agency reports.Two other assailants were wounded and captured during Tuesday’s shootout in the city’s financial and business district while two police officers sustained slight injuries, officials said.Israel had withdrawn its diplomats from Turkey over security concerns and deteriorating relations with the country’s officials shortly after the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, and officials said the consulate was closed at the time of the attack.Interior…

Suyudi also highlighted that several countries in the region, including Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei and Laos, have already banned vapes.Malaysia is aiming to implement a similar ban by mid-2026. In Singapore, the maximum penalties for possessing, using, importing and selling vapes will be raised significantly after changes to the law were passed in parliament in March. Under the new law, the purchase, use and possession of vapes now carry a maximum fine of S$10,000 (US$7,848), up from S$2,000 previously. Vaping was first banned in Singapore in 2018. Previously in February, Jakarta Post had quoted Suyudi as saying that Indonesia “must not be another…

NewsFeedBlack plumes of smoke from an oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island were seen, after what Iranian authorities stated was an “enemy attack” on the site. The oil refinery company stated the refinery was hit Wednesday morning. No casualties were immediately reported.Published On 8 Apr 20268 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump will meet with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte Wednesday at the White House, just as transatlantic relations within the alliance have frayed during U.S. operations in Iran. Trump has repeatedly threatened to withdraw the U.S. from NATO and slammed European nations for blocking base access and providing limited help to the Iran offensive known as Operation Epic Fury. Despite a good relationship with the head of NATO, who once called him “daddy” of the alliance, Trump has said he views NATO as a “one-way street.” “You’ll have to start learning how to fight…

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the U.S. has won the Iran war and is claiming that there is a “new regime” in place in Tehran. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would agree to a “double-sided” ceasefire with Iran that will see him hold off from further attacks for two weeks in exchange for Tehran agreeing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Trump made the announcement on social media less than two hours before his deadline for what he threatened would be the destruction of Iran’s “civilization.” He said it came after conversations with Pakistani mediators who…

Aussies will need to brace for prolonged cost of living pain from the Middle East war as the International Monetary Fund warns economic damage may linger for years.

BANGKOK: The three crewmen on the Thai-flagged vessel that was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz last month have died, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said at a press conference on Wednesday (Apr 8).US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February prompted Tehran to respond by effectively closing the strait, a crucial artery for global oil supplies, and launching attacks on vessels.The Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree was struck on Mar 11 while travelling through the Gulf waterway, after departing a port in the United Arab Emirates.Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in March that they had struck the Mayuree Naree, as well as a Liberia-flagged…