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MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan: India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday (May 7) in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, with Islamabad vowing retaliation. The Indian government said it had attacked nine sites, describing them as “precision strikes at terrorist camps” in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian-administered side of the disputed region. Three civilians had been wounded in the strikes, which hit at least five locations, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told AFP. “We have confirmed reports of three civilians killed that includes one child,” Asif said. Earlier, Pakistan’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, was appointed executive director of the White House task force for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Tuesday. President Donald Trump made the announcement in a TruthSocial post Tuesday after holding the first official meeting with the task force. Members of his cabinet and FIFA President Gianni Infantino were also in attendance.  President Donald Trump speaks during a FIFA task force meeting in the East Room of the White House Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)”I am proud to…

India said early Wednesday that it had conducted strikes on Pakistan, two weeks after an attack by armed militants killed more than two dozen civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir.The Indian government said its forces had struck nine sites in Pakistan and on Pakistan’s side of the disputed Kashmir region. Pakistani military officials said that five places had been hit, in Punjab Province and its part of Kashmir.“Our actions have been focused, measured and nonescalatory in nature,” the Indian government said. “No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted.”In its own statement, the Pakistani government said that the strikes “will not go unanswered”…

The nomination of Ed Martin, President Trump’s controversial pick to be the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, may be in jeopardy as the “Stop the Steal” advocate who backed Jan. 6 rioters struggles to find sufficient Republican support in the Senate. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee,  announced Tuesday that he won’t support Martin’s nomination. And with that, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Martin’s nomination may not make it out of the judiciary panel for a floor vote. The committee has 12 Republicans and 10 Democrats, meaning that if everyone…

A home daycare in Cape Cod has shuttered its doors after local news revealed a fugitive illegal immigrant from Brazil, who was wanted for child rape in his home country, was living there.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO) Boston arrested Andre Tiago Lucas, wanted for the rape of a 13-year-old child in Brazil, in Bourne in October of last year.”It’s absolutely disgusting and shameful, and it never should have happened, but it doesn’t shock me,” Massachusetts Republican State Rep. Steven George Xiarhos told Fox News Digital. “I was a police officer for 40 years right…

Despite a ‘buy Canadian only movement’ amid a trade war with the U.S., staff at Kelowna City Hall are recommending council not amend its procurement bylaw to make it happen. Possible amendments were first brought up by city councillor Ron Cannan in March.But after a review of its procurement policy, a staff report recommends council stay with the status quo given the majority of its contracts are already being awarded to Canadian companies, many of them Okanagan-based including about 45 per cent in Kelowna.According to the report, which will be presented to council on Monday, 97.529 per cent of the…

Gujarat Titans have gone top of the Indian Premier League with a thrilling three-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians amid showers that relented just in time.In a game twice interrupted by rain, Gujarat won on the DLS method off the final ball of what was effectively a super over, reaching the revised target of 147 for the loss of seven wickets.Mumbai had been restricted to 8-155 after losing five wickets for 27 runs in the middle overs.Will Jacks top-scored with 53 after being dropped before he had scored. Suryakumar Yadav was also reprieved on 10 before scoring 35.When rain first intruded,…

NewsFeedThe papal conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor begins Wednesday in Vatican City. 133 cardinals from around the world will vote in secret until one secures a two-thirds majority. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull explains the process.Published On 6 May 20256 May 2025

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins pushed back on reports that his department would slash over 80,000 jobs, arguing that figures cited in internal department memos were merely goals and accusing Democrats of fear-mongering by saying the cuts would harm veterans’ care.“Our goal is a 15 percent decrease — could be more, could be less,” Mr. Collins told the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee in his first Capitol Hill testimony since being confirmed to President Trump’s cabinet. He added that “no one has discussed firing doctors and firing nurses.”Mr. Collins said that Democrats warning that the cuts could weaken veterans’ health care…

The White House effort to cut funding for NPR and PBS is beginning to take effect. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which backs NPR and PBS, said in a statement on Tuesday that the Department of Education had terminated a federal grant program that funded shows for children.The abrupt cancellation of the grant program, called Ready To Learn, resulted in a loss of $23 million that would have gone to children’s educational shows and games. The first installment of the terminated grant was awarded by the first Trump administration in 2020.Patricia Harrison, the president and chief executive of the Corporation…