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Volker Turk, the high commissioner for human rights at the United Nations, has issued some of his harshest criticism yet of the recent sanctions the United States has imposed on Cuba.On Monday, Turk drew a line between the increasing restrictions on the Cuban economy and reports of heightened death rates, particularly among children.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“The fuel restrictions imposed since early 2026 and recent tightening of extraterritorial sanctions, taken together, are directly harming Cubans, especially the most vulnerable,” Turk said in a statement.“Children are dying because doctors lack access to essential medical supplies and medicines. This…

Washington — A federal judge on Monday invalidated President Trump’s policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers, finding it unlawful.U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled in favor of a group of 20 states that challenged the new fee announced by Mr. Trump in September. The judge found that the Trump administration overstepped its authority by imposing a $100,000 tax on H-1B applications without authorization from Congress. “The substance and application of the $100,000 payment reveal that it is a tax, regardless of what the payment is called,” Sorokin wrote in a 42-page decision.The judge, appointed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A father in Houston, Texas, was killed during a carjacking Saturday afternoon, and a repeat offender on probation has been charged with his murder.The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the owner of the stolen car, identified as 56-year-old Louis Erebia, tracked down the vehicle and confronted the person accused of stealing it, London Hogan Sr. Hogan Sr. allegedly shot and killed Erebia, who was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital.Hogan Sr. is also accused of shooting another man who is expected to survive.The Harris…

Our chief theater critic, Helen Shaw, shares her highlights of the Tony Awards on Sunday in New York City.

Recent restrictions placed on imports of Texas will not have a significant impact on cattle production in Canada for now, according to the national association for the country’s beef producers. The New World screwworm, the parasite at the centre of the import restrictions, can have devastating consequences, but Canada won’t bear the brunt of it, said Leigh Rosengren, the chief veterinary officer for the Canadian Cattle Association.While Canada trades cattle with U.S. states, very little of it comes from Texas, Rosengren said.“Most of the imported cattle come from the northern states, so we’re not expecting major disruptions to the flow…

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“Each of them had their fun,” he told the Axios website. “Israel had its strike and Iran had its strike. We don’t need another one,” Trump said.But Israel concluded that only by striking Iran itself in response could it establish that Iran should not be granted future say over Israeli actions in Lebanon.Israel could not accept a scenario in which Iranian strikes on Israel were considered a justifiable “tit-for-tat response” to Israeli strikes on Lebanon, a senior Israeli defence official told Reuters.Before deciding to strike Iran, Netanyahu convened a meeting of top security and defence officials to discuss goals of…

Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg talks to CBS News about his 34th feature film, “Disclosure Day,” which explores what would happen if all of the evidence about UFOs and alien life was released to the entire world and proved we are not alone. He also discusses his opinion on aliens, saying they “have been here and they are here.”

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Obama-appointed federal judge who previously blocked President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order has again dealt a major setback to the administration by striking down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa payment requirement and declaring the policy unlawful.U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin of Massachusetts ruled Monday that the Trump administration lacked the authority to impose the hefty payment on employers seeking new H-1B visas, finding that the requirement amounted to a tax that only Congress has the constitutional power to impose.In Monday’s 42-page decision, Sorokin sided with a coalition of 20 states that…