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Coles is taking the fight for shoppers’ stretched budgets back to rival Woolworths with a new winter savings campaign that looks set to escalate the supermarket store wars.The launch comes just weeks after Woolworths announced it would slash prices on hundreds of popular grocery items in a major cost-of-living move aimed at cutting into Coles’ market.On May 14 it introduce a long-term campaign to lower shelf prices on almost 400 essential products both in-store and online, promising a family spending $150 on their weekly shop was likely to save about $15 each week when purchasing from the discounted range.Coles will…

General Anil Chauhan, India’s chief of defence staff, has admitted that an unspecified number of fighter jets were shot down during its conflict with Pakistan last month. The acknowledgement of aerial losses by the country’s highest ranking general comes weeks after the two South Asian neighbours were engaged in their heaviest fighting in decades, which involved fighter jets and cruise missiles. Indian officials had previously refused to confirm or deny Pakistani claims of downing Indian jets. The conflict was triggered after gunmen killed 26 tourists in India-administered Kashmir’s Pahalgam town on April 22. India’s first official admission of a loss of…

Former President Joe Biden’s inner circle considers first lady Jill Biden one of the most powerful first ladies in history, CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios political correspondent Alex Thompson reveal in their new book, “Original Sin.”Jill Biden, a Ph.D. whom White House staffers called “Dr. B” for short, was a reluctant political spouse in the early days of her husband’s career. During his presidential campaigns and into his presidency, the first lady became his staunchest defender and a “political partner in addition to a spouse,” Thompson and Tapper wrote. “Dr. B was a strong, protective force in the White House.…

A Canadian diplomat who was held captive by al-Qaida terrorists in the Sahara Desert for 130 days says Canada’s promised boost to defence should include commitments to combatting the growing Islamic terrorism threat in Africa — a threat he says isn’t getting the attention it deserves. Robert Fowler says it would take “a very large and serious effort to eradicate” the groups that have taken root in West Africa’s Sahel region — particularly Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali — and that U.S. military officials say are fighting to gain access to the western coast, which would increase their ability to…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldZoe has “never voted for Trump, and will never vote for anyone from his inner circle”, she said. But on a blustery Friday afternoon in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, the 24-year-old student walked through a cavernous US Steel plant to attend a rally headlined by the American president.The trainee physician’s assistant gestured to Anthony, a millwright at US Steel’s Irvin Works facility, as she explained what had brought her there: “I just want job security for my partner and our future…

As he prepared to take the helm of Britain’s financial regulator in the summer of 2008, Adair Turner felt as though he had missed out. He was due to start at the Financial Services Authority shortly after the first run on a British bank in more than a century had culminated in the collapse of Northern Rock.The 52-year-old technocrat assumed that crises of this magnitude were once-in-a-career events. But he would find himself dealing with a much more existential one a few months later: the global financial crisis that struck that autumn, triggering the near collapse of the country’s largest…

On the eve of peace talks, Ukraine and Russia sharply ramped up the war with one of the biggest drone battles of their conflict, a Russian highway bridge blown up over a passenger train and an ambitious attack on nuclear-capable bombers deep in Siberia.After days of uncertainty over whether or not Ukraine would even attend, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Defence Minister Rustem Umerov would sit down with Russian officials at the second round of direct peace talks in Istanbul on Monday.The talks, proposed by President Vladimir Putin, have so far yielded the biggest prisoner exchange of the war – but…

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.This week’s quiz highlights legendary landmarks, fruitful facts — and more.Can you get all 8 questions right?For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyleTo try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here. Also, to take our latest News Quiz — published every Friday — click here. American Culture Quiz! How well do you know this week’s topics? (Getty; iStock) Khloe Quill is a lifestyle production assistant with Fox News Digital. She…

Seems that there is always a lot going on behind the walls of the White House where truth can often be stranger than fiction. But fiction can be pretty compelling, too. In the new novel “The First Gentleman” (to be published June 2 by Little, Brown & Co.), the commander in chief is a woman, and her husband is accused of murder. It’s the third collaboration from best-selling author James Patterson and his co-writer, President Bill Clinton. Little, Brown & Co. Was there a scenario in the book that Patterson couldn’t have written without Clinton’s help? “Oh, I couldn’t have…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tyrese Haliburton got the last laugh on Saturday night as he fired back at New York Knicks fan Ben Stiller on social media following Indiana’s Eastern Conference Finals victory.Haliburton had 21 points, 13 assists and three steals as the Pacers won Game 6, 125-108. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 31 points and Obi Toppin had 18 points off the bench. Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton holds up the trophy after the Pacers won Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP…