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This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz joins as President Trump says negotiators are headed to Pakistan for a peace deal with Iran. Plus. Former White House adviser on energy security Amos Hochstein and former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder join.

A pilot is dead after a helicopter crash on a remote property, sparking an investigation.Emergency services were called to the outback site near Blackall, in Queensland’s Central West, about 9.30am on Monday following reports of an aviation incident, police said.The 42-year-old pilot was declared dead at the scene off Tumbar Road.He was the sole occupant of the Robinson R22 helicopter – a two-seat, single-engine light utility chopper.Specialist investigators are converging on the area.”Police will assist the Australian Transport Safety Bureau with their investigations into the cause of the incident,” a police statement said.Bureau investigators are expected to arrive on Tuesday…

NEW DELHI: India gave a red-carpet welcome for South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in New Delhi on Monday (Apr 20), with shipbuilding and artificial intelligence high on the agenda for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”Amidst ongoing supply chain instability and a global economic crisis stemming from the aftermath of the Middle East conflict, the Republic of Korea and India are emerging as increasingly vital strategic partners for one another,” Lee, on his first visit to India, said in a statement on social media.Talks will include discussions on “shipbuilding, trade, investments, AI, semiconductors, critical and emerging technologies”, India’s foreign ministry…

Islamabad talks in limbo as Tehran says it will retaliate after US marines capture an Iranian-flagged ship near the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 20 Apr 202620 Apr 2026Donald Trump announced on Sunday that a second round of US-Iran talks is to be held in Pakistan on Monday – but Tehran has not confirmed participation, two days before a ceasefire deal expires.The capture by US Marines of an Iranian-flagged container ship near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday has further clouded the Islamabad talks, as Tehran has pledged to retaliate.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe attack came hours after…

The following is the transcript of the interview with Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on April 19, 2026.MARGARET BRENNAN: Imtiaz Tyab reporting from Dubai. We turn now to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, who joins us this morning from New York. Welcome back to Face The Nation, ambassador. AMBASSADOR MIKE WALTZ: Thank you, good to be with you. MARGARET BRENNAN: So the President said Iran broke the ceasefire, but he is still offering them a deal. Is this a presentation of terms, or should we expect…

They’re larger-than-life, and somehow on stage they still are. In “Proof” David Auburn’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Don Cheadle plays a mathematical genius with mental health issues; Ayo Edebiri plays his daughter, with issues of her own.This is the first time they’ve ever worked together. Edebiri said she was “very happy” when she was presented with the prospect of working with Cheadle: “He’s on, like, my Mount Rushmore of actors.”Cheadle says the two share a father-daughter relationship off-stage: “I do check up and see what time she’s going to bed. And when she’s texting too late, I’m like, ‘Hey,…

As many as 4000 electric vehicle batteries could be recycled and used a source of critical minerals every year after an Australian start-up secured a $12 million funding boost.Perth-based Renewable Metals announced the investment on Monday, which it said would help to establish a battery-recycling prototype plant in Western Australia and design its first commercial facility in NSW.The announcement comes one month after a study found battery recycling could boost Australia’s economy by $6.9 billion a year in 2050, and following record electric car sales fuelled by rising fuel prices.The Series A funding round for Renewable Metals, led by the…

A Rigetti quantum computer displayed at the Nvidia booth during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesQuantum stocks climbed on Thursday, adding to a massive week-to-date rally fueled by enthusiasm for Nvidia’s new open-source artificial intelligence models designed to advance the burgeoning computing technology.Since the start of the week, IonQ shares have skyrocketed over 50%, as have shares of D-Wave Quantum. Quantum Computing and Rigetti Computing have surged more than 30% each.The rally comes on the heels of Nvidia’s unveiling of Ising, a new family…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LAS VEGAS – Rhea Ripley’s path back to the top of the women’s division was a long one, but on Sunday night, she survived the storm and recaptured the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 42.Ripley won the Women’s Elimination Chamber match back in February to earn a shot at a title. She chose to set her sights on Jade Cargill’s championship. What transpired next was a war of words between the two goddess-like figures in the pro wrestling industry. Rhea Ripley is introduced before the WWE Women’s Championship match against Jade Cargill…

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan is gearing up to host the second round of talks between the United States and Iran aimed at ending their war, but rising tensions in recent hours have cast uncertainty over Tehran’s participation, as the deadline nears for the end of the two-week ceasefire.Unlike the first round of talks held in Islamabad on April 11, the upcoming negotiations could last for multiple days until a temporary deal – mediators are calling it a memorandum of understanding – is signed, effectively extending the ceasefire, sources close to these efforts have told Al Jazeera. If the MoU is agreed,…