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PHU QUOC, VIETNAM – MARCH 20: People walk on Ba Keo Beach on March 20, 2026 in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. The country welcomed nearly 21.2 million international visitors in 2025 — a new record.Allison Joyce | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesTrips to smaller “secondary cities” across Asia-Pacific are getting a boost this summer as travelers opt for destinations closer to home amid concerns over geopolitical tensions and rising costs.Nearly half of global travelers are scaling back their travel plans, with many choosing domestic trips instead, according to Allianz Partners’ Global Travel Confidence Index. The survey of about 11,000 respondents,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! They were asked the same question, but new Minnesota Vikings quarterback teammates Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy had two completely different answers.McCarthy’s first full season with the Vikings — the 2025 first-round pick missed the entirety of his rookie year due to a knee injury — was a rollercoaster despite a 6-4 record. He threw for 1,632 yards with 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions and a 57.6% completion rate across his 10 games under center.As a result, the Vikings made the move to add a veteran presence this offseason, signing Murray, the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mallory McMorrow, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan, wasted no time answering whether an antisemitism problem exists in the Democratic Party.”There is,” McMorrow answered bluntly at a debate Senate debate on Thursday.”At the Democratic convention, an attendee yelled an antisemitic slur at my husband, who is Jewish and was walking with my 5-year-old daughter. That is terrifying,” McMorrow said.Amid a tight, three-way Senate primary, McMorrow’s answer definitively reveals her stance on a question that’s steadily grown in recent years: whether the Democratic Party has positioned itself as more than just a…

Warning: This story deals with suicide, a sensitive issue that some readers may find upsetting. Please read at your own discretion. Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used them to die by suicide, is expected to plead guilty in court Friday.Law, who was arrested three years ago, is due to admit to 14 counts of assisting suicide, and it’s anticipated that the Crown will withdraw the 14 counts of first-degree murder against him.Anyone found guilty of aiding suicide can face up to 14 years in prison, while first-degree murder carries an…

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While many travellers said the disruption began from 4.30am, immigration department director-general Zakaria Shaaban said the incident happened at about 5am and lasted until 8.45am due to technical issues with the Malaysian Immigration Systems (MyIMMs) data centre.“The system was back online after rectifying work was carried out. The system was not hacked …  The MyIMMs system is already 30 years old. Problems are bound to happen,” he was quoted as saying by The Star. The system is expected to be replaced by the National Integrated Immigration System (NIISe) by 2028. This new digital immigration platform, designed to modernise border control, will aim to integrate passport…

Bitcoin price suffered a sharp $2,000 rejection immediately after Donald Trump delivered his most explicitly pro-crypto statement to date, vowing he would “never let crypto down”, and the BTC price drop that followed said everything about where the market currently stands.Rather than launching a sustained rally, the statement functioned as a distribution event, flushing out leveraged longs clustered near the $70,000 resistance level and leaving BTC materially lower within hours.Traders on Crypto Twitter are calling it the “Reverse Midas Touch”, the pattern where Trump’s loudest bullish proclamations consistently trigger sells rather than sustained bids. The mechanism is increasingly understood as…

The American Gaming Association now estimates that states have missed out on more than $1 billion in tax revenue due to the rise of prediction markets. In an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” detailing the estimate, association president and CEO Bill Miller said that the lost money has consequences for communities due to the taxes states collect on regulated gambling.”It’s about states and tribes that are losing literally a billion dollars today in state and tribal revenue that would otherwise go to fund important community projects,” he said, referencing the consequences on Native American casinos’ revenues too. Miller — whose organization is…

Ireland’s football match against Qatar was stalled by pro-Palestinian protests as pressure builds on upcoming games against Israel.By Al Jazeera Staff and ReutersPublished On 29 May 202629 May 2026Republic of Ireland midfielder ‌Jamie McGrath has warned that the controversy surrounding Nations League games against Israel could intensify after their friendly win over Qatar in ⁠Dublin was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protests.Ireland are set to host Israel at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on October 4, ⁠while a September 27 fixture designated as an Israel home match is expected to be staged at a neutral venue.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listQatar’s match…

Japan’s crude oil imports fell nearly 66% in April compared with the same month a year earlier, according to data released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on Friday.The sharp decline came as the US-Iran conflict continued to disrupt energy supplies from the Middle East, a region that remains Japan’s primary source of crude oil imports.Middle East supply flows declineMETI data showed that Japan, the world’s fifth-largest oil importer, imported 850,000 barrels per day (bpd), or 4.07 million kilolitres, of crude oil in April.Imports from the Middle East dropped 68% from a year earlier, highlighting the impact…