ICE deports illegal immigrant convicted of attempting to kill newborn after blue state prison release
An illegal immigrant woman convicted of attempting to kill her newborn baby on Long Island, New York, has been successfully deported from the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Soili Xiomara Aparicio-Santos, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, was deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from New York in April. The agency said she was deported after serving just eight years in a New York prison sentence for attempted infant murder. Aparicio-Santos entered the country illegally under the Obama administration in 2014. She has had a final order of removal against her since 2014. MIGRANT CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS SON ARRESTED BY ICE YEARS AFTER INITIAL DEPORTATION In 2018, she was convicted of second-degree attempted murder, first and second-degree attempted assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. DHS said that despite being originally sentenced to 16 years in prison for her crime, Aparicio-Santos’ sentence was reduced to 10 years, of which she only ended up serving eight. However, DHS said that local authorities cooperated with ICE and notified the agency before her release, enabling federal agents to make the arrest. The 41-year-old was living in Centereach, New York, in Suffolk County on Long Island, local outlet Daily Voice reported. The outlet reported that in 2017, Aparicio-Santos attempted to kill her baby boy by smothering him with a pillow. A family member noticed her actions and called the police. The child reportedly avoided serious injuries and was placed in foster care. ICE first lodged an immigration detainer — a request to hold — against Aparicio-Santos after she was initially arrested by Suffolk County police for first-degree reckless endangerment in 2017. The agency then lodged a second detainer in 2018 while she was serving her sentence, DHS said. Lauren Bis, acting DHS assistant secretary, lauded the local Long Island authorities for cooperating with ICE to remove Aparicio-Santos. “Thanks to cooperation by law enforcement and our ICE officers, this barbaric criminal is out of our country,” Bis said in a DHS news release. DHS DEMANDS LETITIA JAMES TAKE ACTION OVER NEW YORK’S REFUSAL TO HONOR ICE DETAINERS “This monster attempted to KILL her own child the day he was born,” said Bis. She slammed the Obama administration for having “released this attempted murderer into our country.” Bis emphasized that DHS “need(s) cooperation from state and local politicians to get criminals like this out of our country,” adding, “Together, we can make America safe again.” Suffolk and Nassau, New York, counties, both of which are majority Republican-controlled, stand in stark contrast with neighboring New York City in their approach to cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. Suffolk County is currently battling a $112 million federal jury verdict after courts found the county violated constitutional rights by holding inmates past their release dates solely to honor ICE detainer requests. Suffolk Attorney Thomas Dewey slammed the ruling, the New York Post reported, saying, “The jury’s preposterous and unjust damages award cannot stand.” SOCIALIST MAYOR MAMDANI BASHES ICE AFTER CHAOTIC PROTEST LEADS TO ARRESTS: ‘CRUEL AND INHUMANE’ DHS said in its statement that seven of the top 10 safest cities in the U.S. cooperate with ICE. The agency called partnerships with federal immigration enforcement and local law enforcement “critical to having the resources DHS needs to arrest criminal illegal aliens across the country.” “When politicians bar local law enforcement from working with DHS, law enforcement officers have to have a more visible presence to find and apprehend the criminals let out of jails and back into communities,” the agency said. Fox News Digital reached out to the Suffolk County, New York, Police Department and Sheriff’s Office for comment.
