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Islamabad, Pakistan – The United States’s top intelligence official has placed Pakistan alongside Russia, China, North Korea and Iran as a country whose advancing missile capabilities could eventually put US territory within reach.Presenting the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment [PDF] before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the five countries were “researching and developing an array of novel, advanced or traditional missile delivery systems with nuclear and conventional payloads, that put our homeland within range”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listOn Pakistan specifically, Gabbard told lawmakers that “Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile development potentially…

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A lawyer who worked closely with Jeffrey Epstein for decades before becoming an executor of his estate will be questioned Thursday by the House Oversight Committee. Darren Indyke was perhaps Epstein’s closest associate dating back to the 1980s. He was involved in assembling Epstein’s complex web of businesses, properties and legal teams for a voluminous tangle of civil and criminal matters.Indyke is the second of two executors of Epstein’s estate to testify before the committee behind closed doors. The other, accountant Richard Kahn, testified on March 11 that he “was not aware of the nature or extent of Epstein’s abuse of…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Nebraska school is mourning the loss of one of its own after a 22-year-old track and field athlete was tragically killed in a collision with a wrong-way driver last week, according to online records. Matthew Wing, a junior on the Concordia University, Nebraska track and field team, was killed in Cass County, Missouri, Friday after a vehicle carrying him and three other members of the team was struck by a vehicle being driven the wrong way on Interstate 49, KOLN reported. Matthew Wing, a junior on the Concordia University track and field…

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A pilot who flew into controlled airspace without clearance came within metres of two F-35 fighter jets about to land at a Northern Territory RAAF base, Australia’s transport safety watchdog has determined.An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation found the pilot of Piper PA-28 was participating in an outback air race, when it lost power and was unable to communicate with air traffic control.The pilot entered controlled airspace near RAAF Base Tindal, about 332km southeast of Darwin, and came within 7.6m of two fighter jets trying to land in August last year.Camera IconTwo F-35 fighter jets were about to land…

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South Korea and Japan are facing uncomfortable questions about their mutual defensive obligations as the United States seeks support from its allies in the war on Iran, now nearly three weeks in and escalating by the day.Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump urged the United Kingdom, China, France, Japan, and South Korea to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz, which has remained de facto closed since Washington launched its war with ally Israel on Tehran on March 28.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe president backpedalled on his position on Tuesday – declaring on social media that…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Republican running in a Virginia special election significantly outperformed expectations Tuesday night, sparking chatter on social media that Republicans could have momentum in the blue-trending state where Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger has faced backlash for her progressive agenda since taking office. In the race to replace Republican Virginia House District 98 Delegate Barry Knight, who died of cancer last month, Andrew Rice defeated Democrat Cheryl Smith by 25 points in a climate where voters in the commonwealth have been turning to Democrats in recent elections.Conservatives on social media were quick to point…

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Ever heard of a singer who chugs strawberry flavoured milk before they go onstage?If not, it’s definitely time you got acquainted with aleksiah, a rising pop star from Adelaide who just opened for UK sensation Maisie Peters.There’s a lot more to her than an affinity for a pre-show beverage, having turned her lockdown “sanity” project into a full time music career that has taken her across the world.Now, back home after four months of touring overseas, The Nightly catches up with aleksiah as she prepares for the release of her upcoming EP Good On Paper that she is set to…

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Cuba is facing what may be its worst electricity crisis since Fidel Castro’s revolutionaries swept to power 67 years ago. Following weeks of frequent blackouts, the national grid suffered a “complete disconnection” on Monday, according to the energy ministry.Blackouts are getting worse, and on some days the entire island is plunged into near total darkness. Cuba generates most of its electricity from oil, and for nearly three decades, Venezuelan oil has been the island nation’s energy lifeline.The Trump administration ordered Venezuela to halt supplying oil to Cuba after it captured the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, in January. Mexico was soon…

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