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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Texas man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend died by lethal injection Wednesday evening, marking the first U.S. execution of the year. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. local time after receiving the injection at the Texas Department of…
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting during his visit to China, in Beijing, China, January 29, 2026. — Reuters Starmer meets China’s Xi, calls for reset in relations. Visit comes amid flurry of diplomacy with Beijing, Trump tensions. Leaders to announce deal to stop…
French President Emmanuel Macron gives the Chevalier of the French Order of Merit award to Ali Akbar, who hawks newspapers around the streets of Saint-Germain-des-Pres in the French capital for 50 years, during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on January 28, 2026. — Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron has bestowed one…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Talks between the U.K. and the U.S. over the future of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean have reportedly reopened after President Donald Trump’s comments cast doubt over an agreement that would see Britain hand sovereignty of the strategically vital archipelago to Mauritius. British Prime Minister…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An assistant principal at a Georgia elementary school was arrested last Monday after being linked to a series of Walmart shoplifting incidents, where roughly $1,000 worth of merchandise was taken using a discreet “stacking” method at self-checkout kiosks, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. Courtney Janell Shaw, 47,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo made an appeal for a world free from antisemitism, prejudice, oppression and persecution Wednesday before linking the message to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was observed the day before. Speaking at the conclusion of his weekly audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, the pope…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities confirmed at least six people were injured Wednesday after a shooting broke out during a teenager’s funeral in Ferguson, Missouri. The Ferguson Police Department responded to a 911 call just before noon Wednesday reporting shots fired at the Cotten-Branch funeral home. Officers arrived in under two…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Colombia’s state-owned airline Satena confirmed commercial flight HK-4709 crashed after disappearing near the Colombian-Venezuelan border on Wednesday, killing all 15 people on board, including a Colombian politician. The airline said the Beechcraft 1900, operating the Cúcuta-Ocaña route, departed at 11:42 a.m. local time and was scheduled to…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives in Beijing, China, January 28, 2026. — Reuters BEIJING: Britain and China are set to sign a co-operation agreement on Thursday targeting supply chains used by migrant smugglers, Downing Street said, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Beijing. Starmer arrived on Wednesday for the first visit by a British…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Southern California man who funneled money to ISIS fighters and stockpiled a homemade bomb pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges Tuesday, according to the Justice Department. Mark Lorenzo Villanueva, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization…