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Alaska Airlines is ordering more than 100 Boeing jets, a purchase that the carrier’s fleet chief said will ensure it has locked in sought-after order slots through the middle of the next decade to expand. The order, Alaska’s largest ever, which was announced Wednesday, includes 105 yet-to-be-certified Boeing 737 Max 10 jets. Alaska is also buying five 787-10 Dreamliners, using its previous purchase options for those long-haul jets as it charts an international expansion with nonstops to Italy, South Korea and elsewhere. Shane Jones, who oversees Alaska Airlines’ fleet, revenue products and real estate, told CNBC that the airline expects FAA certification…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Georgia man shot a pair of police officers who were questioning him at a hotel after he invited them into his room on Sunday, killing one and seriously wounding the other, according to officials.The shooting suspect, identified as 35-year-old Kevin Andrews of Decatur, was also shot by one of the officers during the incident, Gwinnett County Police Chief J.D. McClure said during a news conference.Andrews was transported to a hospital for medical treatment and is expected to survive. He will be transferred to the county jail once he is released from…

An Albany woman who threw a coffee maker full of boiling water at a fellow Melaleuca Women’s Prison inmate’s face, leaving the victim hospitalised at Fiona Stanley with serious burns, has been jailed

JAKARTA: Interpol issued a red notice for the arrest of one of Indonesia’s biggest oil tycoons over a US$17 billion corruption scandal, authorities said.Mohammad Riza Chalid, nicknamed the “gasoline godfather”, is wanted in Indonesia for his alleged involvement in corruption at state-owned oil company Pertamina between 2018 and 2023, including money laundering and manipulating a lease agreement.Untung Widyatmoko, secretary of Interpol’s Indonesia National Central Bureau, said late on Sunday (Feb 1) that a red notice had been issued by Interpol on Jan 23.”We can’t specify exactly where he is, but we already know,” he said. The notice was sent to…

NewsFeedGrammy winners including Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny used their acceptance speeches to condemn ICE operations in the US, while other artists made symbolic protests by wearing ‘ICE out’ pins on the red carpet.Published On 2 Feb 20262 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The mayor of Portland, Oregon, is calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to leave his city after federal agents deployed tear gas at a crowd of demonstrators, including young children, outside an ICE facility over the weekend.Mayor Keith Wilson characterized the protests on Saturday as peaceful, as federal agents reportedly used tear gas, pepper balls, flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets against the anti-ICE demonstrators.Wilson urged ICE agents to resign and for the agency to leave Portland, denouncing their “use of violence” and the “trampling of the Constitution.””Today, federal forces deployed…

After years of debate over its future, a block of prime coastal land in Scarborough is on track to become a hotel, with the City of Stirling set to lease the site to a private developer.City administration is recommending that councillors approve a long-term ground lease with WA-based Lofte Property, following an expression of interest process for the 2984sqm site at 273 West Coast Highway, which has long been described as a “dust bowl”.The lease is expected to start at $370,000 per year.Given its zoning that permits eight to 12 storeys and its proximity to the Scarborough Beach foreshore, the…

The most recent four people executed were linked to the “Bai family criminal group”, the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court said in a statement.Their crimes included “fraud, intentional homicide, intentional injury, kidnapping, extortion … (and) forced prostitution” among others.One member, Bai Yingcang, “also colluded to sell and manufacture about 11 tonnes of methamphetamine”, the statement said.According to the court, the group ran fraud parks in northern Myanmar’s Kokang region, where their actions led to the deaths of six Chinese citizens and injuries to “many” others.The four were sentenced to death in November.A fifth person also sentenced to death, Bai Suocheng, “died…

Kyiv, Ukraine – At the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced support for Israel, while First Lady Olena Zelenska said Ukrainians understand and “share the pain” of the Israeli people.Billboards across Kyiv lit up the capital with Israeli flags.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe response reflected a position held by much of Ukrainian society and many Western leaders at the time.For some people straddling both identities, the early reactions were difficult to watch.‘Travelling as a Palestinian closes’ doorsHashem, a Gaza-born medical professional who obtained Ukrainian citizenship after nearly a…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Meta Platforms — Shares jumped 9%. The social media giant called for first-quarter sales to range from $53.5 billion to $56.5 billion, topping the analysts’ consensus call for $51.41 billion. Fourth-quarter earnings came in at $8.88 per share on revenue of $59.89 billion, while the LSEG consensus sought $8.23 per share and $58.59 billion. Meta’s Reality Labs unit recorded a greater operating loss than expected. Southwest Airlines — The carrier rallied 5.3% after forecasting a surge in 2026 profits on the back of its business model overhaul. Southwest Airlines…