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MANILA: Japan’s defence minister pledged to deepen military cooperation with the Philippines during a visit on Tuesday (May 5) to Manila, aiming for the “early transfer” of Abukuma-class destroyers to the archipelago nation.The two countries’ shared grievances over Chinese territorial claims have seen them draw increasingly close in recent years, including the signing of a reciprocal access agreement allowing for the deployment of troops on each other’s territory.Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s visit came as a contingent of 1,400 Japanese personnel was participating for the first time in annual US-Philippine military exercises, and just weeks after Tokyo eased decades-old arms export…

The ceasefire between the United States and Iran is still in place despite bursts of military action around the Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth tells reporters.Hegseth said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will make the decision as to when the truce ends, signalling that Washington may be willing to tolerate some Iranian attacks during the push to reopen Hormuz before renewing the war.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe defence secretary stressed that Washington’s campaign to pry open the strategic waterway – dubbed “Project Freedom” – is not part of the broader US-Israeli assault on Iran…

Washington — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch rebuffed President Trump’s suggestion that members of the high court owe loyalty to the president who appointed them, saying that his loyalty is to the Constitution and the laws of the United States.The president has repeatedly lambasted the Supreme Court for its 6-3 ruling in February invalidating his most sweeping tariffs. Gorsuch and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, both appointed to the high court by Mr. Trump, were among the six justices in the majority, and the president has leveled particularly harsh criticisms of them for their votes.In a Truth Social post last month,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Trust and loyalty were two of the biggest themes on “Monday Night Raw.”Nobody on the WWE Raw roster has any trust in Seth Rollins, while Liv Morgan questioned the loyalty of Roxanne Perez after her impromptu meeting with Finn Balor last week.First, let’s get to Rollins.”The Visionary” broke the trust of many when he aligned himself with Paul Heyman to topple Roman Reigns and CM Punk in the main event of WrestleMania 41 Night 1 last year. He picked up the World Heavyweight Championship and brought in Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida community is reeling after a deadly shooting spree left three generations of a family, including a 4-month-old baby and a 4-year-old child, dead across two crime scenes, authorities said Monday.Officers first responded early Sunday to a disturbance on a residential street in Plant City, where they found four shooting victims, the Plant City Police Department said. The 4-month-old and 4-year-old children were pronounced dead at the scene. Their 28-year-old mother was rushed to a hospital but later died. A third child was found unharmed.Investigators soon linked the violence to a…

Two Ontario women have been found guilty of killing a boy they were trying to adopt and confining his brother. Gasps could be heard in the Milton, Ont. courtroom as Ontario Superior Court Justice Clayton Conlan found Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney guilty on all counts they faced.The judge did not read out the reasons for his decision during the brief hearing Tuesday morning.The women were charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 12-year-old boy. The pair were also charged with multiple offences, including forcible confinement, related to the boy’s younger brother.At the time of the arrests, police said the women were…

Shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev rose sharply on Tuesday after the world’s largest brewer reported first-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations, supported by resilient beer demand and a return to volume growth.American depositary receipts climbed 9.3%, building on gains earlier this year, after the company posted adjusted earnings per share of 97 cents, up from 81 cents a year earlier.That figure topped analyst estimates of 89 cents per share.Revenue came in at $15.27 billion, reflecting organic growth of 5.8% and also surpassing expectations of $14.8 billion.Volume growth surprises amid weak consumption trendsA key highlight of the quarter was a return to…

Traders on prediction markets platform Kalshi don’t think the Strait of Hormuz will see normal traffic flows until late summer or September. While the U.S. and Iran have maintained a ceasefire, Iran has yet to signal when it may open the strait nor has the U.S. indicated when it might end its naval blockade of the passageway. Traders now give a 57% chance traffic in the strait will return to normal by September 1. Odds that will happen by August are hovering around 56%.Kalshi defines normal traffic flows on the contract as the 7-day moving average of transit through the strait crossing…

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PIONEERING NEW TRADE ARCHITECTURE Mr Luxon pointed to a newly signed supply chain resilience pact between New Zealand and Singapore as an example of how such cooperation can take shape.The agreement – the world’s first legally binding bilateral deal to ensure the flow of essential supplies during crises – was inked in Singapore on Monday. “In the event of a crisis, New Zealand will provide Singapore with food, and Singapore will provide New Zealand with fuel,” said Mr Luxon, who witnessed the signing alongside Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. New Zealand currently receives about 30 per cent of its fuel through Singapore’s refineries,…