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Pope Leo says remarks about world being ‘ravaged by a ​handful of tyrants’ were not aimed at Trump: report

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Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that remarks he made this week in which he said the «world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants» were not directed at President Donald Trump, a report said. 

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The pope, speaking onboard a flight to Angola during his 10-day Africa tour, said reporting about his comments «has not been ‌accurate in all its aspects» and his speech «was ⁠prepared two weeks ago, well before the president ever commented on myself and on the message of peace that I am promoting,» according to Reuters.

The news outlet cited the pope as saying his comments were not aimed at Trump.

«As it happens, it was looked at as if I was trying to debate the president, which is not in ​my interest at all,» the pope reportedly said.

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Pope Leo XIV answers journalists’ questions during his flight from Yaounde, Cameroon, to Luanda, Angola, on Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Luca Zennaro/Pool Photo via AP)

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment. 

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Trump last Sunday accused Pope Leo XIV of being «terrible» on foreign policy as the pontiff has criticized the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

«He talks about ‘fear’ of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart,» Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. 

«I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon,» he continued. 

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POPE LEO SLAMS THOSE WHO ‘MANIPULATE RELIGION’ FOR MILITARY OR POLITICAL GAIN, TRUMP RESPONDS

Split image shows Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump amid policy dispute.

A split image shows Pope Leo XIV, left, and President Donald Trump, right, amid a public dispute over immigration policy and the conflict involving Iran. (Simone Risoluti – Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images; Salwan Georges/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

During a speech in Cameroon on Thursday, the pope said, «We must make a decisive change of course — a true conversion — that will lead us in the opposite direction, onto a sustainable path rich in human fraternity.» 

«The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters!» he added.

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Pope Leo XIV speaks as he meets with the community of Bamenda at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral in Bamenda, on the fourth day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa, on April 16, 2026. (Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty Images)

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«Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth,» the pope also said. 

Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report. 

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Kelley Paul: America’s Founders were the ‘first civil rights heroes’

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Kelley Paul is no stranger to the American political scene. As the wife of Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and the daughter-in-law of longtime former Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), she has seen her fair share of the campaign trail, emerging as a powerful surrogate during her husband’s 2016 presidential run.

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She is also an accomplished writer, speaker, and public relations professional. As America ushers in its 250th anniversary, Paul saw the perfect opportunity to branch out into the world of children’s literature. Recently she sat down with Fox News Digital in Las Vegas at Freedom Fest to discuss her new book, «Good Night, Young American.»

Kelley Paul is the wife of Sen. Rand Paul and author of two books. (Courtesy Kelley Paul)

Paul credits her family for giving her the inspiration for the new project:

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«I have to give a lot of credit to my daughter-in-law, Kate. She and our son were over for dinner last summer with our grandson, who was only six months old at the time. And Kate was like, you know, we need more patriotic books for babies. She wasn’t really happy with a lot of the book options she was seeing. And that night at dinner, we kind of played around with some ideas. And I came up with ‘Good Night Young American.’ And a year later, here it is.»

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«Good Night, Young American,» recommended for children ages 4–8, takes kids on a visually and thematically engaging journey through early and colonial history.

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«Well, our revolutionary history is such a great adventure, right? So when I came up with the concept that my little boy would start out on the 4th of July with his parents, asking, what is it all about? I knew we’d be celebrating the 250th. Kids ask, what are we really celebrating? 

And his dad describes the Declaration of Independence to him in the signing. So I tried to think what is going to appeal to children in this great adventure of our revolution. So when he falls asleep that night, he’s in the crow’s nest of the Mayflower. He is a pilgrim, he’s a colonist, and then he makes friends with all the great revolutionary heroes that we know. So he makes friends with Sam Adams, he joins the Sons of Liberty, he meets at the Green Dragon. This is so exciting for children, right? 

It’s visual stuff. He makes friends with Ben Franklin, and he’s flying the kite. Dramatically rides on the midnight ride with Paul Revere. He and his dog, his little dog, are with him for all the adventures. And of course, he crosses the Delaware with George Washington. And I wanted to make the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the writing of it something that was dynamic and exciting visually. So I have him swinging on the Liberty Bell when the declaration is signed.»

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Paul worked closely with the illustrator, Marika Monesi, to bring the events of America’s founding to life in an engaging and visually appealing way for children.

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The Liberty Bell, originally saved from the British by Lynnport farmer Frederick Leaser, sits in its Philadelphia shrine. (iStock)

«She really captured the excitement on the little boy’s face, his personality, but I worked very close with her,» Paul said. «I wanted there to be a lot of movement, a lot of dynamic images. So, for example, with the Liberty Bell, for kids, a bunch of men standing around writing a document…I wanted to bring it to life. So I said, let’s have him running up to the top of the bell tower in Philadelphia at Freedom Hall and swinging on the Liberty Bell. And she was just such a great artist. With the George Washington scenes, he’s crossing the Delaware because that, again, is so visual. I wanted drive home to children the incredible bravery and courage of our founders, how cold and miserable and hard that war was. 

«Also, I love the illustration that she did of the King of England reading the Declaration of Independence. I have to give my husband Rand a little credit there. On the first couple of drafts that she did, Rand was like, ‘He needs to be fatter. King George was famously fat!’ So it was a lot of fun. It was very collaborative.»