Minnesota lawmakers fail at trying to get Omar to testify about alleged fraud, GOP leader talks next steps
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., refused to respond to a request from a Minnesota committee seeking more information on her ties to the massive fraud scandal in the state, prompting a failed subpoena vote on Tuesday, but the committee’s chair says more options exist. The subpoena, which required a two-thirds committee vote in favor to pass, only got five out of the six votes needed despite the committee’s Republican majority. “We have reached out to Representative Ilhan Omar on multiple occasions, inviting her to testify and inviting and requesting documents,” State Rep. Kristin Robbins, chair of the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee, said ahead of the vote. “We have endeavored in multiple ways to get access to [information] because, as everyone knows, Representative Omar had had some role, whether inadvertent or not. She passed the MEALS Act in March of 2020, and that took the guardrails off the federal school nutrition program, which created the conditions for [fraud].” WATCH: ILHAN OMAR ROASTED FOR BRUTAL RESURFACED VIDEO ABOUT ‘WORLD WAR ELEVEN’ “I do think the subpoena is important. This is one of dozens, if not hundreds of things we are investigating. We have had hundreds of whistleblower reports. They continue to come in weekly,” Robbins added, noting she will continue to try to reach out to Omar’s office to get cooperation. “Even though the committee will no longer have official hearings we will continue to investigate these whistleblower reports and webs of fraud.” Fox News Digital touched base with Robbins on Tuesday about possible next steps. “They’re fading,” Robbins said about the committee’s options after a failed subpoena vote. “But I’ll certainly talk to our friends in Congress to see if they would be willing to issue a subpoena. I don’t know if they are, but they would have the same authority and it’s still relevant to them because it’s a federal program that’s been swindled. So I don’t know if they would be willing to do it, but it’s worth asking.” Robbins added that the federal government has a “whole menu of legal options” given that Omar is a member of Congress. “They have so many investigations going on, I don’t know where this falls on the priority list,” Robbins said. OMAR ACCUSED BY GOP OPPONENT OF OPENING UP THE DOOR TO MASSIVE MINNEAPOLIS FRAUD: ‘DEEP, DEEP TIES’ Last month, Robbins says the congresswoman “ghosted” the committee by failing to appear to testify at a hearing focused on the MEALS Act, a federal COVID-19 relief measure passed in 2020 and sponsored by Omar. “Minnesotans and the Members of the House Fraud Prevention & State Oversight Committee were disappointed that you failed to appear before our committee to answer questions,” Robbins wrote before asking Omar to turn over communications showing how she promoted expanded access to federal child nutrition programs, including emails, texts and meeting records with the Minnesota Department of Education and constituents. The request also zeroed in on Omar’s public promotion of a Minneapolis restaurant that later became linked to the program. Robbins cited a Somali-language TV appearance in which Omar highlighted Safari Restaurant as a meal distribution site and asked for all communications related to the video and the restaurant’s participation. Robbins is seeking records of any contact between Omar and a long list of individuals charged or implicated in the Feeding Our Future case, including nonprofit founder Aimee Bock and dozens of alleged co-conspirators. The deadline for Omar to respond to the committee’s questions was Tuesday, May 5. Fox News Digital reached out to Omar’s office for comment. “It’s the same story every time,” Robbins posted on X after the vote. “Fraud is committed, information is suppressed, and the dysfunction continues.”
Trump teaches students his iconic dance during White House fitness event
President Donald Trump gave students on the White House South Lawn a quick lesson in one of his most recognizable moves Monday — breaking out his signature “Trump dance”in a moment that quickly made the rounds online. The short clip, shared by the official White House account on X, shows Trump briefly stepping into the role of dance instructor, demonstrating the now-familiar arm motions that have become a staple of his rallies. “SPOTTED: PRESIDENT TRUMP TEACHING THE TRUMP DANCE ON THE SOUTH LAWN 🇺🇸,” the White House posted on X. As the Village People’s “YMCA” played, Trump joined in for a few seconds, gesturing through the motions and brandishing a broad smile as students joined in before returning to the event. TRUMP, MUSK GO VIRAL WITH ‘TRUMP DANCE’ TO YMCA AT NEW YEAR’S PARTY The moment came after Trump signed a memorandum restoring the Presidential Fitness Test Award, reviving a competitive, school-based benchmark that had been phased out during the Obama administration. The students in attendance were local children and families invited to the White House, though officials did not provide additional details. Trump’s dancing has become one of the president’s most recognizable visuals. TRUMP SETS UP PRESIDENTIAL FITNESS TEST FOR ANOTHER REVAMP AFTER OBAMA RETIRED IT DURING PRESIDENCY Earlier in the event, Trump welcomed student athletes to the White House and stressed the importance of physical fitness. “We’re thrilled to have so many young athletes here at the White House,” Trump said. “It is indeed a beautiful day to celebrate America’s athletic traditions and champions and physical fitness.” He also joked about his own workout habits, saying, “I work out so much, like about one minute a day max if I’m lucky,” Trump said. Village People co-founder Victor Willis previously backed Trump’s use of the song, saying the president was “bringing so much joy to the American people with his use of ‘Y.M.C.A.’” after initially opposing it. Trump’s memorandum builds on an earlier executive order reestablishing the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, part of a broader “Make America Healthy Again” push. Fox News Digital’s Ashley DiMella Taylor Penley contributed to this reporting.
