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A sand miner has suffered burns to 80 per cent of his body after he was struck by superheated volcanic material from a Mount Semeru eruption in Indonesia.

NewsFeedAnalyst Alexandru Hudisteanu warns that Iran’s overuse of Strait of Hormuz as leverage could transform the strategic chokepoint from a deterrence tool into an instrument of extortion, potentially turning the country into an international pariah.Published On 20 Jun 202620 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

The Justice Department released a new legal opinion Thursday that civil rights experts said represents a significant attack against people with mental, physical and intellectual disabilities who receive state-funded services.The Office of Legal Counsel opinion said states are not actually required by law to integrate mentally disabled patients with their peers by providing community or home-based care, a finding experts say runs counter to long-standing legal precedent and would lead to greater rates of institutionalizing people with disabilities.The OLC opinion, authored by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Lanora Pettit and posted on the DOJ’s website, reinterprets a long-standing Supreme Court…

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. Stringer | ReutersIran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday and warned vessels to stay away from the critical shipping route, but the U.S. denied those claims, stating the waterway remained open. Tensions between the two countries escalated just days after Tehran and Washington reached an interim agreement to end hostilities in the region.The announcement by Iran’s military and the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came as Iranian negotiators prepared to travel to Switzerland for technical-level talks with U.S. officials scheduled to begin Sunday.Iran’s…

June marks ALS Awareness Month in Canada, a time when advocates are reminding the public that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis remains an incurable, fatal neurodegenerative disease, 87 years after baseball legend Lou Gehrig’s diagnosis brought it global attention. For one Montreal man living with ALS for more than a decade, the month is also an opportunity to share his story and offer hope to other patients and families. Normand MacIsaac says he refuses to let the disease define him, describing himself as the “luckiest of the unlucky.”A positive mindset, strong family support and a focus on gratitude have helped MacIsaac navigate…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Knicks star Josh Hart knew the San Antonio Spurs were in trouble well before they stepped on the same floor in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.Hart, 31, said the Spurs’ blunder came during their celebration after winning Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals over the Oklahoma City Thunder. After the Spurs knocked out the reigning champions to advance, Victor Wembanyama was brought to tears.”Everyone’s talking to them about, ‘Yo, they’ve got to beat OKC. OKC’s going to repeat,’” Hart said during a recent episode of “The Roommates Show”…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has returned a state decoration after Polish uproar over the renaming of a military unit linked to World War II.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Behind the glitter, grooves and Grammy-winning legacy of Earth, Wind & Fire sits a more complicated story, revealing a more personal side of the band’s founder, Maurice White.In the HBO documentary, “Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World),” by musician Questlove, the film explores the rise of the legendary band from its beginnings to global superstardom while diving into the complexities of Maurice’s personal life.While the project — which premiered at the 2026 Tribeca Festival — celebrates the group’s genre-defining sound and enduring cultural impact,…

British PM resisting intensifying party pressure to step aside.A landslide win, only two years ago – yet now British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is resisting calls to step down.The return to parliament of Andy Burnham makes a leadership challenge more likely.What’s gone wrong, so fast, for Starmer? And why is there so much turmoil at the top of British politics?Presenter: Per NybergGuests:Peter Oborne – UK political commentator and associate editor of Middle East Eye – a digital news organisationJonathan Tonge – Professor of politics at the University of Liverpool and author of numerous books on British and Northern Irish politicsPeter…

Illinois GOP chair says Obama Center is political operation on public land Illinois Republican Party Chairman Bob Grogan says the Obama Presidential Center functions as a political operation and headquarters for the Obama Foundation rather than a traditional presidential library. Grogan discusses public land, taxpayer-funded infrastructure, the Center’s endowment shortfall and why critics continue to oppose the project. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Following its Juneteenth opening, the Obama Presidential Center is embracing a message tied to one of the modern left’s most contentious ideas: that America was built on land “stolen” from Indians.During Thursday’s dedication ceremony,…