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The United States and Hungary signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement on Monday, as the Trump administration deepened bilateral ties with a controversial ally at a politically sensitive moment for Budapest. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Budapest for meetings with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and senior members of his government, during which Rubio and  Orbán signed the pact. The deal comes two months before Hungary’s next parliamentary elections, which may determine whether Orbán can maintain his two-decade grip on power. What is in the U.S.-Hungary nuclear dealThe U.S. and Hungary signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Nuclear Energy in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Savannah Guthrie releases video marking two weeks since mom’s disappearance2. Partial government shutdown drags on as DHS funding talks stall3. Iranian official dangles nuclear compromise while demanding US make first moveMAJOR HEADLINESFAMILY FEUD — Reality star’s sister encourages people not to support her brother in LA mayor race. Continue reading …NEW TUNE — The one sentence in Rubio’s Munich speech that revealed Trump’s red line for Europe.…

Janice Charette will serve as Canada’s chief trade negotiator to the United States ahead of a scheduled review of the North American free-trade pact.

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is being mourned on the anniversary of his alleged murder as the Kremlin rejects accusations it was behind the death.

TAIPEI: King Liu, the founder of Taiwanese bicycle maker Giant and a self-described “missionary” for cycling culture, died on Monday (Feb 16) at the age of 91, the company said.Liu started Giant in 1972 in his hometown of Taichung, a manufacturing hub in central Taiwan, making bikes for overseas brands before the company got its own label in 1981.Giant is now one of the biggest bicycle makers in the world, pulling in more than US$2 billion in sales a year and selling millions of bikes annually.Liu “passed away peacefully” early on Monday, Giant Group said in a statement, describing him…

Beirut, Lebanon – Current and former United Nations staffers have spoken out in defence of Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, after she faced attacks from a pro-Israeli NGO and several European government officials.Albanese – who, like all special rapporteurs, is appointed by the UN Human Rights Council but is not a UN staff member – has been subjected to repeated attacks from pro-Israeli figures and bodies, with one of the most fervent critics being UN Watch, a pro-Israel NGO.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe UN Watch, which is not a UN body,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A new report is raising fresh questions about whether billions in federal transit spending are delivering results, as funding climbs to record highs while bus and rail commuting remains below pre-pandemic levels.Released by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, the analysis argues the disconnect reflects structural flaws in how federal transit dollars are allocated — particularly as remote work reshapes commuting patterns and budget pressures intensify.Wendell Cox, a senior fellow with the group and the report’s author, traces the federal transit program to its 1960s origins, when it was intended…

Lloyds share price has crashed into a correction, moving from the year-to-date high of 114.70p on February 4 to the current 100p. It is hovering near its lowest level since January 12, mirroring the performance of European banks like Barclays and UniCredit. Lloyds stock dropped after its financial results  Lloyds Banking Group, the top British bank, announced strong financial results, continuing a trend that has been going on in the past few years. It has benefited from the rising interest rates, which have boosted its net interest margin. At the same time, the company has benefited from the cost-cutting measures…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Australian women’s tennis player Destanee Aiava announced Saturday that the 2026 season will be her last in a scathing statement about the sport posted on her social media.Aiava, 25, described tennis as her “toxic boyfriend” in the statement posted on Instagram. She lamented being so young when she started, with her breakthrough coming when she was just 17. Destanee Aiava during her match against Danielle Collins at the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Jan. 16, 2025. (Mike Frey/Imagn Images)She wrote that tennis gave her some of her best friends and she…

China is focusing on large language models in the artificial intelligence space.Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty ImagesChina’s rapid advancement in AI is threatening to shake up U.S. dominance in the market, with one analyst warning of a tech shock that is just getting started. Rory Green, TS Lombard’s chief China economist and head of Asia research, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Monday that America’s “perceived monopoly” on tech and AI has been broken by China. “I think the China tech shock is just getting started. It’s not just AI, DeepSeek, and electric vehicles. China is moving up the value…