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It’s late at night in South Nashville, and the seventh day of a weeklong immigration sweep here. Tennessee state troopers, trailed by federal ICE agents in unmarked cars, raced down deserted streets in this predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. “Are you in Harding? Now — this white one went back down there too.” These are volunteers from The ReMIX Tennessee, an immigrant advocacy organization. They’re trying to document and disrupt what they say is an unprecedented partnership between state troopers and ICE agents. “Yeah it’s putting a lot of fear in the community. Like, I’m having conversations with people’s families who are…

A House Republican sharply criticized comments President Donald Trump made regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, flatly calling some of them “dumb.”In a Truth Social post, Trump first called out Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying the foreign leader “has gone absolutely CRAZY!” and is “needlessly killing” — but then the president pivoted to slam Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, declaring, “Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don’t like it, and it better stop.”In a statement to Fox News, Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., opined, “The first half of this message is perfect, the rest is dumb. Trump is attacking President Zelensky while…

Social media users have been drawing comparisons between online support for accused killers Elias Rodriguez, Rodney Hinton Jr. and Luigi Mangione.”That people who commit murder are receiving any meaningful amount of public support, seemingly because the victims are seen by the murder’s supporters as belonging to the political opposition, is an exceptionally bad sign for our society,” Nicholas Creel, Georgia College and State University ethics professor, told Fox News Digital. “Democracy requires people to be committed to certain values, such as the peaceable resolution of our differences. Without that, we’re at risk for a far wider breakdown in the rule…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Adam Page and Mercedes Moné won their respective Owen Hart Foundation Tournaments and earned shots at their respective All Elite Wrestling world championships at Double or Nothing on Sunday.The stakes were high for both intense battles. Adam Page, top, chokes Juice Robinson during “AEW Dynamite” on Oct. 2, 2024 at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)”Hangman” Page picked up the victory over Will Ospreay in what may have been the match of the night between the AEW stars. Page and Ospreay gave it their all. Page…

Developments in the vanishing of two children in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County have seemingly stalled, as no new information is being shared with the public. It’s been 24 days since Lilly and Jack Sullivan — aged six and four — were reported missing from their home in Lansdowne Station, N.S.Their disappearance launched a multi-day search that involved upwards of 160 people, including volunteers and agencies from around the province. Searchers were back to the woods near the home a week ago, but there have have been no significant updates since. Lilly and Jack Sullivan, aged six and four, were reported missing…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Japanese longer-dated bonds rallied on Tuesday after the government took the rare step of canvassing primary dealers and other market participants for their views on issuance, raising speculation it may scale back supply.The move by the Japanese finance ministry appeared designed to restore calm to a bond market that has been racked by volatility in recent weeks, with borrowing costs rising to record highs last week.The yield on the 30-year Japanese government bond, which hit 3.2 per cent last week, fell 0.19…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Good morning. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the 50 per cent tariffs on EU imports, which he threatened would start on June 1, would be delayed until July 9. If only we had a handy acronym for this sort of thing! Email me with suggestions: robert.armstrong@ft.com. Stablecoins: it doesn’t take a Genius A stablecoin issuer is a bank and a stablecoin is a bank deposit. This is not complicated. If you hand me money and I invest it, and in return…

Albany-based Olympian and now downhill star Tanya Bailey claimed a thrilling rainbow jersey victory at the 2025 Masters Mountain Bike World Championships in Cairns on May 17.She pipped fellow Australian Rachel White by finishing the tricky course in 4 minutes 33.356 seconds to take the downhill mountain bike title in the 40-44 age group by just over two-tenths of a second.White was leading at the fourth split, but Bailey found enough in her legs to pip her over the final stretch.Bailey’s time was the fastest of all female competitors and placed her 10th overall in the downhill event.The hurdles along…

The Lowy Institute sifted through World Bank data to calculate developing nations’ repayment obligations. It found that the poorest 75 countries were set to make “record high debt repayments” to China in 2025 at a combined US$22 billion. “As a result, China’s net lending position has shifted rapidly,” Duke said. “Moving from being a net provider of financing – where it lent more than it received in repayments – to a net drain, with repayments now exceeding loan disbursements.” Paying off debts was starting to jeopardise spending on hospitals, schools, and climate change, the Lowy report found. “Pressure from Chinese…

Southeast Asian leaders are set to hold their first ever summit with China and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as they seek to insulate their trade-dependent economies from the effect of steep tariffs from the United States. The meeting, in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, is taking place on Tuesday, on the second day of the annual summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It follows separate talks between leaders of the ASEAN and the GCC, which comprises of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, opening…