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EXPANDING INFRASTRUCTUREExperts say improvements in retail infrastructure are also enabling growth.“We are adding a lot of real estate to retail and luxury real estate which used to be a big bottleneck for brand boutiques to start,” noted Mitrajit Bhattacharya, founder of Mumbai-based watch business consulting firm The Horologists.“Most of the big brands are here, and even brands like Van Cleef are going to come in this year,” he added, referring to the French luxury jewellery company.The premiumisation trend is evident in sales data.The share of premium-and-above watches in India’s total watch sales surged from 48 per cent in 2020 to…

Inside this old skydiving plane, a crew of Ukrainian volunteers is hunting down Russian drones. Russia is sending thousands of its one-way attack drones into Ukraine every month. Many are shot down, but the country’s air defenses can’t stop them all. On the side of the fuselage here, they’ve mounted this American-made machine gun that’s capable of firing up to 3,000 rounds per minute, or 50 rounds per second. And they’re picking off drones one by one. It takes about $500 of ammunition per drone kill — a bargain considering that the Iranian-designed Shahed drones are mass-produced for tens of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A trucking industry insider is warning about a deadly danger rampant on U.S. highways: unqualified, under-trained commercial truckers, many of whom are illegal immigrants and cannot read basic road signage.In an interview with Fox News Digital, Mike Kucharski, co-owner and vice president of Illinois-based JKC Trucking, issued an impassioned appeal for more investigations into the problem, saying, “This is just madness.””You wouldn’t put someone in a cockpit of a Boeing 737 flying from New York to California if they weren’t properly trained or couldn’t communicate clearly or speak English. The same standard…

Bitcoin is back in the news headlines. It cleared $80,000 this morning, reaching $80,450 at the session high in its strongest price in three months, as equity markets pushed higher and spot demand accelerated sharply. Spot CVD exploded 199.1% during the breakout, climbing from $18.3 million to $54.8 million. This means the current rally is a move driven by direct buying, not leveraged manipulation.Simultaneously, Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin with more than 800 BTC, appears to be exiting a self-imposed quiet period around its Q1 2026 earnings. Michael Saylor has issued public signs suggesting the firm is preparing…

Chinese consular officials met with a Vancouver city hall employee last month and urged her to cancel an arts event that highlighted communist party repression, sources told Global News.At the meeting, representatives of China’s consulate told a staff member of the city’s civic theatres branch that they wanted a series of performances by the Shen Yun dance group to be stopped, the sources said.The event, a celebration of Chinese cultural traditions lost under Communist rule, also received bomb threats, but went ahead anyway April 8-12 at the city-owned Queen Elizabeth Theatre.But the incident suggests that China continues to use its diplomatic missions…

A crash on Great Eastern Highway is causing traffic headaches for commuters heading home from work on Monday evening.The crash is located on Great Eastern Highway eastbound after Burswood Road in Burswood and was reported by Main Roads at 4.57pm.The left lane has been blocked by the crash and traffic is slow leading up to the incident site.Police are on the scene.Main Roads has reminded drivers to exercise caution if driving in the area.Further east, a road crash has closed Abernethy Road in both directions between Dundas Drive and Yagine Close in High Wycombe, as of 4.52pm.Kalamunda Road has also…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least 10 people were rushed to hospitals with gunshot wounds on Sunday after a shooting during a party at a lake near Oklahoma City, according to police.Edmond police responded Sunday evening after receiving multiple reports of shots fired at around 9 p.m. at a gathering near Arcadia Lake, department spokeswoman Emily Ward said at a press briefing.No arrests had been made in connection with the shooting as of late Sunday, but Ward said there was no known threat to the public.TWO GUNMEN SUSPECTED AFTER INDIANA UNIVERSITY-AREA SHOOTING LEAVES 9 INJURED, POLICE…

BLOW TO OPPOSITION ALLIANCEIn the southern state of Tamil Nadu, a major hub for electronics and automobiles, popular movie star Joseph Vijay, a first-time entrant into politics who launched his party only two years ago, looked on course to oust the ruling DMK party.The actor, who goes by the single name Vijay, has a frenzied fan following in the state, which has a history of electing film stars to the top office.In the other southern state of Kerala, an alliance led by the Congress party looked set to defeat the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist).The DMK is also a…

NewsFeedSpeaking through a simultaneous translator, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has told Australian reporters in Canberra that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is ‘inflicting an ‘enormous impact’ on Asia Pacific. She said both countries are coordinating to alleviate the crisis.Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Jason Crow, Democrat of Colorado, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 3, 2026.MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Colorado Democratic Congressman Jason Crow, who’s joining us from Sedona, Arizona, where he’s attending the McCain Institute Forum. Good morning to you.REP. JASON CROW: Hi. Good morning, Margaret.MARGARET BRENNAN: So I want to ask you about some developing news. We learned late Friday that there was a decision made by Secretary Hegseth and the two Republican chairs of the House and Senate Armed Services committees are objecting…