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SHANGHAI: China’s railway network transported 24.8 million passengers on May 1, setting a new single-day record, according to data from the China State Railway Group.A report on Saturday (May 2) in the official Xinhua news agency said the national railway system is also expected to transport 19.7 million passengers on May 2.Some lines had to add new trains to handle the holiday passengers, Xinhua reported.The Zhengzhou line added 140 passenger trains, and the Chengdu line added 184, Xinhua said.China’s tourism market is a bright spot in domestic demand, injecting momentum into a national economy facing pressure from weak consumption and…

The collapse of the US-based budget carrier due to a doubling in jet fuel prices will cost thousands of jobs.Published On 2 May 20262 May 2026Low-cost US carrier Spirit Airlines has said that all of its flights have been cancelled as it started an “orderly wind-down of operations,” after a potential White House bailout fell through.“Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc., parent company of Spirit Airlines … today regretfully announced that the Company has started an orderly wind-down of operations, effective immediately. All Spirit flights have been cancelled, and Spirit Guests should not go to the airport,” the airline said in a…

During a hearing on whether accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen should remain detained ahead of a criminal trial, U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya scolded federal prosecutors for pushing to move forward with the proceedings even though Allen agreed to remain in custody.The exchange between prosecutors and the judge occurred when Upadhyaya directed lawyers to approach the bench to discuss the government’s effort to push its case for Allen’s detention. Members of the press and public in attendance could not hear the conversation, but it was included in a transcript of Thursday’s proceedings that was obtained by CBS…

XRP is trading at the $1.40 level again after failing to break the $1.50 ceiling last month, and somehow, that’s the bullish part of the story. Social sentiment just hit its second-highest reading in two years, driven by Rakuten Wallet’s full-scale XRP integration. So what is our XRP price prediction for next week? Starting today, @Rakuten_Wallet users in Japan can convert @Rakuten Points into XRP, spot trade in-app, and spend across 5M+ merchant locations. With 44 million Rakuten Pay users and $23B in loyalty points now redeemable for XRP, this is one of the largest retail deployments… pic.twitter.com/P7I52bGjVL— RippleX (@RippleXDev)…

The U.S. ambassador to Canada says Washington and Ottawa have yet to finalize the terms of an agreement, a stalemate that is currently prohibiting the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Pete Hoekstra spoke with Republican House Speaker Matt Hall and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earlier this week to provide an update on the negotiations surrounding the 2.5-km cable-stayed bridge.Despite previous demands from President Donald Trump that the U.S. should own half of the bridge, the Detroit News reported that Hoekstra insisted “this will get worked out.”“At the end of the day, the president will have to sign off…

West Coast were on the wrong end of a heartbreaking finish in front of their 2006 premiership heroes, going down by 11 points to Richmond.Here’s our three-word analysis of every Eagle.Harley Reid: Strong start, fadedJake Waterman: Found goal-kicking radarLiam Baker: Stay at half-back!Elliot Yeo: Wound clock backJobe Shanahan: Hands so goodWillem Duursma: More tantalising momentsCamera IconWillem Duursma was impressive again. Credit: Daniel Carson/AFL Photos/AFL Photos via Getty ImagesJosh Lindsay: Rushed at timesReuben Ginbey: Enthralling Lynch battleLiam Duggan: Ball use betterMilan Murdock: An ‘almost’ gameTom McCarthy: Was brave againCamera IconTom McCarthy was tough. Credit: Janelle St Pierre/AFL Photos/via Getty ImagesBailey Williams:…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Polk County, Florida man who often plays Santa Claus is behind bars after deputies say he tried to meet up and have sex with an underage girl.Thomas Allen Hicks, 68, was one of 19 suspects arrested on charges of attempting to allegedly travel to have sex with minors, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said.Arresting documents reveal that Hicks, who performs as Santa, allegedly accessed a prostitution website and was hoping to have sex with a 13-year-old girl. The “girl” was being offered up by her father.BODYCAM SHOWS DAD BOLT FROM…

But Hanoi aims to stay on good terms with all global powers through its traditional “bamboo diplomacy” approach, while Tokyo has seen its already frosty relations with Beijing deteriorate markedly in recent months. Takaichi drew a sharp rebuke from Beijing in November when she suggested that close US ally Japan might intervene militarily to thwart any Chinese attempt to take Taiwan.China, which regards Taiwan as part of its territory and has not ruled out using force to annex it, summoned Japan’s ambassador, warned Chinese citizens against visiting Japan and imposed trade restrictions.Beijing has also slammed Takaichi’s calls for a “free and…

NewsFeedChina’s UN Ambassador Fu Cong says maintaining the ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz are “urgent” priorities, warning the issue will be high on the agenda if it remains closed during President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Beijing.Published On 2 May 20262 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump turned a microphone problem into a comic riff during remarks at The Villages in Florida, asking staff to “turn the mic up please” before joking he was “screaming my a– off because the mic is no good.”The moment came during a wide-ranging, joke-heavy speech before the Florida retirement community, where Trump bounced between policy remarks, crowd work and off-the-cuff riffs, and, at one point, quipping, “What’s more secure than The Villages?” as he played to the audience.Trump first flagged the audio issue while discussing immigration and inflation under former…