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Trump’s order is the latest move by US administration to boost fossil fuel industry despite climate change concerns.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 12 Feb 202612 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareUnited States President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to buy electricity generated by coal, his latest effort to boost demand for the fossil fuel amid its declining cost competitiveness and climate change concerns.In an executive order signed on Wednesday, Trump directed the US Department of Defence to enter into long-term purchase agreements with coal-fired plants and prioritise the “preservation and strategic utilisation” of “coal-based energy assets”.Recommended…

Newly released documents show the FBI’s scramble to explain last year why it released a screen recording with a missing minute from the night Jeffrey Epstein died, instead of the original footage. The discrepancy fueled conspiracy theories about a cover-up after then-Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino promised the agency would release the original surveillance footage from Epstein’s Manhattan jail “so you don’t think there are any shenanigans.” The FBI has never offered a public explanation of how it ended up releasing a video with a gap in footage.Last May, as a groundswell built demanding public scrutiny of the Justice Department’s records…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee will remain behind bars as he faces a first-degree murder charge in Tennessee.Lee was taken into custody last week. In addition to the murder charge in the death of his girlfriend, Lee faces a charge of tampering with or fabricating evidence. On Wednesday, a Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge ruled that Lee, who spent the first three years of his professional football career with the New York Jets, would stay jailed without bond.Lee is not scheduled to return to court until next month, but prosecutors on Wednesday signaled…

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins appears at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2026.Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCisco reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday, but the stock dropped about 7% in extended trading as earnings guidance for the current period only met estimates. Here’s how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: $1.04 adjusted vs. $1.02 expected Revenue: $15.35 billion vs. $15.12 billion expectedCisco’s revenue grew about 10% from $14 billion a year earlier, according to a statement. Net income increased to $3.18 billion, or 80 cents per share, from $2.43 billion,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chaos and fury erupted Monday in New York City’s affluent Upper East Side as residents packed a public meeting in protest of a planned homeless shelter they said “reeks of a for-profit intent.”The women’s shelter, which was converted from a men’s center after massive public pushback, is slated to open around April and will accommodate up to 250 women.At a Community Board 8 Manhattan meeting hosted by Housing Solutions of New York (HSNY), opponents sounded alarms over the shelter’s proximity to schools and daycare centers. Residents also accused city officials of deliberately…

The City of Calgary will need to spend nearly $6 billion over the next decade to address the worsening condition of the city’s most critical assets, according to city officials. The figure is part of an update on the city’s corporate asset management plan presented to the city’s Infrastructure and Planning committee Wednesday.According to the report, roughly 11 per cent or $18 billion worth of city-owned assets and infrastructure is in poor or very poor condition.Around $1.7 billion of the assets in poor condition are deemed “critical,” the report said, which means a failure could result in a significant service…

The ASX200 has surged to a 50-day high of 9100 points as major banks deliver billion-dollar profits, pushing the market within striking distance of all-time records.

Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Cisco Systems — The maker of networking hardware such as switches and routers dropped about 7% after posting non-GAAP gross margin of 67.5%, a little below the 68.1% estimate, according to LSEG. Guidance for the current quarter also disappointed Wall Street. Otherwise, Cisco posted second-quarter results that exceeded estimates on the top and bottom lines. The stock is up 11% already this year. McDonald’s — The fast-food giant slipped less than 1% after it posted fourth-quarter earnings of $3.12 per share, on an adjusted basis, on revenues of $7.01 billion . That…

DEFINING MOMENT FOR BANGLADESH’S FUTURETwo dominant political forces are vying for power.The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has returned to the political spotlight, promising redemption and renewal after years on the sidelines.Across the divide stands a coalition centred around Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist movement positioning itself as the standard-bearer of meaningful change. At stake are 300 elected seats in parliament and a referendum on the July National Charter, a document that lays the foundation for sweeping political reforms following the student-led revolt in 2024. The uprising, which ended Hasina’s rule in August 2024, has been widely described as the country’s democratic rebirth. Now, the ballot box…

Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoThe United States House of Representatives has advanced a bill that would roll back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a signal of growing willingness among Republicans to break with his administration.Wednesday’s vote saw several Republicans cross party lines to vote with Democrats.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe final tally saw 219 votes in favour of ending Trump’s use of emergency powers to slap tariffs on Canada. A minority, comprised of 211 representatives, voted against the bill.It was a rare rebuke from Congress’s lower chamber, where the Republican Party holds a 218-seat majority.Before the…