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The comment follows footage released by Tehran showing its forces boarding two vessels Iran’s seizure of two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz was not a ceasefire violation because they were not US or Israeli-owned, the White House has said, after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released footage of the operation. READ MORE: Oil jumps after US seizes Iranian ship near Hormuz The video, published on Wednesday, shows IRGC personnel intercepting and boarding two MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company container ships – the Epaminondas, a mid-sized vessel, and the larger MSC Francesca. A third vessel, identified as the Euphoria…

A Tokyo theme park worker died after becoming trapped inside a ride for five hours while conducting routine maintenance.  The tragedy happened on the “Flying Balloon” ride on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome City, Fox News reported.  “During routine maintenance work on the ride, one of our employees became trapped within the ride’s gondola mechanism,” the company said. “Following rescue operations, the employee was transported to a hospital, where their death was subsequently confirmed.” Local media outlet NHK World Japan identified the worker as 24-year-old Kamimura Hina, citing police. Rescuers worked to free her for approximately five hours, but she was…

CBP officers arrested a 41‑year‑old woman traveling with three minors at the Nogales Port of Entry after finding an RPG launcher tube, rifles, and weapons parts concealed in a void beneath the back seat of her Lexus. Officials say the cache was discovered during outbound inspections aimed at stopping weapons from reaching criminal groups in Mexico. CBP officials reported that on April 19, a 41-year-old U.S. citizen, female, approached the DeConcini Crossing in Nogales, Arizona, to cross the border into Mexico. The woman, driving a 2016 Lexus IS200t was referred to a secondary inspection station where officers carried out a…

The US president has reposted a podcaster’s message describing immigrants from the two countries as gangsters with laptops US President Donald Trump has shared a letter deriding India and China as “hellholes.”Trump reposted the letter from former radio host Michael Savage’s podcast Savage Nation on Truth Social on Wednesday.The post was a criticism of the US birthright citizenship laws, which referred to India, China and other countries as “hellholes” while fiercely advocating changes to American policy regarding nationality.“A baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring the entire family in from China or India or some other hellhole…

Ukraine has reportedly offered to send four minehunter ships currently docked in the United Kingdom to assist with clearing Iranian mines and securing the Strait of Hormuz for international traffic. The Times of London reported on Tuesday that Ukrainian naval officers would be present for a summit at the Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in northwestern London on Wednesday. Representatives of some 30 nations were scheduled to participate in a discussion of how to protect civilian ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz from Iranian terrorist attacks. The effort envisioned by the summit would be of no help in the near…

The Trump administration saw yet another high-profile departure Wednesday, with Navy Secretary John Phelan heading to the exits. Senate Republicans are bracing for even more. President Donald Trump’s recent administration shakeup — the sacking of Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi as well as this week’s departure of Lori Chavez-DeRemer — has created openings for a slew of potential confirmations, and GOP senators are contemplating who might be next and how quickly Trump should make any further changes. No Republicans are publicly urging any particular oustings. But privately GOP senators believe Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard…

Study based on Eurostat and UN data shows uneven inflows as anti-immigration sentiment grows The number of immigrants in the European Union reached a record 64.2 million in 2025, a study by the Berlin-based Center for Research and Analysis on Migration (RFBerlin) shows, citing Eurostat and UN data. Of this total, approximately 46.7 million were born outside the EU.The total rose by more than 2 million year-on-year and from about 40 million in 2010.Germany remains the bloc’s largest host of foreign-born residents at nearly 18 million, while Spain has recorded the fastest recent growth, adding about 700,000 people – roughly…

Google largely silences the right through “search visibility” and news selection, Breitbart News Tech Editor Colin Madine explained during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily, walking through the various ways Big Tech has worked to undermine the right. Despite the tech giant’s censorship, Americans do have one new tool to fight back. Madine discussed a study completed by the nonpartisan organization called AllSides, which looked at the major news aggregators from Big Tech – from Apple News to Google. The study found a huge disparity between left-wing stories and right-wing. “So people go to Google. They go to the news tab.…

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the president doesn’t see Iran’s seizure of two ships as a violation of the ceasefire because the ships weren’t American or Israeli. Host Martha MacCallum asked, “I want to ask you about these ships that Iran seized. We’re continuing to get reporting on this. Does the seizure of two ships — as we said, they were Greek and Mediterranean-owned ships with cargo on them, and the reports are that Iran basically seized them and then moved them into Iranian waters. We don’t…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has cautioned the Republican Party in Florida from redistricting after Virginia voted to approve a plan that could grant Democrats four additional U.S. House Seats. “The constitutional amendment narrowly backed by voters bypasses a bipartisan redistricting commission to allow the use of new districts drawn by Virginia’s Democratic-led General Assembly,” reported the Hartford Courant. “The state Supreme Court is considering whether the plan is illegal.” In a statement to PunchBowl News founder Jake Sherman, Hakeem Jeffries said that Republicans in Florida will suffer further losses if they move forward with redistricting.  “If Florida Republicans proceed with…