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Ministry of Defence says 11 soldiers, 2 civilians and 22 attackers killed in Diori Hamani International Airport assault.Published On 18 Jun 202618 Jun 2026An attack by armed men on an airport in Niger’s capital has killed 11 soldiers and two civilians, according to the country’s defence ministry, five months after a major assault.Twenty-two armed attackers were also killed in the assault and about 20 suspects were apprehended, the ministry added in a press statement read out on national television on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSoldiers in Niamey fought suspected rebels around the Diori Hamani International Airport and…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan group of lawmakers voiced strong skepticism about President Donald Trump’s newly signed Iran peace deal, arguing the agreement leaves Iran in a stronger position while questioning whether the United States secured enough in return.Prior to Trump signing the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, offered some of the sharpest criticism among lawmakers, arguing the deal rewards “theocratic lunatics” of a hostile regime. “Giving billions of dollars to theocratic lunatics who want to murder us is not a good idea,” Cruz told Fox News Digital. “I think the…

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Palisades arson trial begins Fox News senior national correspondent William La Jeunesse reports on the federal arson trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, accused of igniting last year’s deadly Palisades Fire. The defense claims the fire was started by fireworks, but prosecutors present electronic evidence, including cell phone data and screenshots asking ChatGPT if a cigarette could start a fire. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The man accused of starting the New Year’s Day fire in 2025 that helped fuel the deadly Palisades inferno allegedly had behavior that matches someone who sought “societal revenge,” according to an expert who…

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Lively clubs and restaurants line the main stretch of Toronto’s Church-Wellesley Village, but a new cafe and wine bar is serving up an alternative for people in the queer community. “Having a space that is quieter, having a space that feels like home when you walk in, you’re going into someone’s living room, essentially,” said Rowan Jetté Knox, co-owner of Understory Cafe.Knox and Dani Gaede, who are both transgender, opened the cafe in late January.The life partners decided to become business partners after Gaede lost her advertising job; Knox wanted to build on the advocacy work he was already doing…

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close Video Jersey Mike’s earns top customer satisfaction score, edging Chick-fil-A for No. 1 Jersey Mike’s overtook Chick-fil-A in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index quick-service restaurant rankings, ending the chicken chain’s run atop the annual survey after more than a decade of dominance. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! → After more than a decade on top, one fast-food giant has finally been unseated in the latest customer satisfaction study. → A flood of beer-loving soccer supporters in one city created an unexpected challenge for bars scrambling to keep up.→ Restaurants in World Cup cities are rewriting…

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A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for ending the US-Iran war has been electronically signed near the French capital, Paris, after weeks of US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that an agreement was close.The 14-point framework signed on Wednesday sees Iran commit to refrain from procuring or developing nuclear weapons in exchange for sanctions relief, a $300bn reconstruction plan and the restarting of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn comments made on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in France on Wednesday, Trump hailed the deal with Iran as being better than the…

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.In a unanimous decision in the case U.S. v. Hemani, the justices found that Ali Hemani’s prosecution for having a firearm while he was an unlawful drug user is inconsistent with the Second Amendment. Hemani allegedly was only an occasional user of marijuana when the FBI found a handgun at his Texas home in 2022.The ruling from the Supreme Court is narrow, since the justices did not strike down the law at the center…

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