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NewsFeedEurovision is heading towards its grand final, but organisers are bracing for more demonstrations after chants of ‘stop the genocide’ were heard during Israeli contestant Noah Bettan’s semi-final performance. Five countries have withdrawn from this year’s contest after Israel was permitted to compete.Published On 15 May 202615 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping wrap up their summit in Beijing on Friday as both countries look to claim the visit as a win. The leaders of the two superpowers are holding a bilateral tea and taking a friendship photo on Friday before Mr. Trump leaves China and heads back to Washington. The two presidents met in a closed-door session on Thursday that lasted roughly two hours and 15 minutes. Mr. Trump characterized that meeting as “great.”Mr. Trump told Fox News after Thursday’s formal meeting that Xi said he’s not going to give any military equipment to Iran, which the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The highest-ranking member of Tren de Aragua to face justice in the United States has been extradited from Colombia and will appear in a Houston federal courtroom to face terrorism and drug charges, the Justice Department said.Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, 24, who also goes by “Chuqui,” allegedly oversaw criminal activities in Colombia, including drug trafficking, extortion, prostitution and murder. Federal prosecutors stated that he is a high-ranking leader of the designated foreign terrorist organization in Bogota and is part of the inner circle of senior TdA leadership.He was arrested on March 31…

With its heritage homes, mature trees and wide boulevards, the Abbott Street Heritage Conservation Area is considered an important piece of Kelowna’s history. “This was the first subdivision in Kelowna in 1904 and it’s a cherished area,” said Peter Chataway, an area resident.But concerns are growing that changes to the city’s Official Community Plan (OCP) jeopardize that.“They changed the heritage guidelines to accommodate the TOA, so they’ve weakened the guidelines,” said Susan Ames, area resident and president of the Friends and Residents of Abbott Street Heritage Conservation Area Society.TOA stands for Transit Oriented Area, provincial legislation implemented by the B.C.…

For the first time in a generation, college-educated fathers are spending substantially more time on their homes and kids than they did just a few years ago, often cutting working hours to do it.

South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index topped 8,000 points for the first time Friday (May 15), buoyed by an artificial intelligence-driven boom in the country’s semiconductor industry.The index briefly jumped above the milestone during morning trade.It marked the latest high point in a meteoric rise for the Kospi, which was trading at around 2,600 points just a year ago.South Korea is home to tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK hynix – key suppliers of high-performance chips that power AI infrastructure globally. Both of the firms have posted record first-quarter earnings as demand surges for the fast-evolving technology worldwide.Shares in Samsung Electronics…

Bitcoin is trading near $79,538 on CoinMarketCap, clawing back modest ground after a brutal 24-hour stretch that rattled institutional confidence and price analysis across the board. Spot Bitcoin ETFs just recorded a single-day net outflow of $635 million, the largest withdrawal in 105 days, and the question every trader is asking right now: is the selling done, or just getting started?Institutional players don’t move that kind of capital without conviction. Whether this represents coordinated profit-taking near resistance or a genuine de-risking ahead of expected volatility remains the defining debate. Source: SoSoValueBinance analysts have noted that media coverage and influential sentiment…

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…

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iranians will ‘not bow down’, warning there is no military solution to disputes with Tehran.Published On 15 May 202615 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, a top Trump ally and fellow Republican, announced Thursday that he is convening the state legislature in Columbia, South Carolina, starting Friday for a special session to “address the state budget and congressional districts” in his largely Republican state.”I have issued an Executive Order calling the General Assembly back for an extra legislative session to address the state budget and congressional districts beginning Friday, May 15, at 11:00 AM,” McMaster wrote on X. The move comes amid intraparty Republican tensions over the Trump-backed effort to redraw the state’s…