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The ceasefire between the United States and Iran is still in place despite bursts of military action around the Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth tells reporters.Hegseth said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will make the decision as to when the truce ends, signalling that Washington may be willing to tolerate some Iranian attacks during the push to reopen Hormuz before renewing the war.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe defence secretary stressed that Washington’s campaign to pry open the strategic waterway – dubbed “Project Freedom” – is not part of the broader US-Israeli assault on Iran…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you give them an inch, they may take a mile.And if you give Congress a deadline, they’ll probably take 13 days. Or perhaps 45.Congress recently struggled to reauthorize the nation’s most-effective, and arguably most-controversial, spying program. After much division, lawmakers only renewed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for 45 days. That was after a 13-day Band-Aid was applied last month.This infighting produced a buzzer beater on Capitol Hill.HOUSE PASSES FISA RENEWAL IN BIPARTISAN VOTE, PUTTING PRESSURE ON SENATE BEFORE LOOMING DEADLINE Speaker of the House Mike Johnson,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chaos erupted at an Oklahoma park over the weekend when gunfire left nearly two dozen people injured — and police say new details are shedding light on what sparked the violence.Authorities say the shots rang out after a group of people began arguing at an unsanctioned party planned on social media near a campground at Arcadia Lake, located just north of Oklahoma City, Sunday night, according to The Associated Press. The shooting left at least three of those injured critically hurt. Police are still searching for suspects and no arrests have been made. Witness…

Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour will be Canada’s next governor general, replacing Mary Simon in the role, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. Simon, who made history in 2021 by becoming the first Indigenous person to be named as the representative for Canada’s head of state, will see her five-year term end this July.“Canada is a wonderful country, shaped by its diversity of people, of perspectives and experiences, but I think shaped, also, mostly by a common respect for strong public institutions and for the rule of law,” Arbour said.“I will strive to serve with honor, dedication and integrity,”…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Trust and loyalty were two of the biggest themes on “Monday Night Raw.”Nobody on the WWE Raw roster has any trust in Seth Rollins, while Liv Morgan questioned the loyalty of Roxanne Perez after her impromptu meeting with Finn Balor last week.First, let’s get to Rollins.”The Visionary” broke the trust of many when he aligned himself with Paul Heyman to topple Roman Reigns and CM Punk in the main event of WrestleMania 41 Night 1 last year. He picked up the World Heavyweight Championship and brought in Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed…

PIONEERING NEW TRADE ARCHITECTURE Mr Luxon pointed to a newly signed supply chain resilience pact between New Zealand and Singapore as an example of how such cooperation can take shape.The agreement – the world’s first legally binding bilateral deal to ensure the flow of essential supplies during crises – was inked in Singapore on Monday. “In the event of a crisis, New Zealand will provide Singapore with food, and Singapore will provide New Zealand with fuel,” said Mr Luxon, who witnessed the signing alongside Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. New Zealand currently receives about 30 per cent of its fuel through Singapore’s refineries,…

The West African country holds Africa’s third-largest gold reserves, plus vast lithium and uranium deposits.Mali has been gripped by a succession of coups, political instability and a security crisis since at least 2012.In the most recent upheaval on April 25, an al-Qaeda-linked armed group joined forces with Tuareg separatists to launch simultaneous attacks on targets across the country, killing Defence Minister Sadio Camara and prompting armed groups to declare a siege on the capital, Bamako.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAmidst this struggle for security and control, Mali’s 24 million people are sitting atop a vast, untapped gold resource,…

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch sat down with CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford to discuss his new children’s book, “Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence,” why he tells young people they are the luckiest people alive “in the history of the world” and more.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! → As Spirit Airlines collapses, flyers worry the ultra-low-cost model could take a serious hit.→ Officials in one major region urge residents to work from home this summer for a most unusual reason.→ An archaeologist solved a decades-old mystery after uncovering a major Christian leader’s lost treasure in a river. Spirit Airlines’ sudden shutdown ahead of the summer travel season is fueling fears among passengers that already-high fares will get higher. (Joe Raedle)Conversation starters→ Two hikers died in separate incidents at a national park within five days, raising new safety concerns.→ A…