Region Boys Basketball: Five Pensacola-area teams qualify for FHSAA State tournament

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Trump's Gaza plan derails Saudi-Israel ties: analysts
US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza will imperil attempts to forge landmark ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel and fuel anti-American sentiment in the oil-rich kingdom, analysts said.- 'Making normalisation harder' - Trump's declarations "will further destabilise the region and fuel anti-American sentiment, particularly in Saudi Arabia", said Anna Jacobs, of the International Crisis Group think tank.
CBS News
Search on for plane with 10 on board that went missing off Alaska
Crews in Alaska are searching for a plane that went missing with 10 people on board while over Norton Sound off Nome.
Associated Press
One of the victims of Sweden's deadliest mass shooting called his fiancee to say he loved her
Despite his gunshot wounds, sustained Tuesday in Sweden's deadliest mass shooting, Salim Karim Iskef managed to video-call his fiancee to tell her he loved her one last time. The 28-year-old asked Kareen Alia to look after his mother and herself before the call ended.
AFP
Third Al-Fayed brother accused of sexual abuse: BBC
Three former employees at London's Harrods store have accused another brother of its late boss Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual assault, after hundreds of similar claims were made against the tycoon, the BBC reported Thursday.London's Metropolitan police has opened a new investigation into sexual assault claims against Mohamed Al-Fayed, which has identified at least 90 victims. aks/jkb/ach
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China lashes out at US 'coercion' after Panama declines to renew infrastructure agreement
China on Friday lashed out at what it called U.S. “coercion” after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with Beijing following Washington’s threat to take back the Panama Canal. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a briefing that China “firmly opposes the U.S. smearing and undermining the Belt and Road cooperation through means of pressure and coercion.” The Belt and Road Initiative is President Xi Jinping’s signature foreign police drive to bind China closer to countries in the region and beyond by building roads, railways, airports, power plants and other infrastructure.
Reuters
Greek PM says state on alert over Santorini quakes, urges calm
SANTORINI, Greece (Reuters) -Greek authorities are monitoring increased seismic activity on the island of Santorini, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, urging the public to remain calm and follow the advice of the civil protection service. Greece has declared a state of emergency on Santorini as hundreds of earthquakes have rattled the popular tourist island over the past week, prompting the evacuation of more than 10,000 residents and workers. "I want to assure the residents of Santorini and the neighbouring islands, which are being tested these days, that the state mechanism is on their side," Mitsotakis said during a brief visit to the island to inspect the state of readiness.
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Hungary's Orbán says he will do away with pro-democracy and rights groups receiving U.S. aid
Hungary will take legal action to eliminate non-governmental organizations and media outlets operating in the country that receive funding from the United States and other international sources, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. Orbán, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, said in statements on state radio that his government was going “line by line” through organizations operating in Hungary that have received financial assistance from the United States.
Reuters
South Korean prosecutors to appeal ruling in Samsung chief's case
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean prosecutors will appeal to the Supreme Court after an appeals court found Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee not guilty on all charges stemming from a 2015 merger, prosecutors said. Lee has faced long-running legal risks from criminal cases at a time when Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chip and smartphone maker, grapples with growing competition and lacklustre stock prices. Samsung declined to comment.
CNN
How Trump and Musk have shaken the federal workforce
In less than three weeks, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have upended the federal workforce, firing top officials, grinding billion-dollar agencies to a halt and convincing tens of thousands of workers to voluntarily leave their jobs.
CNN
Taliban raids and suspends Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station
The Taliban suspended the operation of Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station after raiding its premises on Tuesday, deepening the exclusion of women from public life and society since the group took power in 2021.
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Bangladesh's government warns of stern action after house where independence was declared is razed
Bangladesh’s interim government headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said Friday it will contain vandalism and arson taking place across the country amid concern from a major Bangladeshi opposition political party and neighboring India over attacks on a historic house linked to ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Mobs targeting supporters of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have vandalized homes and businesses in various parts of the country since Wednesday night. Many of the establishments belonging to former lawmakers, Cabinet members and the leaders of Hasina’s Awami League party were set on fire, apparently as part of a coordinated campaign involving the former home of Bangladesh’s independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman — Hasina's father — in Dhaka, the capital.
CNN
Trump signs executive orders targeting ICC and ‘anti-Christian bias’
President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders Thursday, one targeting the International Criminal Court and a second on “anti-Christian bias.”
Reuters
Ukraine looks forward to Kellogg visit this month, Zelenskiy aide says
Kyiv is looking forward to a visit this month by U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said on Friday. Andriy Yermak said he had spoken to the envoy, Keith Kellogg, about topics including the battlefield situation in the war with Russia, the safety of Ukrainian civilians and meetings at the Munich Security Conference later this month.
CNN
Trump says China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal – how deep are Beijing’s ties to the key waterway?
Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal and accusing the country of ceding control of the strategically critical waterway to a US rival: China.
TODAY
Mom’s viral videos perfectly nail the experience of having a nightmare mother-in-law
Shawna Lander's video series about a horrible mother-in-law named 'Barb' are going viral on TikTok because they just seem so real to so many people.
AFP
Asian markets mixed ahead of key US jobs data
Asian equities were mixed on Friday as investors headed into the weekend awaiting the release of US jobs data, while traders kept a nervous eye on Washington where President Donald Trump is pressing ahead with a hardball trade agenda.Still, investors are for now enjoying the relative calm as analysts say the White House's moves have so far been less strident than initially feared.
TODAY
75 of the best 'happy birthday' messages for close friends
Say happy birthday to your friend with a message they'll cherish — or at least laugh at — with these birthday wishes for friends.
Associated Press
Iran supreme leader says US talks 'not intelligent, wise or honorable,' upending push to negotiation
Iran's supreme leader said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also suggested that “there should be no negotiations with such a government,” but stopped short of issuing a direct order not to engage with Washington. Khamenei's remarks upend months of signals from Tehran to the United States that it wanted to negotiate over its rapidly advancing nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of crushing economic sanctions worth billions of dollars.
NBC News
Search on for overdue plane with 10 on board in Alaska
A search is underway in Alaska after a plane with 10 people on board did not arrive in Nome when scheduled, officials said.
CBS News
Black Hawk chopper in D.C. plane crash had a safety system off, senator says
the Army Blackhawk helicopter that collided with an American Eagle flight over the Potomac River late last month was flying with a safety system turned off, Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters after a briefing from the FAA and NTSB.

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