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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A hefty backdrop sign toppled toward Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Benjamin Franklin reenactor and a woman portraying Betsy Ross on Thursday as the governor unveiled headliners for the “Commonwealth Concert Series” in anticipation of the nation’s semiquincentennial. Shapiro, Franklin and Ross announced five free, star-studded concerts would take place around the commonwealth leading up to America’s 250th birthday on July 4 – at a cost of $675,000 from Pennsylvania’s Marketing to Attract Marquis Events program.As Shapiro joked that state Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre, would be a good singer for a concert…

Jermey Hansen and the rest of the Artemis II crew aboard the Orion spacecraft are “focusing on getting it all done right” ahead of re-entry Friday night, Chris Hadfield says. Hadfield, a decorated Canadian astronaut who served as commander of the International Space Station, told Global News Friday that he has communicated with Hansen through email ahead of the crew’s return to Earth.NASA said the four-person crew are set to splash down around 8 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of San Diego, Calif., travelling at 38,000 kilometres an hour.The astronauts looped around the moon this week in…

US Vice President JD Vance has urged Iran to take talks with the United States seriously as he departed for Pakistan ahead of negotiations to end the war.

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Lufthansa Airbus A340 passenger aircraft as seen landing at Eindhoven Airport EIN during a rare charter flight, arriving from Athens, Greece. Nicholas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesEurope’s airport industry has warned that jet fuel shortages could hit within three weeks, disrupting summer travel and “significantly” harming the European economy. ACI Europe, which represents airports across the European Union, said on Thursday that a supply crunch would derail airport operations and air connectivity.In a letter to the EU Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas, shared with CNBC, the industry body warned of the “harsh economic impacts” fuel shortages…

“Ongoing geopolitical tensions increase the risk of global food supply disruptions,” said Ms Fu, who is also Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations.The signing of this agreement “is win-win and reaffirms the close cooperation between both countries in strengthening bilateral food trade and security”, she added.“Such agreements are key initiatives under the global partnerships pillar of the Singapore Food Story 2 to keep food supply flowing during disruptions,” said MSE.“Singapore will continue to explore mutually beneficial agreements with like-minded economies to strengthen our food supply resilience.”Singapore’s updated “Food Story 2” approach is built on four pillars: grow local, diversify imports, stockpile and…

new video loaded: Pakistan Prepares for U.S.-Iran Peace TalkstranscriptBacktranscriptPakistan Prepares for U.S.-Iran Peace TalksSecurity has been ramped up in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, ahead of peace talks between the United States and Iran, which are set to start on Saturday. Vice President JD Vance will lead the U.S. delegation.We’re going to try to have a positive negotiation. The president has gave us some pretty clear guidelines. And we’re going to see.Security has been ramped up in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, ahead of peace talks between the United States and Iran, which are set to start on Saturday. Vice President JD Vance will…

Washington — The U.S. is convening hastily arranged diplomatic talks next week in Washington, D.C., in an effort to craft a ceasefire in Lebanon, where Israeli troops have been pounding Iranian-backed Hezbollah targets with airstrikes and also killing Lebanese civilians.Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s office is planning the three-way talks, which will be led by U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa along with Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, according to two sources familiar with the matter and one Lebanese official. The sources described this as a discussion about how to launch direct talks.A State Department…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) passed a new policy that prohibits biological males from competing in women’s competitions, a transgender competitor spoke out to blast the decision.Noa-Lynn van Leuven of the Netherlands spoke out against the new policy on Thursday.”Apparently, I just got retired, not by choice, but because I’m no longer allowed to compete,” Van Leuven said in an Instagram video. Protesters against transgender athletes competing in women’s sports gather outside the Supreme Court on Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)”I’ve worked so damn hard for years…

Two suspects remain on the run nearly three years after the infamous gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport, police say. To date, nine individuals have been charged or are wanted, and more than 21 charges have been laid after more than $20 million in gold and $2.5 million in cash was stolen from Pearson in April 2023.A Peel Regional Police spokesperson told Global News in an email Thursday that 33-year-old Simran Preet Panesar and 36-year-old Prasath Paramalingam are still wanted.Panesar, a former Air Canada employee who is believed to be in India, is wanted on charges of theft over…