Bernie Sanders’ anti-Netflix crusade hits the skids after filings expose awkward twist
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., used campaign funds to pay for a subscription to Netflix from January to March despite his long-running criticism of the streaming service’s tax practices, Federal Election Commission records show. Over the years, Sanders has repeatedly criticized Netflix for allegedly not paying its “fair share” of taxes and for raising prices on consumers as its executives grow wealthier. In contrast to these criticisms, the senator’s campaign began paying the streaming service $46.79 a month in January to cover a “subscription.” “Corporate greed is Netflix doubling its profit last year to a record $5.3 billion, avoiding over $1 billion in taxes [and] blaming a 10.7% price increase on ‘inflation’ squeezing $1.35 billion from its 75 million subscribers while its CEO became $200 million richer in the pandemic,” Sanders wrote in March 2022. Sanders has also, on multiple occasions, criticized Netflix for paying $0 in federal taxes. Netflix has sharply reduced its federal tax liability for some years by using a variety of corporate tax credits. BILL MAHER CALLS OUT BERNIE SANDERS, SAYS HE’S TIRED OF HEARING THE RICH DON’T PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES “Your $8.99 Netflix subscription is more than the company paid in federal income taxes last year (nothing),” the senator posted to social media in 2019. “We are going to make massive corporations finally pay their fair share.” Senate campaigns have only released their financial information up to March, meaning that Sanders’ donor-funded Netflix subscription may be ongoing. Sanders’ campaign did not respond to a request for comment after being reached by Fox News Digital Tuesday morning. UNEARTHED FEC RECORDS EXPOSES VULNERABLE DEM SENATOR’S HYPOCRISY ON TAKING CASH FROM BILLIONAIRES The Vermont senator has faced criticism in the past over his use of campaign funds. In 2023, Sanders transferred $200,000 in donor cash to the Sanders Institute, a nonprofit organization run by his wife and stepson. Since then, Sanders has continued to semi-regularly use his campaign account to fund his family charity. “The facts present in this case and the family ties involved certainly raise legitimate concern,” Kendra Arnold, executive director of the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, told Fox News Digital at the time. “If the nonprofit and its executive director are truly producing work and actually earning the money, it is not illegal, but it is frowned upon. On the other hand, if nothing or very little is being done to legitimately earn the money, then it is highly likely a serious campaign finance violation has taken place.” ENERGY WATCHDOG EXPOSES EYE-POPPING CARBON FOOTPRINT OF SANDERS’ JET-SETTING TOUR: ‘FAKE SOCIALIST’ The over $550,000 in donor funds Sanders in donor funds Sanders spent on private jets during his 2025 “Fighting Oligarchy” tour has also fallen under scrutiny. “You don’t expect a socialist to fly commercial do you?” conservative political communications consultant Matt Gorman said. “There’s no bigger hypocrite than the liberal who chastises us for eating meat and using gas stoves, yet flies in private jets.” Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates interviewed Sanders for a segment in his Netflix original series titled “What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates” in 2024. The senator’s use of campaign funds to pay for a streaming service is relatively unusual. Campaign finance records show that only five political committees, including one belonging to Sanders, have made payments to Netflix for expenses described as some form of subscription over the past ten years.
