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KOLKATA: Four people have been killed in political unrest after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party celebrated victory in state polls in West Bengal, police and party officials said Wednesday (May 6).Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept polls in the key eastern state of more than 100 million people, winning 206 of the 294 assembly seats, according to results announced Monday, for its first-ever victory in West Bengal.West Bengal had been ruled by Modi’s fierce critic and adversary Mamata Banerjee as chief minister since 2011.Banerjee, leader of the regional All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), also lost her seat in…

Berlin, Germany – A diplomatic rift between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war on Iran has escalated into a broader debate about Europe’s transatlantic ties – while Berlin pushes to become the continent’s leading military power.Merz sparked controversy last week when he said Washington had been “humiliated” by its failure to reach a deal with Tehran and accused Trump of having “no strategy.”Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe remarks triggered a heated discussion that has intensified since Trump announced the redeployment of 5,000 US troops from German soil.According to media reports, the…

Phoenix — In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, conceded “things weren’t perfect” during the large-scale immigration enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis but stressed that the administration is not backing down from its mass deportation effort.”Things weren’t perfect. We addressed it. We fixed it,” Homan said when asked if he believes the administration made mistakes and went too far during the Minneapolis-area crackdown, known as Operation Metro Surge.Homan said he has discussed changes and ways to improve immigration enforcement with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Todd Lyons, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and…

FAA air traffic control staffing under scrutiny after deadly LaGuardia runway crash Fox News covers a devastating runway collision at LaGuardia Airport where an Air Canada Express jet landed on Runway 4 and collided with a Port Authority fire truck just before midnight. The accident tragically killed two pilots and injured dozens of passengers. Air traffic control audio captures a controller admitting “I messed up,” prompting an urgent NTSB investigation into human factors, operational procedures, and runway safety protocols. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two planes had a close call while approaching John F. Kennedy International Airport…

Pet owners who leave their dog in a hot car for more than 10 minutes will face fines of up to $44,000 under the most significant reform to NSW’s animal cruelty laws in almost 50 years.The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Enforcement and Operational Powers) Bill 2026 is set to be introduced to state parliament on Thursday following extensive parliamentary inquiries, consultations and more than 7000 submissions.The Bill, if passed, will be the biggest update to animal protections in the state in 45 years, including new offences, an increase in existing penalties that “reflect community expectations”, and a crackdown on…

SEOUL: North Korea has revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, according to a draft of the text reviewed by Reuters, codifying leader Kim Jong Un’s push to treat the two Koreas as separate states.The revision, believed to have been adopted at a March meeting of the Supreme People’s Assembly, Pyongyang’s rubber-stamp legislature, marks the first time North Korea has added a territorial clause to its constitution, Lee Jung-chul, a Seoul National University professor, told a briefing at South Korea’s Unification Ministry on Wednesday (May 6).The new Article 2 says North…

Trump pauses US ‘Project Freedom’ operation in Strait of Hormuz, citing progress towards Iran agreement.Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026United States President Donald Trump has announced a temporary pause to the US military’s “Project Freedom” operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying “great progress” had been made towards a potential agreement with Iran.Trump said the operation would be suspended for “a short period” to see whether a “complete and final agreement” with Tehran could be reached, despite ongoing tensions in the Gulf.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, meanwhile, accused Washington of pursuing a policy of “maximum pressure” and expecting Iran…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former longtime Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio on Tuesday won his party’s 2026 Senate nomination, the Associated Press reports.Brown, who served three decades in Congress before being defeated for re-election in 2024 by now-GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, will face off in this year’s general election with Republican Sen. John Husted, Ohio’s former lieutenant governor who was appointed to replace Vice President JD Vance.The general election winner will fill the final two years of Vance’s Senate term. Vance, who was elected to the Senate in 2022, stepped down from the chamber after…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California man was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to the pickaxe murder of his teenage half-brother, who had cerebral palsy and used a wheelchair.Zuberi Sharp, 26, was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty in March to the second-degree murder of his 15-year-old half-brother, Zayde, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.He also admitted to several special allegations and aggravating factors, including that he inflicted great bodily injury, that he used a weapon in the commission of the crime and that the victim was vulnerable.On…

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