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HANOI: The United States has told Vietnam its trade deficit with the Southeast Asian country is “unsustainable” and a major concern, Vietnamese state media reported on Friday (May 16), as the two countries hold negotiations on tariffs. Vietnam has been holding talks with the US, its largest export market, to persuade US President Donald Trump’s administration to take a benign view of its huge trade surplus with America, after Trump in April announced a “reciprocal” tariff rate of 46 per cent on Vietnamese goods, to take effect in July.  Robert Kaproth, a senior US Treasury official, said in a Thursday…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Yankees utility man Oswaldo Cabrera suffered a grotesque injury in the team’s 11-5 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday. Cabrera, 26, posted a heartfelt message on social media late Thursday night about how thankful he is for the support he has received.”After such a sad night for me, having so many negative thoughts after twisting my ankle so brutally, in so much pain, I went to try to sleep so I wouldn’t give in to more bad thoughts. When I woke up, one of the first things I did was…

NewsFeedUkraine and Russia agreed to a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap — the war’s largest — during their first direct peace talks in three years, in Istanbul. Kyiv is now pushing for a Zelensky-Putin summit and a clear ceasefire plan.Published On 16 May 202516 May 2025

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will continue to block the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan men detained in northern Texas while they pursue a challenge to their removals under the wartime Alien Enemies Act.The order from the high court grants an emergency injunction sought by lawyers for a group of Venezuelan migrants who they said faced “imminent” risk of removal under President Trump’s March proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. It maintains an early directive issued by the Supreme Court last month that temporarily prohibited the government from removing the Venezuelan migrants held at…

At the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, his ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie Ventura, testified for multiple days. Her testimony was completed on Friday.Ventura is a critical witness in the prosecution’s case against Combs, who has been accused of sexually assaulting, trafficking and exploiting women for decades until his arrest on multiple charges last September. Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The music mogul could receive a lifetime prison sentence if convicted on all of them.Here are some key takeaways from Ventrua’s testimony.Violence occurred “frequently”In her initial statements before the court, Ventura, now pregnant with her third child and…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week arrested a documented MS-13 gang member with an extensive arrest record, including assault and burglary, ICE told Fox News on Friday. Mykol Santos-Santos, 25, a Guatemalan national who is in the country illegally, was taken into custody by ICE Washington, D.C. in Fairfax, Virginia, on Monday. An ICE officer was injured during the arrest when Santos-Santos resisted. Santos-Santos’ charges and convictions include assault and battery, burglary, credit card fraud, trespassing, drug crimes, property damage, obstruction of justice, attempting to flee police, failure to appear and violating court orders.’OFF OUR STREETS’: ICE MAKES MAJOR ARREST OF INTERNATIONALLY…

Ontario is increasing funding for its autism program to $779 million this year, the government announced in this week’s budget, but advocates say it’s not yet clear exactly where that money will go. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy’s budget, tabled Thursday, contains two lines on the Ontario Autism Program, including touting the new funding.Children, Community and Social Services Minister Michael Parsa’s office has not yet offered details on how the money will be used, but the Ontario Autism Coalition fears it will not all go toward therapy for children.“We’re very happy about any increase to the budget,” said coalition president Alina…

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A grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport.Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Justice Department and Boeing are close to a deal that would allow the aerospace giant to avoid pleading guilty or a trial in a criminal case related to two deadly crashes of its 737 Max passenger jet, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.Boeing agreed to plead guilty in the case last summer in a deal with the Justice Department after the Biden administration found earlier that year that the company violated a 2021 agreement tied to the crashes. A judge…

Tishiko King remembers looking out into the ocean as a child, sitting with her grandfather on the steps of their home on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait.”He used to share that if you look after the ocean, the ocean will return you home,” the Kulkalaig woman told AAP.As a child, Ms King didn’t quite understand what her grandfather’s words meant, but now the 36-year-old marine biologist and self-proclaimed “ocean person” is acutely aware of her responsibility to protect the sea, islands and her community.”I feel saltwater pumping through my veins – it’s the essence of who I am and…