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Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026Cuban electrical and petroleum workers have marched in Havana to celebrate International Workers’ Day, or May Day, as the government pledges to stand firm against growing US pressure which is further straining the economy.Ninety-four-year-old former leader Raul Castro and President Miguel Diaz-Canel took part in the celebrations in the capital on Friday, while the administration of US President Donald Trump announced further sanctions.A White House statement said the sanctions would target those involved in the security services, along with “material supporters of the Cuban government”. The statement added, without evidence, that the Caribbean island…

Washington — President Trump on Friday told congressional leaders that “hostilities” with Iran have “terminated,” addressing a critical 60-day deadline under a law meant to limit the unauthorized use of military force.”There has been no exchange of fire between the United States Forces and Iran since April 7, 2026,” the president wrote in nearly identical letters to House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley, the president pro tempore of the Senate. “The hostilities that began on February 28, 2026 have terminated.”The framers of the Constitution gave Congress the power to declare war. Nearly two and a half centuries…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. congressman on Thursday vowed to get to the bottom of the mystery in the cases of 13 dead or missing scientists that have surfaced over the past few months, as President Donald Trump gave an update on the federal government’s investigation.”The count is up to 13. Thirteen American scientists tied to nuclear and space research, missing or dead,” Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., said on X. “Every adversary on the planet celebrates each one we lose. We are weaker as a nation today because of these losses, and I’m working to…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The body of an unidentified male has been found in the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, according to the city’s police. Officers initially responded to a report of a body in the river on Friday around 9 a.m., the Saskatoon Police Service said in a news release. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. The body was reported to be near Sturgeon Drive and Spadina Crescent East, it said.The male’s identity and cause of death have not been identified…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If it feels like the first round of the NBA playoffs is taking longer than normal, that’s probably because it is. You should be happy about that! If you don’t love basketball, then you probably are marginally interested in this article or the playoffs anyway, but that’s a different conversation.More hoops are always better to me, and I’m happy these have been competitive and entertaining series. Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun drives to the basket on Los Angeles Lakers C Deandre Ayton in Game 1 of the first round of the 2026…

A spate of fire bombings could be just the beginning as concerns mount the tax system is driving a burgeoning alcohol black market putting lives and the budget bottom line at risk.Police have not confirmed whether illicit alcohol was behind 15 incidents at hospitality venues across inner Melbourne since April 14, but the industry is warning Australia’s high excise settings is fuelling organised crime.Left unchecked, the nation could face a second black market scourge, after the explosion in illicit tobacco that has decimated the federal budget’s excise take and spurred gang violence.The experience of the tobacco market was a “cautionary…

US president says EU ‘not complying’ with current trade deal; launches latest tariffs amid global economic uncertainty.Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026United States President Donald Trump has said he will increase tariffs on automobiles from the European Union to 25 per cent.The announcement on Friday could jolt the world economy at a time when it is already fragile from the knock-ons of the US-Israel war with Iran.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIt came months after the US and the EU had forged a trade deal as Trump imposed sweeping reciprocal tariffs on trade partners across the world. The…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Henrilynn Ibezim, a former Democratic mayoral candidate in New Jersey, pleaded guilty to forging nearly 1,000 voter registration applications during the 2021 Democratic primary, New Jersey’s Office of the Attorney General announced Thursday.During the 2021 Democratic primary for Plainfield, New Jersey’s mayoral seat, Ibezim allegedly brought a garbage bag filled with around 1,000 falsified voter registration applications to a post office in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with the intention of mailing them to Union County’s registration commissioner.Of the 1,000 applications, most were completed with the handwriting of only three or four people, according…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cameron Scott Jared Mayo, who is facing charges for sodomizing an 8-year-old girl, tried to bribe the girl’s mother with a house to drop the charges in January, a Virginia prosecutor alleged.A grand jury indicted Mayo, who was already facing 10 charges, including forcible sodomy, on a fresh count of bribery in February, according to the indictment obtained by Fox News Digital.Mayo allegedly sent text messages to the victim’s mother, Christine Houff, who he shares a home with, asking her to help make the charges go away.In court, Albemarle Circuit Court prosecutor…

The federal government has announced it will increase the maximum fine that can be levied against airlines for repeated violations of the air passenger bill of rights from $250,000 to $1 million. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon announced the changes at a news conference in Ottawa Friday morning, adding that under upcoming legislation, airlines will be required to pay out compensation to passengers within 30 days.“No excuses,” MacKinnon said.Canada’s air passenger protection regulations (APPR) came into force in 2019 and require airlines to compensate passengers for delays or cancellations that are within their control.The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) is tasked with…