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SYDNEY: A white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers and injured dozens at two mosques in New Zealand will begin an appeal hearing against his sentence on Monday (Feb 9).Brenton Tarrant, 35, opened fire on two mosques in Christchurch in March 2019, in the worst mass shooting in the country’s history.He was convicted of 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act and is serving a life sentence in prison without parole.It was the first time a New Zealand court had sentenced a person to prison for the rest of their…

The US president praises his newly inaugurated ‘friend’ and hails strong US-Honduras security ties.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 8 Feb 20268 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareDonald Trump has met with Honduran President Nasry Asfura in Florida, with the US president hailing what he described as a growing alliance aimed at curbing drug trafficking and irregular migration.Trump said he met with his “friend” Asfura, a conservative businessman, at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Saturday. Asfura took office last week after a razor-thin election victory.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“Tito and I share many of the same…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of the most anticipated parts of Super Bowl Sunday is not necessarily the game, it’s the commercials throughout the big game.Hundreds-of-millions in advertising revenue will hit the airwaves Sunday night, but not everyone is trying to get you to buy something. Viewers can expect to see anti-hate ads, ads that focus on Christianity, and ads supporting political candidates that want viewers to buy in to their political views.A 30-second spot during this year’s game costs around $8 to $10 million.SUPER BOWL SUNDAY MENUS ARE CHANGING; PARTY HOSTS SERVE UP SURPRISES THIS…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brandi Carlile will be among the artists who will be performing ahead of Super Bowl LX’s kickoff on Sunday between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.Carlile is one of the performers who have been outspoken against President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies going back to his first term in office. She will join Bad Bunny and Green Day as anti-Trump critics performing at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California. From left; Charlie Puth, Coco Jones and Brandi Carlile – who will perform the national anthem, “Lift Every Voice,” and…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defended her threat to withhold funding for judges if her government doesn’t get more say on their appointment on Saturday, saying it’s a negotiating tactic. Smith said during her call-in radio show she would rather get to a conclusion that’s amenable, fair and includes parity in the appointment process.“It’s a negotiating position, of course,” she responded, after the radio show’s host and moderator asked whether withholding funds is the best way to create judicial change.“We want some parity. So, we’ve started the conversation and, hopefully we’ll have some success on it.”Smith’s comments come after she called…

Police are investigating the suspicious death of an elderly woman in Spencer Park, with a set of units on Burville Street under police guard on Sunday night.

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Retail investors have piled almost half a billion dollars into bets on silver in the past week even as the metal’s price has cascaded, almost wiping out its extraordinary gains at the start of this year.As the price plunged, retail investors poured $430mn into SLV, the biggest silver exchange traded fund, in the six trading days to Thursday, according to data analysis by Vanda Research — including more than $100mn on January 30, when the silver price fell 27 per cent, its…

A week after his “ICE out” declaration dominated Grammy headlines, anticipation is building over whether Bad Bunny will turn the biggest performance of his career — the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show — into a political call to action. “One thing about Bad Bunny is that he is a master at the art of surprise,” Petra Rivera-Rideau, an associate professor of American studies at Wellesley College who specializes in Latin music and U.S.-Latinx pop cultures, told CBS News. But some believe Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, doesn’t need theatrics to send a message.”I think a lot of…

NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump has refused to apologise for a now-deleted video that depicted Michelle and Barack Obama as apes on his social media account, prompting outrage. The racist snippet was published as part of a screen-recorded video about voter fraud in the 2020 election.Published On 8 Feb 20268 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

The latest tech sell-off underscores that it’s still a different game for investing in China versus the U.S. “The U.S. decline was primarily triggered by earnings miss[es] from some market leaders, but in China it was mainly sentiment spillover plus portfolio adjustment/rotation,” said Ding Wenjie, investment strategist for global capital investment at China Asset Management Co. “For the chip and AI sector, the long-term drivers of both domestic substitution and global AI computing demand remains intact,” she said, adding that, “besides chips, China’s electrical and grid equipment companies and materials sector will also benefit from the AI capex cycle.” Following…