close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 17 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. An explosion at a fireworks company in central Slovenia has killed at least one person and seriously injured two, police said on Friday. The blast occurred shortly …
Read More »Retaliating against Austria, Russia expels 4 diplomats
Moscow has asked four Austrian diplomats to leave Russia in retaliation for the expulsion earlier this month of four Russian diplomats from Vienna. Austria had accused the Russian diplomats of spying, and Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Friday defended their Feb. 2 expulsion. He said Austria would not watch idly “while …
Read More »Heavily armed gunmen injure Filipino governor, kill 4 bodyguards
Gunmen wounded a provincial governor and killed four of his bodyguards in an attack on their convoy Friday in a southern Philippine region with a long history of violent political conflicts and Muslim rebellion, officials said. Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr. was shot in the waist, an …
Read More »Dog vs shark standoff thrills tourists on Bahamas boat tour
The sight of a massive hammerhead shark was a rare treat for 32 travelers on a tour boat in the Bahamas this week. But then, something stranger still: A dog dove from a nearby dock to confront the monstrous sea creature. Tourists aboard the four-hour excursion can be heard shouting …
Read More »Doctors Without Borders suspends Burkina Faso operations after fatal shooting
Aid group Doctors Without Borders said Friday it’s suspending non-emergency services in Burkina Faso after gunmen killed two of its staff there. “This measure, necessary for the time of mourning, is essential to analyze the risks to which our teams are currently exposed,” the group said on Twitter, adding that …
Read More »Bulgarian police find 18 migrants dead in abandoned truck
Police in Bulgaria on Friday discovered an abandoned truck containing the bodies of 18 migrants, who appeared to have suffocated to death inside a secret compartment under a load of lumber. The Interior Ministry said that according to initial information, the truck was carrying about 40 migrants and the survivors …
Read More »FIFA allocates $1 million to those affected by the earthquakes in Turkey, Syria
FIFA has allocated $1 million to its FIFA Foundation to provide humanitarian aid to people affected by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, soccer’s world governing body said on Friday. The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria has climbed over 43,000, and millions are in need of humanitarian …
Read More »‘Western agenda’: Taliban ban sale of birth control, according to report
The Taliban have reportedly ended the sale of contraceptives in at least two major cities in Afghanistan, using threats and intimidation to further restrict access and erode women’s rights in the country. “They came to my store twice with guns and threatened me not to keep contraceptive pills for sale,” …
Read More »4 US servicemembers injured during Syria raid that left ISIS senior leader dead
US forces kill ISIS official in Syria Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin details the latest on a pair of attacks by American forces directed at ISIS leaders in Syria on ‘Special Report.’ Four U.S. service members were wounded and a senior ISIS leader killed during a helicopter …
Read More »Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologizes to LGBTQ community over former aide’s remarks
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with representatives of LGBTQ groups Friday and offered an apology over discriminatory remarks made by his former aide that sparked nationwide outrage and calls for the government to ensure equal rights. Former Kishida aide Masayoshi Arai’s comments to reporters earlier this month that he …
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