close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 27 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday bestowed a state decoration on Steven Seagal, the American action-movie actor who also holds Russian citizenship. STEVEN SEAGAL SPEAKS OUT AMID …
Read More »Belarus seeks lengthy prison terms for opposition leaders
Belarusian authorities on Monday demanded lengthy prison terms for the country’s exiled opposition leaders, amid a continued crackdown on dissent in the ex-Soviet republic. Prosecutors demanded 19-year prison sentences for Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Pavel Latushka, as well as fines of $15,000 and $10,000 respectively. Tsikhanouskaya, Latushka and three other opposition …
Read More »EU official defends talks with Big Tech on digital infrastructure upgrade
Europe’s existing telecom networks aren’t up to the job of handling surging amounts of internet data traffic, a top European Union official said Monday, as he defended a consultation on whether Big Tech companies should help pay for upgrades. The telecom industry needs to reconsider its business models as it …
Read More »Egypt’s foreign minister pays earthquake-ravaged Turkey rare visit
Egypt’s foreign minister arrived in Turkey on Monday to show solidarity with the quake-hit country, in the first high-level visit from Egypt since relations between Ankara and Cairo started to improve after years of friction. Sameh Shoukry traveled to the southern Turkish city of Mersin from Syria — part of …
Read More »Israel calls up army battalions as serious violence hits West Bank following murder of Israeli brothers
JERUSALEM, Israel – The Israeli army is calling more battalions to the Nablus area on the West Bank following a deadly terror attack that saw two Israeli brothers killed and riots in the Palestinian Authority run village of Huwara near Nablus. On Sunday night, about 400 Jewish settlers entered Huwara, …
Read More »The Philippines joins the US in search for missing Taiwanese fishing vessel carrying 6 people
The Philippine coast guard said Monday it has joined a search for a Taiwanese-flagged fishing vessel carrying six people, which was last spotted more than a week ago off Palau in the western Pacific. U.S. Coast Guard aircraft have helped carry out a search, along with other Taiwanese fishing vessels, …
Read More »‘Hangry’ woman’s 911 call angers police, sparks public reprimand: ‘Not a valid reason’
A Canadian woman called 911 to report a long line at a new Burger King drive-thru, prompting Mounties to issue a public reminder that being “hangry” is not a police emergency. Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba tweeted Friday that they had received a call the day before from a …
Read More »Pakistani police arrest retired army general on charges of inciting the public against national institutions
Pakistani police arrested Monday a retired army general and prominent supporter of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of inciting the public and government employees against national institutions, officials said. The charge against retired Gen. Amjad Shoaib, which carries a seven-year sentence, came after he appeared on Pakistani BOL …
Read More »United Nations suspends flights in eastern Congo following helicopter attack
A United Nations helicopter came under heavy fire in eastern Congo, bringing the mission to suspend flights in the conflict-riddled region, the organization said Monday. A helicopter returning from Walikale to the regional capital, Goma in North Kivu province, came under attack for 10 minutes last week but was able …
Read More »Brexit deal: Rishi Sunak, EU enter ‘final talks’ on Northern Ireland Protocol
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are to meet outside London Monday for what 10 Downing Street is billing as “final talks” to end years of wrangling and seal a deal to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland. In a …
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