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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An explosion at a fireworks factory in a central Chinese province killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others, according to state media. The blast happened at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, a city administered by Changsha in Hunan province, on …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Amsterdam has reportedly become the first capital city in the world to ban public ads for meat and fossil fuels — wiping burgers, gas-powered cars, and airline promotions from billboards, tram stops and metro stations. Since May 1, the Dutch capital and …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A car plowed into a pedestrian zone in Leipzig, Germany, on Monday, killing two people and leaving several others seriously injured, officials said. Reuters reported that police detained the driver, identified as a 33-year-old German man. Officials said there was no ongoing …

Waltz says Trump stripped Iran of ‘leverage’ with Strait of Hormuz blockade U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz details the U.S. strategy regarding Iran, asserting President Donald Trump has removed Iran’s economic leverage through the Strait of Hormuz blockade. Waltz emphasizes Iran must cease supporting terror and abandon its …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There are growing fears among some in Syria that the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa has the aim of clamping down on the rights and freedoms of its civilians by promoting a more conservative interpretation of Islam. Local authorities in Syria’s capital, …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has left three people dead and several others ill, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement posted to X. The U.N. health agency said one case of hantavirus …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A surge in Somali piracy is fueling fears of a Red Sea “security vacuum” across the region as analysts warn of a revived maritime crime playbook, now linked to Iran-backed Houthis. The warning follows a May 2 report from Yemen’s coast guard …

Trump finds Iran’s peace proposal insufficient as US enforces blockade Fox News’ Bryan Llenas reports on President Donald Trump’s hardening stance toward Iran. Trump suggests Iran’s peace proposal is inadequate, particularly as the UK military confirms an attack near the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. continues its blockade, contributing to …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This is part one of a series examining the challenges confronting the NATO alliance. As President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on NATO allies to increase defense spending — and orders the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany over the next …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday accused Iran’s regime of dramatically intensifying its crackdown on dissent in the wake of the February conflict, warning that Tehran has carried out executions, mass arrests, torture and one of the world’s …