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The French president’s comments come after a disastrous EU summit in which the bloc failed to agree on stealing Russian assets The EU should be open to reengaging in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as diplomacy regarding the Ukraine conflict is gaining momentum, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. The comments come after the bloc failed to agree on stealing frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine.Speaking to reporters in Brussels on Friday, Macron said some countries have already established contact with Moscow, adding that “Europeans and Ukrainians have an interest in finding the framework to reengage in that discussion…

Federal prosecutors say the Sinaloa Cartel hired two 15‑year‑old members of a Mexican Mafia‑affiliated gang to carry out a pair of assassination attempts in Chula Vista, California, attacks that left one man dead and several wounded before the teens fled back to Los Angeles. Andrew Nunez and Johncarlo Quintero pleaded guilty in federal court to murder and attempted murder charges, admitting they made two attempts to kill a cartel target on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel. According to the Department of Justice, the two teenagers, who were 15 years old at the time the cartel ordered assassinations, are members of…

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti (R) has filed a lawsuit against popular online gaming platform Roblox, accusing the company of misleading parents about the safety of its platform and enabling predators to exploit children. Tennessee joins a growing list of states targeting the platform considered a “groomer’s paradise” by child safety experts. FOX17 reports that Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced the lawsuit on Thursday, alleging that Roblox has long prioritized profits over child safety. The suit, filed under the state’s Consumer Protection Act, claims that Roblox deceived Tennesseans about the risks its platform poses to kids. “Roblox is the…

Florida has been given clearance to enforce its law preventing children from going to drag shows thanks to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals striking down a lower court order preventing enforcement. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier made the announcement this week, celebrating victory after a long two-year battle. “For two years, our law preventing children from attending sexually explicit drag shows was held up in court. Starting today, the law is in effect thanks to a win on appeal by our office,” he announced this week. “If you’re exposing children to lewd conduct, you’re on notice. We’re watching,…

Modern diplomacy is increasingly taking on strange and contradictory forms. Participants in the latest round of Ukraine-related talks in Berlin report significant progress and even a degree of rapprochement. How accurate these claims are is hard to judge. When Donald Trump says the positions have converged by 90%, he may be correct in a purely numerical sense. But the remaining 10% includes issues of fundamental importance to all sides. This, however, does not stop Trump from insisting that progress is being made. He needs to create a sense of inevitability, believing momentum itself can force an outcome. Perhaps he is…

A homeless man, known only as John, has been credited with providing crucial information that led to the identification of the suspect in the Brown University shooting with information he originally posted to Reddit. Federal officials say he is now entitled to the $50,000 reward. The New York Post reports that a homeless hero has been instrumental in solving the tragic shootings at Brown University and MIT. The man, known only as “John,” provided key information to investigators after initially posting his observations on Reddit, including clues that ultimately led to the identification of the suspect, 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente. Federal…

HOUSTON, Texas — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York charged four Venezuelan nationals, including suspected leaders of the violent Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang and one of FBI Houston’s “Top Ten” fugitives, as part of a nationwide crackdown that has now netted more than 70 alleged members tied to murders, kidnappings, and drug trafficking. TdA is designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. “Hector Guerrero Flores is the alleged leader of a Venezuelan foreign terrorist organization sowing violence, murder, and misery into communities and nations throughout the Western Hemisphere,” said FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge Douglas…

Trade turnover between the two nations topped $200 billion for the third consecutive year, Igor Morgulov has told RT Russia and China have continued to rapidly expand their bilateral relationship across economic, diplomatic, and people-to-people channels in 2025, with trade turnover exceeding $200 billion for a third consecutive year, Moscow’s ambassador to Beijing, Igor Morgulov, has told RT.In an interview aired on Thursday, the envoy suggested that this year was “very successful for the development of our relations,” adding that Russian-Chinese ties “were deepened and strengthened in almost all directions.”He said 2025 was also marked by the 80th anniversary of…

Homeland Security Chief Kristi Noem has suspended the long-established “Diversity Visa” lottery program after the revelation that the Brown University shooter was a beneficiary in 2017. “This heinous individual should never have been allowed in our country,” Noem announced late Thursday, adding: In 2017, President Trump fought to end this program, following the devastating NYC truck ramming by an ISIS terrorist, who entered under the DV1 program, and murdered eight people. At President Trump’s direction, I am immediately directing USCIS [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services] to pause the DV1 program to ensure no more Americans are harmed by this disastrous…

A discharge petition to force a vote on an extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday morning, with four moderate Republicans joining Democrats in signing it. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Rob Bresnahan (R-PA), and Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) gave Democrats the four signatures they needed to meet the majority threshold of 218 members to force the bill out of committee and bypass leadership, the website of the clerk of the House of Representatives shows. On Tuesday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Republican leadership…