NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Separatists in Alberta declared they now have enough signatures to trigger a vote on the province leaving Canada. The Stay Free Alberta group said Monday it formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures after needing 178,000 names to force the province to consider such a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An explosion at a fireworks factory in a central Chinese province killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others, according to state media.The blast happened at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, a city administered by Changsha in Hunan province, on Monday…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Amsterdam has reportedly become the first capital city in the world to ban public ads for meat and fossil fuels — wiping burgers, gas-powered cars, and airline promotions from billboards, tram stops and metro stations.Since May 1, the Dutch capital and tourist…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States is advancing a new United Nations Security Council resolution targeting Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz as the administration seeks to reinforce its ongoing maritime operation with international backing.U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Monday…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A car plowed into a pedestrian zone in Leipzig, Germany, on Monday, killing two people and leaving several others seriously injured, officials said.Reuters reported that police detained the driver, identified as a 33-year-old German man. Officials said there was no ongoing threat…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There are growing fears among some in Syria that the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa has the aim of clamping down on the rights and freedoms of its civilians by promoting a more conservative interpretation of Islam.Local authorities in Syria’s capital, Damascus,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has left three people dead and several others ill, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement posted to X.The U.N. health agency said one case of hantavirus infection…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A surge in Somali piracy is fueling fears of a Red Sea “security vacuum” across the region as analysts warn of a revived maritime crime playbook, now linked to Iran-backed Houthis.The warning follows a May 2 report from Yemen’s coast guard that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A large cargo ship was attacked by multiple small craft while transiting near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, roughly 11 nautical miles west of Sirik, Iran, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.The master of the northbound bulk carrier…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This is part one of a series examining the challenges confronting the NATO alliance.As President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on NATO allies to increase defense spending — and orders the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany over the next six…