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Taipei agrees to buy some $85bn of US energy, aircraft and equipment in exchange for 15 percent tariff rate.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoThe United States and Taiwan have finalised a trade deal to reduce tariffs on Taiwanese exports and facilitate billions of dollars of spending on US goods.The agreement announced on Thursday lowers the general tariff on Taiwanese goods from 20 percent to 15 percent, the same level as Asian trade partners South Korea and Japan, in exchange for Taipei agreeing to buy about $85bn of US energy, aircraft and equipment.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listUnder the deal,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities have been making arrests as federal, state and local law enforcement crack down against violent crime and drugs in Louisiana.A multi-month push to go after violent gangs and drug peddlers around the Bayou State yielded 742 arrests as well as the seizure of drugs, according to a report.The undertaking that started in October resulted in the recovery of 176 firearms in the state and vast amounts of drugs, including fentanyl and other substances, KTAL/KMSS reported.US MILITARY LAUNCHES DEADLY STRIKE ON DRUG-TRAFFICKING VESSEL IN THE PACIFIC, LEAVING 2 DEAD AND 1 SURVIVOR…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) arrested an illegal migrant who was charged with rape, purchasing sex with a minor, and sexual abuse in Oregon, after the migrant was released on bail by sanctuary policies.Manuel Cruz-Ramirez, who still faces the slew of charges, was not referred to immigration officers upon his arrest and release due to Marion County’s sanctuary status. The illegal immigrant from Mexico was apprehended only because he was using a fraudulent Mexican passport at the Portland International Airport. TSA and CBP agents were flagged when his falsified…

Canadian flags are flying at half-mast across the Okanagan in the wake of the shooting tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. It is a solemn symbol of grief that for some local residents is deeply personal.“Nothing will ever be the same. Nothing will ever be the same for any of them,” said Kelowna resident Shannon Fischer.Fischer has numerous family members who live in the small northeastern town, including a niece and nephew.She says both were inside the school, where multiple children and a teacher were killed Tuesday.“The pit in my stomach that was, ‘Oh no, oh no, oh no.’ The thoughts…

Dan Collado left it late, but came up clutch when it mattered, tipping a perfect finals series to take home our $20,000 top prize thanks to McDonald’s for The Game Cricket Tipping.Dan finished in a four-way tie on 34 points but took home the prize thanks to a superior margin on sixes.It came as a surprise to the diehard Perth Scorchers fan who was still revelling in the Scorchers’ record sixth Big Bash title without realising his own achievement.“I found out when I had a missed call on my phone, to say call you guys and then later on I…

The reaction to Ford’s Chinese tie-ups, both confirmed and alleged, gives an insight into the challenges facing aspirant Chinese entrants.Responding to reports of the Xiaomi-Ford joint venture, the Republican chair of the House China committee John Moolenaar warned that the deal would be one that “only Xi Jinping could love”. In reality, Beijing has progressively tightened export controls to prevent technology leakage and has been wary of Chinese automakers building plants overseas. However, this does not mean that allowing Chinese investment would be devoid of risk – even if espionage and remote inference concerns involving connected vehicles were addressed.The US…

Donald Trump is not set to attend the 39th annual meeting of the African Union, which kicks off its leaders’ summit on Friday.But his presence will still be felt as delegations from the 55 member states grapple with the new, disruptive reality of the United States president’s second term.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listTrump’s historic cuts to foreign aid, his overhaul of US trade policy, and his sweeping changes to immigration admissions have all had an outsized impact on Africa, though he gave the continent only slight mention in his wider global agenda.Amid the upheaval, the Trump administration has…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! TUCSON, Ariz. — A federal law enforcement source has confirmed to Fox News Digital that Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is blocking the FBI from obtaining key evidence in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. The evidence requested by the FBI includes a glove and DNA found inside Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson, Arizona, home, according to information first reported by Reuters. Federal officials have asked Nanos for the items so they could be processed at the FBI’s national crime laboratory in Quantico, Virginia. However, Nanos has insisted on sending the evidence for testing at a private lab in Florida,…

A federal judge blocked the Pentagon from downgrading the military retirement rank and pay of Sen. Mark Kelly over a video he and five other Democrats recorded last year that reminded service members they can refuse to follow illegal orders. Scott MacFarlane has more.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ole Miss will run it back with the man who carried the team to its most successful season in program history.After suing the NCAA over a sixth season of eligibility, Trinidad Chambliss was granted the opportunity to play the 2026 season by a state judge on Thursday.The NCAA formally rejected his request for a sixth year of eligibility on Jan. 9 because he and his team could not provide evidence that he was suffering from an “incapacitating injury or illness” when he did not play for Division II Ferris State in 2022…