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Against this backdrop, the political reality is that UMNO is not in a position to fully break from coalition politics.Contesting solo risks three-cornered fights that historically benefitted PAS. Without PH or other alliances shoring up support from non-Malay voters, UMNO’s ceiling in mixed or urban seats drops sharply. The party’s machinery, once formidable and historically backed by a deep election chest, now shows signs of weaker grassroots mobilisation and difficulty attracting new talent. BETWEEN AMBITION AND REALITYUMNO cannot keep operating in its pre-2018 mode. Without a clean break from the Najib-era old guard, revival seems improbable. Mr Zahid’s bold talk carries the optimism…

US stocks advanced on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reclaiming the 50,000 level and the S&P 500 closing at another record high as investors reacted to strong technology earnings, improving semiconductor sentiment, and developments from the summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.The Dow rose about 375 points, or 0.75%, to close near 50,068. The S&P 500 gained roughly 0.77% to finish at a fresh record high above 7,500, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed about 0.88% to another all-time closing high.Technology shares led the market higher, with investors continuing to favor artificial intelligence-linked…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Emergency crews are responding after a small plane crashed Thursday into a home in Ohio, killing two people on board and sparking a large fire.The crash took place at about 3:45 p.m. local time in a residential neighborhood about 15 minutes south of downtown Akron, and heavy, black smoke was reported in the area, the City of Akron Fire Department confirmed to Fox News Digital.The two people on board were found dead inside the Piper PA-28 aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).Fire officials evacuated the affected home and a nearby…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After it was revealed earlier this month that cops have been called to the home of former MLB pitcher Carl Pavano and his ex-wife nine times over the last two years, more heinous allegations against Pavano have emerged.Pavano was initially accused of “controlling behavior,” including name-calling, cutting off her expenses and threatening to take their children amid an ugly prenup battle.Their divorce was finalized last December, but a new court filing by Pavano’s ex, Alissa, claims that Pavano would pee in her shampoo bottles and “intentionally soiled the bed in which Plaintiff…

The UN warns disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could drive up food and fertiliser costs, and worsen global hunger.The next global food crisis is unfolding in a narrow stretch of water.The United Nations warns that if fertilisers cannot pass through the Strait of Hormuz within just a few weeks, the world could face mass starvation.It says the consequences could be severe if shipping disruptions linked to the Iran conflict drag on.Food prices are already at a three-year high, while fertiliser costs critical for agriculture have rocketed.Aid agencies fear a prolonged disruption could push tens of millions more people into…

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.The high court’s unsigned decision ensures that patients nationwide will continue to have broad access to mifepristone while litigation in a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s relaxed policy for obtaining the drug brought by the state of Louisiana moves forward.Conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented.The order came after a federal appellate court earlier this month reinstated a…

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his Artemis II crewmates received a hero’s welcome Thursday at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, Que., marking the crew’s first official visit to the agency since completing their historic journey around the moon last month. The crew, including Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, joined Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and Canadian astronaut Jenni Gibbons for a fireside chat reflecting on the mission and its impact on future generations of scientists and engineers.“The Artemis II crew brought Canadians and people around the world along on their journey around the Moon, inspiring young people to pursue…

Stephen Miran, Federal Reserve Board of Governors member, during a television interview on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Nov. 10, 2025.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran officially handed in his resignation letter Thursday, saying he will vacate his spot on the central bank board when or just before new Chair Kevin Warsh takes his seat.Stepping in to fill what was left of an unexpired term last September, Miran served as a contrarian voice on the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee. He voted “no” in each of the six meetings he has attended…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The former mayor of a small Kansas town who pleaded guilty last month in connection with illegally voting in several elections turned himself in to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday.Jose Ceballos-Armendariz, a Mexican green card holder, appeared at the ICE office in Wichita, FOX4KC reported. He is being held in the ICE’s detention facility in Chase County.”I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Ceballos said outside the facility. “I don’t know where they’re going to take me and what I can and can’t do inside there.”KANSAS MAYOR HIT WITH…