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The fighting had been the worst between the old South Asian enemies in nearly three decades and threatened to erupt into a full-scale war in one of the world’s most volatile and densely populated regions. There were brief fears that nuclear arsenals might come into play as Pakistan’s military said a top body overseeing its nuclear weapons would meet. But the defence minister said no such meeting was scheduled, hours after a night of heavy fighting in which the two countries targeted each other’s military bases and the combined civilian death toll rose to 66. “Pakistan and India have agreed…

Carlo Ancelotti says Xabi Alonso has “all the doors open” for a move to a big club, with speculation building that the former Real Madrid midfielder is set to replace the Italian coach at the helm of the Spanish powerhouse. Ancelotti gave his routine pre-game news conference on Saturday, a day after Alonso announced he was leaving Bayer Leverkusen. He praised the work of Alonso, who has been widely linked to an eventual move back to Madrid after leading the German club to the Bundesliga title last season. “I read that Xabi is leaving Bayer Leverkusen, where he did a…

A bronze sculpture depicting the attempted assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, PA, last year was seen displayed in the Oval Office on Friday.The commanding piece of symbolic art, which appeared to be at least two feet tall, was seen next to Trump’s Resolute Desk as he signed a series of executive orders in front of the press. It depicts the now-iconic image of then-candidate Trump being hauled off stage by three Secret Service members – including the current director of the agency, Sean Curran – after would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks fired off several bullets from a nearby rooftop…

A tense video emerged of a Massachusetts ICE arrest being disrupted by a crowd of about 25 people in what police are calling a “chaotic incident.” Footage captured Thursday in Worcester shows a group of residents chanting “don’t take the mother!” and “no warrant!” after a woman was led into an SUV by uniformed ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. Before the vehicle can pull away, other women are seen placing their hands on the front hood of an SUV and screaming in protest.  At one point, a CBP agent and a bystander start shoving each other as he tried…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Charles Barkley is not a fan of the NCAA’s management of NIL and the transfer portal. Barkley, 62, didn’t mince words when talking about the current state of college basketball. “The NCAA, they’re a bunch of idiots and fools. They have ruined the sport. I don’t know how you put the toothpaste back into the tube,” Barkley said during a recent appearance on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich.” College basketball analyst Charles Barkley on air before the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four championship game. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)Barkley isn’t opposed to college…

South Korea’s embattled conservative party has cancelled then reinstated the presidential candidacy of Kim Moon-soo within hours as internal turmoil escalated ahead of the country’s general election.Saturday’s chaotic U-turn, after a failed attempt to replace Kim with former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, underscored the People Power Party’s leadership crisis following the ouster of former president Yoon Suk-yeol over his martial law imposition in December, which possibly doomed the conservatives’ chances of winning another term in government.Kim, a staunch conservative and former labour minister under Yoon, was named the PPP’s presidential candidate on May 3 after winning 56.3 per cent of…

In SummaryAfrica is investing heavily in digital infrastructure, e-governance, and innovation hubs to position itself for the era of remote work.South Africa, Mauritius, and Kenya are already ahead in the race with flexible policies, submarine cables, and nomad visas for remote workers.Seychelles granted over 2,000 remote worker applications in under a year, illustrating global demand for Africa’s new digital havens.Deep Dive!Remote work is no longer considered ‘the future, it is now a reality. For tech professionals, freelancers, and investors, the digital infrastructure of a country can make or break a decision. Across Africa, governments are beginning to understand this fact…

The spark for the latest conflict between India and Pakistan, the most expansive fighting between the two countries in decades, was a terrorist attack on civilians in Kashmir last month.The Indian government had been projecting calm on its side of the disputed Kashmir region. A group of militants managed to puncture that image. They came out of the woods in a scenic picnic spot and killed 26 men. The men, almost all of them Hindu, were singled out for their religion, and many of them were killed in front of their wives and families, according to witness accounts.A little-known group…

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Deep-dish pizza shall be served in place of communion wafers. Michael Jordan shall be declared the Greatest of All Time. And the Trevi Fountain shall be dyed green.If internet memes became reality, Pope Leo XIV of Dolton, Ill., a southern suburb of Chicago, would turn Vatican City into Downtown Chicago, complete with a reflective kidney bean statue and carts serving ketchup-less hot dogs. Malört — Chicago’s unofficial liquor with a burning-tires aftertaste — would replace red wine as a symbol of the blood of Christ.These and other whimsical suggestions started popping up on social media moments after Robert Francis Prevost’s…