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TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Tuesday (Mar 24) it will skip for the first time a high-level World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Cameroon following a dispute with the host nation over the name used for the island in visa documents. The Taiwanese foreign ministry said it had lodged a “stern protest” after Cameroon designated the island “Taiwan, Province of China” in paperwork issued to Taiwan’s delegation before it departed for the Mar 26 to Mar 29 event.Cameroon then granted members of the group a “visa exemption”, but the document did not mention their nationality, misspelt some English names and identified almost…

Israeli analysts describe confusion after US President Trump unexpectedly shifts from threatened strikes on Iran to talks.Israeli analysts have described a sense of disappointment and confusion in the country after United States President Donald Trump’s claim that negotiations with Iran to wind down the war would continue.Trump’s comments come despite his threats to launch a wave of strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure, and denials from Iran that any negotiations are taking place.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThroughout the war, Israeli leaders have framed themselves as being at the forefront of the fight against Iran, with Prime Minister Benjamin…

In the middle of the latest wave of the air strikes across Iran, there was a sudden about-face from President Trump, postponing for five days a deadline to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants in order to break the country’s siege on the Strait of Hormuz. Charlie D’Agata has the latest.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The illegal immigrant accused of murdering a college student in Chicago has a criminal record and entered the U.S. under the Biden administration, according to officials.Twenty-five-year-old Jose Medina, a Venezuelan national, was arrested on Friday after he allegedly killed Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student in a shooting. A police source earlier told Fox News that the Thursday shooting was an apparent ambush, adding that the suspect was reportedly wearing some kind of face mask or covering. He was arrested in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, close to where the shooting…

You can credit last week’s atmospheric river. It brought a large volume of snow at upper elevations and rain at lower elevations, creating high to extreme avalanches hazard in the parks. “So getting a big result wasn’t unexpected (but) getting a result that big was unexpected.” That’s how Conrad Janzen, a visitor safety specialist with Parks Canada, describes his reaction to watching an huge avalanche cover the Icefields Parkway during avalanche control work on Highway 93, north of Lake Louise on Saturday morning.“The avalanche itself was close to 500 metres wide and traveled a total distance of about two and…

Iran has launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel, the Israeli military says, after US President Donald Trump postponed a threat to bomb the Islamic Republic’s power grid because of what he described as productive talks with Iranian officials.The missiles triggered air raid sirens in parts of Israel, including Tel Aviv where blasts from interceptions were heard.In one attack, homes in northern Israel were damaged by falling debris following an interception. No deaths were reported.Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Monday that the US and Iran had held “very good and productive” conversations about a “complete and total…

SINGAPORE: Vietnam’s national air carrier will suspend nearly two dozen domestic flights a week starting next month because of limited fuel supplies caused by the Middle East war, the nation’s aviation authority has said.The price of jet fuel has soared since the start of the conflict more than three weeks ago, which has sent oil prices soaring and sparked fears of fuel shortages.”Vietnam Airlines plans to temporarily suspend operations on several routes from Apr 1,” totalling 23 flights a week, the country’s civil aviation authority said in a statement late on Monday (Mar 23).”The limited supply of aviation fuel (Jet…

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Eastern. The New York Times A major, 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.The temblor happened at 12:37 a.m. Eastern about 103 miles west of Neiafu, Tonga, data from the agency shows.U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the magnitude was 7.6.As seismologists review available data, they may revise the earthquake’s reported magnitude. Additional information collected about the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is ratcheting up pressure on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats in the upper chamber as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown creeps into a sixth week with no end in sight.House GOP leaders are poised to hold votes Thursday on a pair of bills aimed at putting Democrats on the spot for the shutdown, Fox News Digital has learned.Johnson is having the House vote for a third time on funding DHS through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The bill is…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Katie Ledecky has proven to be an American powerhouse in the pool all by herself.She’s the most decorated female Olympian in history with 14 total medals, including nine gold. She also has a record 18 individual gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships. It’s safe to say that she knows a thing or two about representing Team USA on the world stage. Katie Ledecky poses with the American flag and gold medal after winning the women’s 1500m freestyle final at Paris La Defense Arena on July 31, 2024. (Simon Bruty/Sports Illustrated via…