DC police officials face termination after federal probe uncovers alleged manipulated crime data by department
Thirteen members of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C., have been placed on administrative leave, pending termination amid an investigation alleging that law enforcement leaders manipulated crime data to create a false perception of safety. MPD Interim Chief Jeff Carroll on Tuesday said the officers were placed on administrative leave after the internal affairs bureau completed its investigation into crime reporting and have been served with termination papers. Some of the 13 were already on leave for other matters, he said. All were served with notices of proposed adverse action, meaning they face potential termination, the chief said. “Our Internal Affairs Bureau has completed an investigation into crime reporting,” Carroll said. “This investigation was reported — it was referred to us earlier this year from the United States Attorney’s Office.” The chief declined to get into specifics. Fox News Digital has reached out to the MPD, the Justice Department and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for comment. DOJ INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE DC CRIME DATA MANIPULATION AMID TRUMP’S CRACKDOWN ON VIOLENCE A federal investigation that began last year found that the MPD misclassified crime reports, making crime statistics across Washington, D.C., appear “artificially lower.” The findings were based on a review of nearly 6,000 reports and interviews with more than 50 witnesses, showing that D.C.’s crime numbers were significantly understated, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said at the time. “We don’t want to minimize any crime,” Carroll said. “Obviously. We want to make sure the crimes are appropriate and classified. We’ll continue to work with that, making sure officers have the appropriate classification. Regardless of the classification of the crime, we want to make sure that all crimes are appropriately investigated.” Two federal reports were produced in late 2025 regarding the matter — one by the Justice Department and another by the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee. The probe began as President Donald Trump initiated a federal crackdown in the nation’s capital amid public safety concerns. He argued that crime was worse than city statistics showed as he moved to take temporary control of the force. Pamela Smith stepped down as MPD chief in 2025, during the investigation into the department’s crime statistics. DC POLICE CHIEF RIPPED FOR ‘MIND BLOWING’ RESPONSE TO BASIC POLICING QUESTION: ‘YIKES’ The House report, titled “How D.C.’s Police Chief Undermined Crime Data Accuracy,” alleged Smith prioritized public image over actual crime reduction, often using humiliation and retaliatory transfers to silence subordinates who reported rising crime rates. She allegedly used mandatory crime briefings — held twice a week in person and three times a week via video — to publicly “dress down” and humiliate commanders in front of their colleagues if they reported an increase in crime, the report states. Commanders who reported crime spikes, or who simply questioned her actions, faced immediate professional retaliation. DC Police Union President Gregg Pemberton praised the MPD’s move to serve termination papers to high-ranking command staff. “Justice is being served,” he said in a statement. “The command staff officials responsible for this betrayal must be held accountable, not just for the sake of the thousands of dedicated MPD officers they undermined, but for the residents of the District of Columbia who deserve honest leadership and real public safety. The corruption that endangered lives, eroded trust and allowed shooters, robbers and predators to evade justice cannot be tolerated.” Pemberton added that the union had previously warned officials that “this toxic culture of coercion, fear and corruption left thousands of cases not investigated, denied victims justice, gaslit residents and endangered public safety.” Carroll said the department continues to use crime data to help deploy officers in high-crime areas. “We use crime statistics every day to help us do deployment across the city,” he said. “I do have confidence in those numbers.”
SPLC-backed coalition sues Florida over new congressional map it alleges is an unconstitutional gerrymander
A coalition of groups represented by the embattled Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is suing Florida over its new congressional map, arguing that it favors one political party over another. The 41-page lawsuit was filed by Common Cause, an ethics watchdog; the League of Women Voters of Florida; and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The organizations allege the map violates the Fair Districts Amendment, which prohibits the Republican-controlled state legislature from drawing maps that favor a specific political party. “The fact that this is a partisan gerrymander is as obvious as it is unconstitutional,” said Bradley Heard, deputy legal director for the SPLC. “And while this unnecessary map is egregious in how it advantages Republicans and disadvantages Democrats, the people who will suffer the most if it is allowed to stand are once again Black and Brown communities, whose voices are consistently silenced in these redistricting battles. The SPLC will not allow this governor to turn back the clock on voting rights in Florida.” DESANTIS SIGNS FLORIDA REDISTRICTING MAP TO POTENTIALLY FLIP 4 HOUSE SEATS RED The lawsuit is the second filed in as many days against the new map. The first was filed hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the map into law; the plaintiffs in that suit are the Equal Ground Education Fund, a voting rights group, and 18 Florida voters. Fox News Digital has reached out to DeSantis’ office for comment. The Fair Districts Amendment was approved by voters in 2010 in an effort to set redistricting standards to prevent partisan gerrymandering, the favoring of political parties, or the reduction in power of minority groups. “The governor’s ploy to impose maps for an unfair partisan advantage is exactly why voters made it illegal in 2010—and why we’re going to court,” said Amy Keith, the executive director for Common Cause Florida. “This governor and Republican lawmakers