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GROWING DIPLOMATIC FOOTPRINTVietnam has increasingly positioned itself as an active player on the international stage.In 2024, it launched the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Future Forum as an annual platform, drawing global leaders including Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.Last month, Hanoi hosted the inaugural Vietnam-China ministerial-level “3+3” strategic dialogue, covering areas such as public security, defence and foreign affairs.The country is also preparing to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum next year and is set to assume the ASEAN chairmanship in the coming years – further signs…

Global agriculture is highly exposed to the waterway blockage, risking higher commodity prices and food inflation.Published On 14 Apr 202614 Apr 2026A prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could result in a global food “catastrophe”, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned, as shipments of critical agricultural inputs remain blocked in the key waterway due to the US-Israel war on Iran.Food prices have not risen yet because existing stocks are absorbing the shock, the United Nations body’s chief economist, Maximo Torero, said in an interview on Monday, alongside David Laborde, director of FAO’s agrifood economics division.Recommended Stories list…

The Justice Department on Tuesday released a report that accused the Biden administration of using the FACE Act to target anti-abortion activists who were prosecuted for blocking patients’ access to reproductive health clinics.The report is the first of several expected to be issued by the Weaponization Working Group, created last year, that is meant to examine a variety of topics from the Jan. 6 prosecutions, to the handling of investigations into President Trump during his time out of office. Congress passed the FACE Act in 1994 to address rising concerns about threats and intimidation that women were facing at reproductive health…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Denver Broncos took a flyer on quarterback Paxton Lynch during the 2016 NFL Draft, selecting him in the first round that year in one of the event’s biggest shockers.However, the former Memphis Tigers standout would only play five NFL games before he bounced around the league from practice squad to practice squad. He was last seen on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster in 2020. Denver Broncos quarterback Paxton Lynch throws a pass against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug. 30, 2018.…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that Wall Street’s resilience in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions shows investors are focusing less on the Iran war itself and more on a key driver of stock valuations: interest rates.”I think I’ve been negligent in bringing up the power of low rates, because it’s the reason the bulls keep winning when it seems like they should be slaughtered,” said the “Mad Money” host. “Let’s not overthink it. If interest rates were spiking, this market would be very different.”Despite a surge in oil prices tied to supply disruptions from the Straight of Hormuz, the…

The future of Perth’s Mount Hospital remains uncertain after the spectacular collapse of operator Healthscope, as the Cook Government stays tight-lipped on calls to add it to the jam-packed public system.US private equity giant Brookfield handed over the debt-laden group to receivers at McGrathNicol in May last year and an ensuing 10-month sales process for its nationwide network of 37 hospitals failed to result in deals.But in February, the receivers revealed that five assets were being sold, including to primary competitor Ramsay Health, while the NSW Government is bringing Northern Beaches Hospital in Sydney into the public system.And for the…

MANILA: The Philippines’ Secretary of Energy Sharon Garin on Tuesday (Apr 14) said the country has asked the US to extend a waiver to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products.Garin said the government is optimistic about extending the waiver, which expired on Apr 11, but is preparing alternative supply arrangements in case the request is declined.”We are awaiting their response, but we are very positive on getting this other window,” Garin said at a news briefing.The Philippines is diversifying its energy sources and supply options are not limited to Russia, with the government also eyeing producers in South America, including…

The US started a blockade on Iranian ports, but Trump said there is still a chance for Tehran to reach a deal.Published On 14 Apr 202614 Apr 2026President Donald Trump said there is still room for Iran to strike a deal, despite the US blockade of Iranian ports, as Israel intensified its invasion of southern Lebanon.Iran has accused Washington of “piracy” as thousands rally in Tehran against the move, which targets shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Recommended Stories list of 1 itemend of listThe Associated Press news agency reported on Tuesday that diplomatic efforts to revive US-Iran talks are continuing,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released newly declassified testimony that she alleges shows a “coordinated effort” by the intelligence community to “manufacture a conspiracy” used as the basis of President Donald Trump first impeachment.The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Monday released two declassified transcripts from closed-door House Intelligence Committee hearings that Gabbard’s office says show former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson advanced as credible a whistleblower complaint based on secondhand information from an individual who had previously worked with then-Vice President Joe Biden in Ukraine. Gabbard’s office…

Novo Nordisk on Tuesday announced a partnership with OpenAI to deploy artificial intelligence across its business, spanning drug discovery, manufacturing and commercial operations, as the Danish drugmaker looks to sharpen its competitive edge in the fast-growing obesity drug market.The company said the collaboration would leverage OpenAI’s technology to analyse complex datasets, identify promising drug candidates and improve efficiency across manufacturing, supply chains and distribution.Pilot programmes will begin across research and development, manufacturing and commercial functions, with full integration expected by the end of 2026.Drugmakers have increasingly turned to AI tools to streamline time-consuming processes such as identifying clinical trial participants…