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Tehran, Iran – A meeting between two of Iran’s leaders may seem routine, but President Masoud Pezeshkian’s announcement that he had a positive discussion with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, is an attempt to push back against efforts from the United States to portray the Islamic Republic’s leadership as divided.Pezeshkian’s announcement on Thursday appears to mark the first time the president has been able to get an audience with Khamenei since the latter’s selection two months ago for Iran’s most powerful position.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHe did not specify when the two-and-a-half-hour meeting was, but said Khamenei facilitated an atmosphere…

Thursday 7 May 2026 – Rising tensions between the US and Iran pushed oil prices higher on Thursday, sharpening market focus on the Strait of Hormuz and keeping crypto trading subdued. The broader digital asset market remained near $2.7 trillion, while Bitcoin hovered around $81,500 after a strong seven-day run.Brent crude futures rose 0.67% to $101.95 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate gained 0.65% to $95.70 in early trading. The move followed President Trump’s statement that Iran would face bombing “at a much higher level” if it rejected his administration’s new peace deal. He also said the US naval blockade…

new video loaded: Why Trump’s Feud With the Pope Worries RepublicansOur national political correspondent Lisa Lerer explains the impact of President Trump’s spate of attacks against Pope Leo XIV ahead of the closely contested midterm elections.By Lisa Lerer, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Nikolay Nikolov, Edward Vega and Rafaela BalsterMay 7, 2026

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona sheriff leading the investigation into the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie is facing calls from two members of his county’s five-person board of supervisors to step down amid allegations that he lied about his past record as a Texas cop before joining his department in the 1980s.Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, and her unsolved kidnapping has drawn national attention to Pima County in Arizona, where Sheriff Chris Nanos is three months into a search for her while fending off lawsuits from current…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! All Elite Wrestling’s double episode began with a salute to Ted Turner, the billionaire media mogul who started TBS and TNT, after his death.AEW broadcaster Tony Schiavone and Sting said some kind words about Turner’s impact on pro wrestling. Turner bought World Championship Wrestling and created a powerhouse that challenged WWE in the TV ratings for months on end in the 1990s.Later in the night, the matches began.AEW TNT champion Kevin Knight stepped up to the plate and challenged Darby Allin for the AEW World Championship. Allin had already successfully defended his…

By Hannah Alberga and Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted May 7, 2026 11:40 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two Canadians who disembarked a cruise ship that’s been hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are in Ontario and have been isolating since they returned home, the province’s health minister says. Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones said it is believed that they are not a transmission risk, but the situation is fluid. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. Jones says the province is…

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BALLOONING FUEL BILLMalaysia is now looking at spending up to RM6 billion monthly to keep the subsidies in place and avoid passing costs directly to households.For now, authorities have pledged that fuel supply will remain intact through next month. The federal government has maintained a RM1.99 per litre ceiling price for subsidised RON95 fuel for all Malaysians, regardless of income.Before the Middle East conflict broke out, the government initially planned to cut RON95 fuel subsidies for Malaysians in the top 15 per cent of the country’s income group.But last September, it said it accepted the “trade-off” of not maximising the…

International Olympic Committee urges sporting bodies to let Belarusian athletes compete again without vetting as neutrals.Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026Athletes from Belarus should once again compete with their full national identity and not be vetted for neutral status, the International Olympic Committee has said.Though the advice to sports governing bodies does not yet apply also to Russia, it seemed to point towards being closer to ending Russia’s isolation in Olympic circles during its war on Ukraine.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listOne barrier to Russia’s return is an ongoing World Anti-Doping Agency investigation into recent reports implicating…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo at the Vatican for “constructive” conversations on Thursday following heightened tensions between President Donald Trump and the pontiff over the U.S.-Iran conflict.”The conversations today were friendly and constructive,” a State Department official told Fox News Digital.Rubio, a Catholic, held a private meeting with the pope to reaffirm the Vatican-U.S. partnership early on Thursday morning. Trump said he sent Rubio to deliver what he described as a “very simple” message: Iran must not obtain a nuclear weapon.Rubio and Leo discussed the situation in the Middle East and “topics…