will stop at nothing to put their finger on the scale because they are afraid of being held accountable by the people. “We expect the courts to be the adults in the room and honor the Florida Constitution and the will of Florida voters.” REDISTRICTING BATTLES BREWING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS PARTIES COMPETE FOR POWER AHEAD OF 2026 MIDTERMS The plaintiffs are asking a judge to declare the map unconstitutional and impose an injunction to prevent state officials from enacting it. Additionally, they want the state to reinstate the previous 2022 congressional map or order the adoption of a completely new redistricting plan that is compliant with the state constitution. “When a map is distributed in a red/blue format to the media before being transmitted to the legislature, and when the governor’s staff openly acknowledges in committee that there is no new Census data being used to justify a new map, Florida voters can’t help but suspect that this is a partisan gerrymander,” said Jessica Lowe-Minor, president of the League of Women Voters of Florida. The SPLC is one of several groups representing the plaintiffs. The organization currently faces federal charges for allegedly secretly transferring money to extremist groups it claimed to be fighting, with the goal of infiltrating and monitoring their activities. AL SHARPTON RAGES AT FLORIDA GOV DESANTIS’ IMPRESSION OF HAKEEM JEFFRIES The SPLC is accused of paying $3 million to people associated with violent extremist groups — including the Ku Klux Klan, the National Socialist Movement, and the American Nazi Party — between 2014 and 2023. Amid the battle over Florida’s redrawing of its congressional map, Democrats have repeatedly decried the move as a GOP power grab. Currently, Florida Republicans have a 20–8 majority in the House, but the new map could extend the GOP’s power to 24–4 following the redrawing of districts. This shift could impact several Democratic incumbents, including Reps. Darren Soto, Kathy Castor, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Jared Moskowitz. Nikki Fried, chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, said the new map disenfranchises millions of Black, brown, and Jewish voters in the state. “This type of voter suppression is nothing new in Florida—from Jim Crow and the Ocoee massacre to election police and the enactment of the most extreme voter suppression laws in the country since 2021, unfortunately, Florida has always been a testing ground for conservative extremism,” she said Monday.
Oil prices surge as violence flares in Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude rises nearly 6 percent as soaring tensions in waterway push ceasefire to the brink. Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026 Oil prices have risen sharply as violence in the Strait of Hormuz cast doubt over the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Brent crude, the primary benchmark for oil prices worldwide, rose by nearly 6 percent on Monday to $114.44 a barrel. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Brent futures eased somewhat on Tuesday morning, trading at $113.54 as of 02:00 GMT. The latest surge in prices came after the US military said it had destroyed six of Iran’s small boats in response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates reported coming under attack from Iranian missiles and drones. An Iranian military source cited by the official IRNA news agency denied that US forces had sunk several Iranian boats, branding the US claim “false”. The market is pricing oil higher as it factors in the risk of “more oil infrastructure damage and the likelihood that the Strait of Hormuz will be shut beyond the timeline that the Trump administration has laid out,” said June Goh, a senior oil market analyst at Sparta in Singapore. Despite US President Donald Trump’s announcement on Monday that the United States military would “guide” commercial vessels through the critical strait, shipping companies have been hesitant to transit the waterway amid persistent safety concerns. While the US military reported that two US-flagged merchant ships crossed the strait in the hours after Trump announced “Project Freedom”, there have yet to be any signs of a substantial resumption of maritime traffic in the region. On Monday, the head of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said that ships should not be asked to cross the strait “without a full guarantee of safety”. Advertisement “Freedom of navigation must be restored in full accordance with international law, but it must be done in a way that is coordinated, transparent and puts seafarers’ safety first,” ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton told Al Jazeera, adding that there was “little clarity” about how the operation would “provide safe evacuation, nor assurance from Iran that transit will be guaranteed”. “Until we have those assurances, we are calling on shipowners and flag states not to treat this announcement as a green light,” Cotton said. “These workers have already endured weeks of fear, uncertainty and hardship. They must not now be put in harm’s way.” According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), up to 20,000 seafarers remain stranded on some 2,000 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The IMO has said that there was “no precedent for the stranding of so many seafarers in the modern age”. The United Nations, meanwhile, has called for freedom of navigation in the strait, saying the closure of the waterway is “impeding the delivery of oil, gas, fertiliser, and other critical commodities” and “strangling the global economy”. Brent prices have risen more than 50 percent since the start of the war in late February, amid an estimated daily production shortfall of 14.5 million barrels. Even if Washington and Tehran reach a deal to end the war, oil prices are likely to remain elevated for some time due to the backlog of unloaded cargo, damaged regional infrastructure, and the need to clear Iranian mines, according to analysts. Goh, the analyst at Sparta, said she expected prices to rise further as countries dip into their energy supplies. “As more OECD inventory reports are published showing significant drawdown rates, we should see an even more bullish trend for the Brent price,” Goh said. Adblock test (Why?)
