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U.S.-Iran talks are expected to be held in Oman on Friday, sources told CBS News, after the U.S. military said it shot down an Iranian drone and Iranian forces threatened to seize a U.S.-flagged vessel. Iran is seeking direct talks with the U.S. without the usual third party intermediary, according to two sources — an Arab diplomat and a source familiar with the matter. The direct format has long been sought by the Trump administration.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that talks are planned for Friday morning in the Omani capital of Muscat in a Wednesday afternoon X post.The talks were in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: An illegal immigrant from Colombia killed a motorist in Southern California last month during a police chase, authorities said. Darwin Felipe Bahamon Martinez, 21, was caught entering the United States near San Diego in 2023 and released by the Biden administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said. “Bahamon Martinez illegally entered the U.S. near Chula Vista, California, in August 2023,” a statement from ICE Los Angeles field office leadership said. “He was released into the U.S. under the Biden administration’s so-called ‘catch-and-release’ policies, but if that hadn’t happened, the innocent 59-year-old driver…

The leader of Manitoba’s opposition is calling for a full public inquiry into the province’s health-care system following the deaths of two women in Winnipeg after waiting hours in the emergency room for help. Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan made the call on Wednesday, citing the deaths of Stacey Ross and Judy Burns at St. Boniface Hospital last month.“I think Manitobans need answers on what’s happening, they need to have that accountability and transparency,” Khan told Global News in an interview.Ross’ family told Global News on Monday she was brought to hospital the morning of Jan. 15 but didn’t get…

Residents in multiple states have been told to brace for more intense heat and bushfires after a “fire devil” was spotted among the flames in South Australia.Despite a burst of cold weather washing over parts of the country’s southeast this week, extreme heat is returning to smash parts of Western Australia, SA, Victoria and NSW as the mercury creeps higher.Camera IconA ‘fire devil’ has been spotted amid the bushfires in Deep Creek, SA. Morphett Vale Country Fire Service Credit: Supplied Source KnownA severe heatwave warning in WA impacts areas spanning the Gascoyne and Central West regions, including Carnarvon and Coral…

WHERE MIDDLE POWERS MUST STAND TOGETHERIf the great powers are unwilling to uphold rules, others must insist on them. Standing against nuclear proliferation is precisely the kind of issue on which middle powers must step forward.As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned recently at Davos, “middle powers must act together, because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu”.Asia’s middle powers and regional leaders – working alongside partners beyond the region – have a clear stake in preventing a nuclear free-for-all.Acting together, they should press the three great powers to embrace greater nuclear transparency and renew arms control efforts,…

Zelenskyy expects talks to soon lead to another prisoner exchange.Ukrainian and Russian officials have wrapped up their first day of United States-mediated peace talks and are set to reconvene Thursday, according to Kyiv’s chief negotiator.Rustem Umerov, the head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, described Wednesday’s negotiations in Abu Dhabi as “substantive and productive”. Talks are due to continue into a second day, his spokesperson Diana Davityan said, though no major advance towards ending the nearly four-year war was announced.The positive outlook came despite fears the talks would be marred by a new wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: After U.S. officials detected a sharp rise in Russian and Chinese military incursions near Alaska — including a growing number of joint operations — Sen. Dan Sullivan is warning that the Arctic has become an active security front, pushing Congress to accelerate icebreaker construction, reopen Cold War–era bases and bolster U.S. defenses in the region.Sullivan’s warning comes as new data show foreign military traffic near Alaska climbing sharply, a trend he says has gone largely unnoticed outside the region even as Moscow and Beijing coordinate more closely. He argues the activity…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Canadian-born pop singer Tate McRae appeared in an NBC ad for the Milan Cortina Olympics, in which she expressed support for Team USA. McRae was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 2003 and attended high school in the country. However, she has made her music career in the U.S.In the ad, McRae speaks to an owl, asking how to get to Milan. She expresses excitement over watching American athletes, including Lindsey Vonn, and closed it out by hyping up America’s Game, the Super Bowl. “I’m trying to get to Milan for an amazing opening…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida rideshare driver is behind bars after allegedly choking and threatening to kill a passenger inside his car. The incident unfolded on Oct. 8, 2025, when Lyft driver Joaquin Mena Vazquez, 27, allegedly picked up a woman in his car and pulled into a grassy area to park, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. Mena Vazquez then climbed into the backseat and began choking the woman while threatening to kill her, police said. KIEFER SUTHERLAND ALLEGEDLY PUNCHED, CHOKED UBER DRIVER BEFORE CHASE THROUGH LA STREETS: REPORT Joaquin Mena Vazquez is…

In 2023, Winnipegger Jordan Powell had his sights set on a national powerlifting championship after breaking the provincial record that year. But he says, at the time, something felt off.“During my training, I kept noticing I wasn’t recovering enough between workouts. So, was like, ‘Oh, I better dial in my sleep, dial in my nutrition. Got all that taken care of … kept getting worse,” Powell, 35, told Global News.“Eventually they (doctors) figured out that it was cancer.”In his 30s, Powell had been diagnosed with hairy cell leukemia and started undergoing weekly chemotherapy treatments. Hairy cell leukemia is a slow-growing…