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Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin told Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that Russia would do everything it could to halt the Middle East war, as the two met in Saint Petersburg.Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday, with Brent heading back towards US$110 a barrel, while stock markets struggled.Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Sydney led losses, though there were gains in Seoul, Singapore, Taipei and Jakarta.That came after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq once again hit record highs in New York. IG analyst Tony Sycamore pointed out that Tehran could be more willing to strike a deal soon, as its ageing storage facilities…

US prosecutors say 34-year-old Xu Zewei hacked into universities to steal vaccine research during COVID-19 pandemic. Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026Italy has extradited an accused Chinese hacker wanted in the United States for allegedly stealing vaccine research at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.Italian authorities handed over the “dangerous foreign hacker” to the US following his arrest in Milan last July on suspicion of conducting cyberattacks against universities and other institutions engaged in COVID-related research, the Italian National Police said in a statement on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe suspect and his co-conspirators allegedly exploited cybersecurity…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Wisconsin teacher was placed on leave following controversial comments in which he said he was “not impressed with recent presidential assassins.”Kaukauna High School social studies teacher Patrick Meyer suggested that the four men who successfully assassinated a U.S. president — John Wilkes Booth, Charles Guiteau, Leon Czolgosz and, Lee Harvey Oswald — must be rolling over in their graves after recent failed attempts to kill a president.”I am not impressed with recent presidential assassins. It’s f—ing embarrassing! Booth, Guiteau, Czolgosz, Oswald must all be spinning in their graves! MAGAA (make Americans…

Toronto’s FIFA fan festival will bring food, live performances and big game atmosphere to the heart of the city, officials are promising, as they unveil a plan to keep the events largely free to attend. Between June 11 and July 19, the City of Toronto will hold 22 days of fan events at the Fort York National Historic Site and the Bentway with massive screens to watch the matches and extra entertainment on the side.“Neighbours, newcomers, visitors, doesn’t matter who you are, they are in for a treat,” Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow promised on Monday.The city has announced there will…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Giants legendary linebacker Lawrence Taylor was hospitalized for a stomach-related issue that his attorney says is non-life-threatening.Attorney Mark Eiglarsh issued a statement on Monday saying Taylor authorized him to let people know he has been in the hospital for a week with no discharge date determined.The 67-year-old Pro Football Hall of Famer is under medical observation for the stomach-related issue, and he is showing signs of improvement.    New York Giants legend Lawrence Taylor enters the field before a game against the Minnesota Vikings at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford,…

A combination image shows Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco on Nov. 16, 2023, and Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, during the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023.Carlos Barria | Gonzalo Fuentes | ReutersThe nine-person jury was seated on Monday in the high-stakes legal battle between longtime friends turned rivals Elon Musk and Sam Altman at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California.Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is overseeing the proceedings between the world’s richest person and the CEO of…

Anthony Albanese must stop using “weasel words” and speak frankly about the threat China poses to Australia, opposition defence spokesman James Paterson says.In a major speech on Tuesday, Senator Paterson lamented Labor’s defence spending, arguing that it was effectively cutting the military budget by using existing funding to cover AUKUS – the $368bn plan to arm the Navy with nuclear-powered submarines.But Senator Paterson also claimed the Albanese government had failed to explain to Australians why the country needs to spend more on defence, saying jargonised language “has real world consequences”.Camera IconOpposition defence spokesman James Paterson says government must speak plainly…

NewsFeedCoordinated attacks by armed groups and Tuareg rebels in Mali is threatening the ruling junta, driven Russian mercenaries from key northern areas, and left the defence minister dead. Al Jazeera’s Nada Qaddourah explains how the groups appear to be joining forces.Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California’s “First Partner,” Jennifer Siebel Newsom, ripped into President Donald Trump after his contentious “60 Minutes” interview with the female host, slamming the president for “speak[ing] to a woman journalist with that level of contempt.”The interview included a contentious back-and-forth between Trump and Norah O’Donnell over her questions about the shooter from this past weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, with President Trump calling O’Donnell a “disgrace” and “disgraceful” amid the interview.Trump’s comments came after O’Donnell was reading excerpts from the shooter’s alleged manifesto, which described the president as a “rapist,” “pedophile” and…