‘Dangerous escalation’: World condemns Iran after attacks on UAE
By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026 Tensions are rising in the Gulf again after the United Arab Emirates said it intercepted 15 missiles and four drones fired from Iran and warned that it reserves the right to respond to the “treacherous” attacks. The attacks on Monday mark the first time the UAE has been targeted since Iran and the United States agreed to a ceasefire on April 8. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list According to authorities in the UAE, one drone attack set off a “large” fire at the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone and wounded three Indian nationals. Officials also said Iran attacked an empty crude oil tanker belonging to the state oil firm as it attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has denied the UAE’s accusations. Here’s how officials around the world responded to the attacks: Saudi Arabia The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it condemned and denounced “in the strongest terms” the Iranian targeting of civilian and economic facilities in the UAE, as well as a vessel belonging to an Emirati company. “The kingdom affirms its solidarity with the brotherly United Arab Emirates in the measures it takes to preserve its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, and calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to cease these attacks,” it added. Qatar Qatar said it “strongly condemns the renewed Iranian attacks” and considers the strikes to be a “blatant violation of the UAE’s sovereignty and a serious threat to the security and stability of the region”. Qatar also affirmed its “full solidarity” with the UAE and said it supported “all measures taken by the UAE to preserve its sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity”. Advertisement Kuwait Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Iran’s “reprehensible aggression” in targeting a UAE oil tanker and deploying drones in a “direct threat to maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz”. Iran’s actions were a “clear breach of the principle of freedom of navigation in international waterways, threatening regional security and the safety of global supply lines”, it said in a statement on X. The ministry also called for an immediate end to all aggression, and said it would support the UAE and “all measures it takes to protect its security and interests”. Bahrain Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the “Iranian terrorist attacks” and said it considered the strikes “a dangerous escalation that threatens the security and stability of the region”. It also expressed support for the UAE in any retaliatory measures it takes and called on the United Nations Security Council “to take firm and deterrent positions and measures against these repeated and unjustified Iranian attacks”. Jordan Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi spoke with his Emirati counterpart, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and condemned “the renewed Iranian attacks on the UAE”, according to the Petra news agency. Safadi reiterated Jordan’s “absolute solidarity” with the UAE “in confronting these attacks”. He described the strikes as “a dangerous escalation and a threat to the UAE’s security, stability, territorial integrity and the safety of its citizens and residents, as well as a blatant violation of international law and the UN charter”. Germany German Chancellor Friedrich Merz strongly condemned Iran’s attacks and expressed his solidarity with the people of the UAE. “Tehran must return to the negotiating table and stop holding the region and the world hostage: The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz must end. Tehran must not acquire a nuclear weapon. There must be no further threats or attacks against our partners,” he wrote in a statement on X. Canada The office of Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a post on X that “Canada strongly condemns Iran’s unprovoked missile and drone strikes on the United Arab Emirates and stands in solidarity with its people”. Carney stated that Canada commends “efforts to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure” and reiterates its call for de-escalation and diplomacy in the region. United Kingdom UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attacks and called for Iran to engage in talks to prevent any further escalation. “We stand in solidarity with the UAE and will continue to support the defence of our partners in the Gulf. This escalation must cease. Iran needs to engage meaningfully in negotiations to ensure the ceasefire in the Middle East endures, and a long-term diplomatic solution is achieved,” Starmer said. Advertisement Gulf Cooperation Council The regional bloc denounced the attack on the Emirati oil tanker “in the strongest terms”, with Secretary-General Jassim Mohammed Al Badawi expressing his full support for any measures the UAE takes “to preserve its sovereignty, security and stability”. “The continuation of these brutal Iranian attacks by targeting ships passing through the strait is piracy and serious extortion of the security of sea lanes and straits,” he added. European Union EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen denounced the attacks and extended her full solidarity to UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his people. “These attacks are unacceptable and constitute a clear violation of sovereignty and international law. Security in the region has direct consequences for Europe,” she wrote on X. “So we will keep working closely with our partners on de-escalation and diplomatic resolution, to bring an end to the Iranian regime’s brutal actions, both against its neighbours and its own people.” Adblock test (Why?)
An explosion at a fireworks plant in China has killed at least 21 people
NewsFeed An explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province has killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others. Nearly 500 rescuers were deployed to the scene, as authorities search for the missing and investigate the cause of the blast. Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Adblock test (Why?)
Police dancing after TMC defeat? Viral video from West Bengal goes viral online | WATCH
A video featuring police personnel dancing following the defeat of Trinamool Congress in the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 is trending high on social media. Take a look.