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NewsFeedThe US military says it carried out ‘self-defence’ strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island after Iran earlier launched missiles and drones at US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. Despite the exchange, the US says the US-Iran ceasefire remains in effect.Published On 3 Jun 20263 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., said Tuesday he is “more energized than ever” and plans to return to in-person work “within a matter of weeks,” issuing a new statement after months away from Capitol Hill because of an undisclosed medical issue.Kean, who represents New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, has been absent from Congress for months while dealing with undisclosed health issues keeping him away from Washington and the campaign trail. Kean said in April that he was addressing a “personal medical issue,” but he has not publicly disclosed the nature of the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A standoff involving a man who allegedly made bomb threats at a Chase Bank in downtown Bakersfield, California, stretched into Tuesday evening as negotiators worked to secure the release of people still inside the building.The Bakersfield Police Department said officers responded shortly after 1 p.m. to a reported bomb threat at the Chase Bank near Chester Avenue and 17th Street.During a briefing with reporters, Bakersfield Police Sgt. Eric Celedon said authorities learned that an unidentified man entered the bank and remained inside with an unknown number of community members.”What I can guarantee…

One of the two major fires that started burning out of control last week in central Saskatchewan is nearing containment while the second continues to spread, according to the province’s public safety agency. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) says the Lobstick Fire, which was first reported last Tuesday in an area southwest of Prince Albert, Sask., is now 80 per cent contained, with the total affected area just under 19,000 hectares.In a social media post Tuesday morning, the agency said the evacuation order for the Rural Municipality of Shellbrook, initially issued on Friday evening, was lifted as of Monday…

A Virginia resident is suing Amazon for privacy violations after the e-commerce company’s Ring video doorbell camera allegedly used facial recognition technology to record and store images of his face without his consent.Charles Sigwalt, who filed a lawsuit on Monday in Seattle federal court, where Amazon has one of its headquarters, alleges that Ring’s “Familiar Faces” feature uses facial-recognition software to scan anyone who passes by the doorbell camera and categorizes them using artificial intelligence. The system then collects a “face print” that allows it to re-identify the person, according to his complaint, which seeks class-action status. “When plaintiffs and class members…

Fans of music legend John Farnham have been left frustrated as tickets to a gala tribute concert were snapped up despite the cost.The charity event at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on September 20 sold out within hours of going on sale Tuesday, with premium tickets priced at $1650.Fans complained online of waiting in virtual queues of more than 30,000 customers only to miss out on tickets, while others described the pricing as atrocious.”Sorry but the prices were ridiculous, $1700 a ticket is outrageous,” said one Farnham fan.Others speculated the singer himself would not approve of the situation.”He would not be…

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto removed on Tuesday (Jun 2) the head of the body responsible for his signature free school meals programme, which has been blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims.The much-hyped billion-dollar scheme was the flagship policy of Prabowo’s 2024 election campaign.The government says it has provided meals to more than 61 million people by March, but tens of thousands of people have fallen ill since the programme was launched in January last year.”The president has decided to make changes to the leadership of the National Nutrition Agency,” State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi told reporters in Jakarta,…

The image of the “fighter” often brings to mind a man, but women have always been present on and around the battlefield – in rebellion, defence and offence alike. Their contributions have shaped wars in ways history rarely records, and are often simplified or fetishised in popular narratives.Around the world, women make up a far greater share of rebellions than of national armies. So what are the motivations, struggles and circumstances that drive women to take up arms and how significant is their impact on how battles are fought?Join Ali Rae in Episode Four of All Hail the Military –…

Rebecca Bennett won the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, CBS News projects, and will take on GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who has been missing from the job for nearly three months. The district is one of the most vulnerable for House Republicans in the 2026 midterms, with the nonpartisan Cook Political Report rating the race a toss up. The race will help determine which party controls the House for the final two years of President Trump’s second term.Kean won the seat in 2022 after redistricting made the district more favorable to Republicans. President Trump endorsed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration is launching a major crackdown on government waste and abuse, targeting billions of federal tax dollars spent on healthcare for illegal immigrants while implementing new work requirements for able-bodied Americans on Medicaid.During a White House news briefing Tuesday afternoon, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Oz outlined an aggressive strategy to stop “legalized money laundering” that he warned would have cost the program an additional $5.4 trillion over the next decade.Oz revealed the administration identified roughly $2 billion in federal tax dollars improperly going to illegal…