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The international community should look to impose sanctions on Israel to stop its war in Gaza, Spain’s foreign minister has said, at a Madrid meeting of European and Arab nations, urging a halt to Israel’s punishing offensive in which Palestinian deaths and the spread of starvation are increasing each day. The high-level talks on Sunday are the fifth official meeting of what is known as “The Madrid Group”. Countries in the European Union that Israel had long counted on as close allies have been adding their voices to growing global pressure after it expanded military operations in the besieged and…

Phil Robertson, who rose to fame as the patriarch of the Robertson family on the hit reality show “Duck Dynasty,” has died, his family announced. He was 79.”Thank you for the love and prayers of so many whose lives have been impacted by his life saved by grace, his bold faith, and by his desire to tell everyone who would listen the Good News of Jesus,” his family wrote on social media. “We are grateful for his life on earth and will continue the legacy of love for God and love for others until we see him again.”A cause of…

The following is the transcript of an interview with Cindy McCain, World Food Programme executive director, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 25, 2025.MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face the Nation. We turn now to the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Cindy McCain. She joins us this morning from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Good morning to you.U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CINDY MCCAIN: Good morning.MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to ask you about a few hotspots in Africa, but let’s start first on the Middle East if we…

Niphon | Istock | Getty ImagesTencent and Baidu, two of China’s largest technology companies, revealed how they’re keeping in the global artificial intelligence race even as the U.S. tightens some curbs on key semiconductors.The business’ methods include stockpiling chips, making AI models more efficient and even using homegrown semiconductors.While the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump scrapped one controversial Biden-era chip rule, it still tightened exports of some semiconductors from companies including Nvidia and AMD in April.Big names in the sector addressed the issue during their latest earnings conference calls.Martin Lau, president of Tencent — the operator of China’s biggest…

An Australian man, originally from Queensland, has been arrested in Bali after allegedly attempting to import 1.7kg of cocaine into Indonesia.Lamar Aaron Ahchee, 43, can now be revealed as the Australian man who has been arrested.At a police media conference on Monday, Bali Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya Identified the Australian as LAA.Mr Ahchee, who is understood to have lived in Sydney from at least 2011 – 20017, has lived and worked in both Australia and Indonesia.On April 12, 2025, Indonesian National Police alleged that two packages were sent from England to Indonesia.The packages, police said, were addressed to…

TOKYO: Japan’s new farm minister said on Monday (May 26) the country’s embattled government would release reserve rice directly to large retailers in an attempt to bring down prices for consumers after the recent spike. The cost of the staple has soared in recent months, creating a major headache for Japan’s unpopular leadership ahead of upper house elections due in July. Farm Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the strategy in recent months of auctioning rice from the government’s strategic reserve had failed to reduce prices in stores. Officials have therefore “decided to sell it in voluntary contracts” to “large retailers, who…

United States President Donald Trump has lambasted his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, describing him as “absolutely crazy” after Moscow launched its largest aerial attack of the war on Ukraine, killing at least 13 people. Trump’s comments, issued on his Truth Social platform late on Sunday, marked a rare rebuke of Putin. “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!” the US president wrote. “I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right,…

The following is the transcript of an interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 25, 2025.MARGARET BRENNAN: We begin with the passage of what President Trump is calling his “Big Beautiful Bill,” and the man who got it through the House, Speaker Mike Johnson, who joins us from Benton, Louisiana. Good morning to you, Mr. Speaker.SPEAKER JOHNSON: Hey, good morning, and I wish a blessed Memorial Day weekend to everybody.MARGARET BRENNAN: Indeed. Well, you got this massive tax and border bill through, just barely, one vote margin.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Knicks secured their first victory in an Eastern Conference Finals series in a quarter-century on Sunday night. Star guard Jalen Brunson scored 23 points, while center Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 points in the fourth quarter to complete New York’s second half comeback in Indianapolis. The Knicks trailed by 20 points at one point in the game, but rallied to a 106-100 Game 3 win over the Pacers. Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the New York Knicks reacts against the Indiana Pacers during the fourth quarter in Game Three of the Eastern…

The Horry County Police Department is asking locals to steer clear of the area following reports of a mass shooting.The incident occurred on Watson Avenue in Little River and police are saying that at least 11 individuals have been transported to area hospitals by Horry County Fire Rescue.Police also said via social media that they have received reports of others arriving at area hospitals via personal vehicles.MASS SHOOTING IN MYRTLE BEACH TOURIST HOTSPOT LEAVES 1 DEAD, 11 WOUNDED Eleven victims transported to hospitals after mass shooting in Horry County (Horry County Police)No further information was immediately available.”This is an active and…