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BOAO, Hainan: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will make a four-day trip to China from Wednesday (Mar 25), with stops in Hainan and Hong Kong.He will deliver a keynote speech at the opening plenary of the Boao Forum for Asia’s annual conference in Hainan, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Tuesday.The Boao Forum for Asia is often touted as Asia’s version of the Davos World Economic Forum, bringing together leaders from government, business and academia to discuss global issues.The forum marks its 25th anniversary this year, with the theme for the conference “Shaping a Shared Future: New Dynamics, New Opportunities,…

Three votes across Europe in recent days have dealt setbacks to the populist far right.In France, centrist and left-leaning forces won in Paris and Lyon during local elections that ended Sunday, securing mayoral and city council seats. They also won in France’s second-largest city, Marseille, where the far-right party, the National Rally (RN), had hoped to gain a foothold after making some gains in the first round.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn Slovenia’s parliamentary election on Sunday, liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob’s Freedom Movement (GS) edged out the right-wing former Prime Minister Janez Jansa’s Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS).And…

Washington — The Senate is closing in on a deal to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security and end the partial government shutdown that has stretched six weeks and snarled air travel. A group of Senate Republicans met with President Trump at the White House on Monday evening and returned to the Capitol optimistic about a possible deal. Asked by reporters if Republicans had a solution, Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama said, “We do.”Senators said Monday night that they were aiming to finalize legislative text and work toward resolving the impasse later this week. “We’re waiting to see something…

If you had a television set in the 1950s, there’s a better-than-even chance that each week you were watching comic Sid Caesar. “I don’t think there’s anybody comparable now, and I don’t think there’s ever been anyone comparable,” said writer David Margolick, the author of “When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy.”And he was! As many as 20 million people tuned into Caesar’s live weekly variety series, “Your Show of Shows.” “If you had a store that was open on Saturday night, or you were staging live shows on Broadway, you were very unhappy with ‘Your Show…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Parents in Fairfax County, Virginia, are outraged after a 19-year-old illegal alien was charged for allegedly groping girls at the county’s high school.”It’s terrifying as a parent because when I send my daughters to school, I think they’re safe in the care of the school,” Stacy Langton said. “And in this case, they absolutely were not safe, and I don’t know what parent wouldn’t be completely distraught at the idea that their daughters could be getting sexually battered while they’re changing classes.”Israel Flores Ortiz, an illegal alien from El Salvador who crossed…

The chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) says he believes his organization followed appropriate financial procedures and is willing to pursue legal action after being asked by the federal government to repay millions of dollars in spending. Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) sent a letter dated March 12 to Bobby Cameron and FSIN CEO Martin Paul detailing lines of ineligible and unsupported expenses totalling $27.6 million between April 2019 and March 2024.The letter is in response to the findings of a forensic audit conducted by KPMG that reviewed the FSIN’s use of federal funding to assess compliance with…

As WA service stations already run dry from the Iran war-induced fuel crisis, industry leaders have warned ‘virtually every business in WA’ will be disrupted.

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday (Mar 24) declared a state of national energy emergency in response to the Middle East conflict and what he called an “imminent danger” posed to the country’s energy supply.Marcos said a committee has been formed to ensure the orderly movement, supply, distribution and availability of fuel, food, medicines, agricultural products and other essential goods.In an executive order shared with the media, Marcos said the conflict had created uncertainty in global energy markets, severe supply chain disruption and significant volatility and upward pressure on international oil prices, “thereby posing a threat to the…

NewsFeedCCTV footage shows an Israeli soldier throwing a stun grenade into a shop during a night raid near Ramallah.Published On 24 Mar 202624 Mar 2026SaveClick here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Democrats blasted federal immigration authorities after a viral video showed officers arresting two people, including a crying woman, at San Francisco International Airport.The video shows the woman — who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said is an illegal alien — wailing and dropping to the ground as she is being arrested by two plainclothes agents on Sunday while her daughter cries in the background.California Democrats argued the video showed excessive force and would instill fear in immigrant communities, while calling for answers from federal authorities.Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., said the…