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Published on 17/04/2026 – 9:46 GMT+2 On paper, Bulgaria is a recent European success story, having finally adopted the euro on the first of January and joined Schengen. But there is a big euro hangover. On the ground, citizens feel impoverished and ignored by the political class. This profound frustration…
April 17, 2026 — 5:36pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.Got itAAAA national authority has thrown its weight behind calls for West Australian police to…
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says his historic participation in NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission is proof that Canada can “do big things” as a country and hopes it serves as inspiration for the next major achievement. In an interview with Global News at the Johnson Space Center in Houston nearly…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s push to extend the government’s controversial warrantless surveillance powers suffered a minor setback early Friday morning after a group of conservative lawmakers rejected a compromise deal that would have extended the program for five years while incorporating some minor…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mike Trout couldn’t stop rounding the bases at Yankee Stadium during the Los Angeles Angels’ four-game series, and he made history doing so.The future Hall of Famer crushed five home runs, including a blast in the Angels’ 11-4 win Thursday afternoon, and…
A Mexican national illegal alien accused of randomly setting a New York City apartment building on fire that killed four people and injured seven others, could be released back onto the streets as Department of Homeland Security officials say the city is refusing a request to turn him over to immigration authorities.…
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A stretch of the eastbound 105 Freeway in Los Angeles remains shut down hours after a driver was found shot in his car Thursday afternoon, with the closure continuing to snarl traffic and cause gridlock across the region. The incident unfolded around 1:45 p.m. when California Highway Patrol officers were…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration on Thursday announced a “significant expansion” of its visa restriction policy in the Western Hemisphere, targeting people working on behalf of U.S. adversaries.In its announcement, the State Department said the expanded policy allows it…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terrorist group, saw its command structure across Lebanon come…
No country can “prohibit the freedom of navigation” on international waterways, the chief of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Arsenio…
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The Saskatoon Blades’ playoff run has come to an end after a hard-fought loss to the Prince Albert Raiders. In…
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Zoox, Amazon’s self-driving vehicle unit, is expanding its fleet of toaster-shaped electric robotaxis in Las Vegas and San Francisco to 100 vehicles, its service areas and testing in new cities as the Waymo rival awaits regulatory approval it needs to start generating revenue. Unlike Alphabet’s Waymo and a host of…
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