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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats who rallied with liberal activists at nationwide “No Kings” protests just weeks ago were widely mocked for pivoting to offer the United Kingdom’s King Charles III a royal welcome in Congress and elsewhere.Charles’ speech highlighted a contradiction between anti-monarchy rhetoric and public protests involving Democrats and the raucous welcome extended to the British monarch during his address to Congress.Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., criticized Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., whom he said hypocritically cheered Charles several months after speaking at a “No Kings” protest in Savannah.”Hold on a minute, wasn’t this the same…

After being forced to check his hard-won Academy Award on a trans-Atlantic flight, director Pavel Talankin’s Oscar went missing.Talankin, who co-directed the best documentary winner Mr. Nobody Against Putin, didn’t expect to have to check his statuette for a flight from New York’s John F Kennedy Airport bound for Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday.But a Transportation Security Administration agent said it couldn’t go on board.”At the airport, a TSA agent stopped him and said the Oscar could be used as a weapon,” Talankin’s co-director, David Borenstein, said on Thursday night in a post on Instagram.”Pavel didn’t have a bag to check…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The auto racing world is mourning the loss of Alex Zanardi. The Italian Formula 1 driver, who later became a Paralympic champion after two life-altering accidents, has died, his family announced Saturday. He was 59.The family confirmed that loved ones were with Zanardi when he died. “Alex died peacefully, surrounded by the affection of those closest to him,” the family said in a statement. A cause of death was not provided.Zanardi’s family also said that it “Thanks everyone who is sharing their support right now and asks for respect during this time…

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met delegates to the ruling party’s youth league congress in Pyongyang, state media KCNA said on Sunday (May 3), as the government again cast young people as central to both domestic mobilisation and its military role in Russia’s war against Ukraine.The Eleventh Congress of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League, a once-in-five-years political gathering aimed at mobilising citizens aged roughly 14 to 30, concluded last week with mass rallies, torchlight parades and a gala in the capital.Kim on Saturday told delegates that youth was the “vanguard” in advancing state goals, calling the league a…

Wars and territorial disputes are rewriting the rules of global shipping.Wars and territorial disputes are rewriting the rules of global shipping.From the Strait of Hormuz to the Panama Canal, and the Red Sea to the Black Sea, maritime traffic is under increasing threat.Is shipping becoming the new global battleground? And why are the decades-old laws governing the seas failing?Presenter: James BaysGuests:Rockford Weitz – director of the Fletcher Studies programme at Tufts UniversityGeorge Theocharidis – professor of maritime law and policy at the World Maritime UniversityStavros Karamperidis – associate professor in maritime economics at Plymouth UniversityPublished On 2 May 20262 May…

President Trump compared the U.S. Navy to pirates, as it enforces the blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. also warned shipping companies that they could face penalties for paying tolls to Iran to safely pass through the critical waterway. Ramy Inocencio has more.

Global markets are entering May 2026 under a cloud of uncertainty, with multiple macro and geopolitical triggers converging at once. From surging oil prices and the ongoing Middle East conflict to key economic data and central bank decisions, traders are facing a complex environment.A mix of risk and resilience is shaping sentiment. While equities remain supported by earnings and artificial intelligence optimism, underlying pressures are building. The coming weeks could determine whether markets sustain their momentum or begin to unwind.Oil surge and war risks dominate sentimentOil prices have surged sharply, briefly crossing $120 a barrel this week for the first…

For decades, Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting has doubled as a kind of financial Woodstock, drawing tens of thousands to hear Warren Buffett dispense homespun wisdom, crack jokes and field hours of questions.This year will be different.For the first time, the 95-year-old Buffett won’t be the central figure on stage, marking a new era for one of the investing world’s most closely watched rituals. The shift puts a spotlight on Greg Abel, who took over as CEO at the start of 2026, and raises a question hanging over Omaha: what does Berkshire look like without the man who defined it?Investors and…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A student has been charged with four counts of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon following a stabbing at Foss High School on Thursday in Tacoma, Washington, where four students and a security guard were injured.The suspect was identified as Waleed Emad Essakhi, according to authorities, and was arrested shortly after the incident.Essakhi was charged in Pierce County Superior Court on Friday, where it was determined he would be tried as an adult.According to court documents, the student allegedly stole a vape pen from a fellow student the previous day at a…