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SEOUL: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been given a promotion in the ruling party structure during a rare party congress, state media said on Tuesday (Feb 24).The Workers’ Party Central Committee on Monday named Kim Yo Jong – previously a deputy department director – as a full department director, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said.Thousands of party elites have packed the capital Pyongyang for a once-in-five-years summit of the ruling Workers’ Party, a gathering that directs state efforts on everything from diplomacy to war planning.The congress offers a rare glimpse into the political…

Slovakia had issued a two-day ultimatum to Ukraine to reopen the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline so that it could receive Russian oil deliveries.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 23 Feb 202623 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareSlovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said his country will halt emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine until Kyiv reopens a key pipeline transporting Russian oil to Slovakia, making good on an ultimatum he issued to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Fico’s announcement on Monday came two days after he warned Zelenskyy on social media that he would ask state-owned company SEPS to halt emergency supplies…

Jeffrey Epstein was the subject of a previously undisclosed U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency investigation — a five-year-plus probe targeting him and 14 other individuals for suspicious money transfers possibly linked to illegal narcotics, a newly uncovered document in the Department of Justice’s Epstein files reveals. “DEA reporting indicates the above individuals are involved in illegitimate wire transfers which are tied to illicit drug and/or prostitution activities occurring in the U.S. Virgin Islands and New York City,” the 2015 document says.The 69-page memo is marked “law enforcement sensitive” and remains heavily redacted, concealing the names of the 14 other targets and much of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An alleged top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel accused of funneling massive quantities of fentanyl into the U.S. appeared in federal court Monday, facing charges that could put him behind bars for life.According to the Department of Justice, 53-year-old Fidel Felix-Ochoa was a senior figure in the cartel who oversaw its drug trafficking and money laundering operations.Prosecutors allege he coordinated the smuggling of hundreds of kilograms of fentanyl and cocaine into the U.S., using couriers who transported the narcotics by vehicle and through the mail.Last year, the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel was designated…

Senators on the social affairs committee want to see immigration-related sections in the government’s border security bill, C-12, removed or significantly modified by the Senate national security committee. The national security committee is responsible for tabling amendments, while the social affairs committee has conducted an in-depth study of the bill’s immigration measures.The national security committee began Monday with independent Senator Tony Dean reading a lengthy letter on behalf of Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Immigration Minister Lena Diab on the rationale for the bill, responding to issues raised in the social affairs committee study.The letter stressed that there is…

The Supreme Court struck down U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Friday, but the trade tax turmoil is far from over. Fallout over the ruling is already threatening to further strain global trade relations, and the U.S. economy is likely to suffer, economists told CNBC. In 6-3 decision, the high court ruled that President Trump did not have the legal authority to implement his sweeping tariffs imposed last April under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Trump later leveled new tariffs up to 15% effective immediately on an array of U.S. trading partners, further escalating global trade tensions. European…

Paramount Skydance has submitted a higher offer for Warner Bros Discovery, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, ratcheting up efforts to derail the HBO Max owner’s deal with Netflix.The bidding war for one of Hollywood’s most coveted assets including the Harry Potter and Game of Thrones franchises has raised the stakes for dominance in the streaming-led market.Warner Bros’ chosen suitor Netflix, which offered to buy the studios and streaming assets for $US27.75 ($A39.32) per share in cash, or $US82.7 billion ($A117.2 billion), is allowed to match the latest bid from David Ellison-led Paramount.Netflix has ample cash and could…

Serious allegations of corruption have been levelled against Mr Rahman and other senior BNP figures in the past. The party has also been criticised for attempting to entrench itself by politicising the bureaucracy during its previous stints in power. Yet, throughout the electoral campaign, Mr Rahman has tried to present a new face of the BNP and projected the party as a force for change. Furthermore, in selecting his Cabinet, Mr Rahman is trying to bring in new faces untainted by corruption allegations. That said, it is a political reality that he needs to retain the support of old BNP hands who…

new video loaded: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Big at BAFTAstranscriptBacktranscript‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Big at BAFTAsPaul Thomas Anderson’s comedy drama “One Battle After Another“ took home six awards at Britain’s equivalent to the Oscars on Sunday.“One Battle After Another.” “Anybody that says movies aren’t any good anymore just can [expletive] right off, because this is a great [expletive] year.” “Now I’m meant to open the envelope, which is not easy with paws, so please bear with me. The slightly sticky BAFTA goes to ‘Boong.” “And the BAFTA goes to Robert Aramayo from ‘I Swear.’ “Wow. I absolutely can’t…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: After President Donald Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met Monday with Angel Families impacted by crimes committed by illegal immigrants, the agency announced it had arrested additional illegal immigrants convicted of sexual assault and violent crimes.Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital that “while Americans were enjoying their weekends, the heroic men and women of ICE were working around the clock to get the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens out of our country, including pedophiles, rapists and violent assailants.”Bis said that…