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Part of Paul’s motivation for the book was related to the teaching of American history today, and the controversies therein:

«I do think that we’ve gotten away from really celebrating our founders and our heroes. What they were doing in 1776 was incredibly radical, if you think about it. At that time, everyone accepted the divine right of kings. Everyone accepted hereditary rule. And our founders took Enlightenment ideas from John Locke and philosophers, and they turned it into the framework for a government. The idea of self-government and that our rights come from our Creator, that we have inalienable rights that are given to us by God and not from a king. Those were radical ideas of the time.

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Historians say an early draft of the Declaration of Independence offered new insight into how Thomas Jefferson refined the nation’s founding document. (Stock Montage/Stock Montage/Getty Images)

I like to say our founders were the first civil rights heroes, the first civil libertarians. And I think our education system has gotten away from that. They don’t view them in the time that they existed, and suddenly now everything is oppressor versus oppressed narrative. And they are labeled more like colonizers or enslavers, and that’s the only view that they’re looked at, and not as human beings who sacrificed their very lives to write the Declaration of Independence, to form this country…it was an incredible, bold, and courageous act, but it was also an act of moral courage and philosophical courage.»

Ultimately, Paul hopes that her books will stimulate the natural curiosity of America’s youth to learn more about their rich history:

Parade participants carry a City of Cumberland America 250 banner and American and Maryland flags through downtown Cumberland, Maryland, as spectators line both sides of the street.

Participants carry the City of Cumberland’s «America 250» parade banner down Baltimore Street during the America 250 parade in downtown Cumberland, Maryland, on June 27, 2026. Spectators line both sides of the street as American and Maryland flags lead the procession. (Fox News Digital/ David Marcus)

«Well, I hope that my books, especially with America’s 250, will spark a lot of questions and that they will give a framework for parents to talk to their kids about the founding of this country. And I hope children from a very, very young age will come away with this idea that they are a part of America’s story, that they as Americans can take pride in the heroism of our revolutionary founders. That as Americans, this is all of our story. So that’s really my goal with the books.»

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One of the biggest challenges Paul faced was taking big ideas that may be hard for a four or five-year-old to grasp, like the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution, and distilling them down into an accessible format for kids:

«Well, I try to use language that kids could understand, and very much use simple terms. But if you think about it, it is simple. Our rights come from God. And when he makes friends with Thomas Jefferson, he says, Thomas Jefferson has written this amazing document that says that we can all be free to live our lives the way we choose, and no government can take our rights to, you know, to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness away from us. 

He also talks about James Madison and the Bill of Rights and the most important right is freedom of speech. That is that no government can tell you what to say or what not to say.»

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Rand Paul, who famously puts Constitutional principles front and center in the public square, also played a key role in the book’s thematic development.

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Kelley Paul and her husband Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul. (Courtesy Kelley Paul)

«Rand has been incredibly supportive. I’m just so grateful and blessed to have had an amazing, now 36-year marriage to Rand Paul. And he was very involved. He would read over the drafts and gave me a lot of, like I said, good advice about things in history that he thought I should include. 

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And I’m also just very grateful to be the daughter-in-law of Ron Paul. And so, I wanted these books to be there for our little grandson who I call ‘my favorite little American’ and help him from an early age be educated in the legacy that, the Paul family has in this country.»

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Aduanas dominicanas logran ingresos históricos, superan meta pese a desafíos globales

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La Dirección General de Aduanas reportó una suba frente a 2025 pese a las tensiones geopolíticas que afectaron el comercio exterior.(Cortesía: Presidencia de la República Dominicana)

La Dirección General de Aduanas (DGA) de República Dominicana reportó un incremento en sus ingresos durante los primeros seis meses de 2026, alcanzando RD$129.236 millones (USD 2,209 millones), lo que representa un aumento absoluto de RD$3,290 millones (USD 56.2 millones) respecto al mismo periodo del año anterior.

Este desempeño se produce en un contexto internacional marcado por tensiones geopolíticas que han impactado el comercio exterior, según detalló la entidad recaudadora.

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De acuerdo con la información oficial de la DGA, los resultados de junio muestran un nivel de cumplimiento de 100.9% en sus metas de recaudación, con un superávit de RD$218 millones (USD 3.73 millones).

En ese mes, la institución registró ingresos por RD$24,162 millones (US$413 millones), lo que equivale a un crecimiento interanual de 15.4%, es decir, RD$3,225 millones (USD 55.2 millones) adicionales en comparación con junio de 2025. Esta cifra marca un avance relevante para la gestión aduanera dominicana.

Un dato destacado por la institución es que durante el periodo analizado se registró el día de mayor recaudación en la historia de la entidad, con RD$1,880.91 millones (USD 32.1 millones), superando el récord anterior de RD$1,853.72 millones (US$31.7 millones) alcanzado en 2022. Este hecho refuerza la tendencia positiva de los ingresos aduaneros en el país caribeño.

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Nelson Arroyo, titular de la DGA, atribuyó la mejora de la recaudación al despacho de mercancías en puertos y aeropuertos de República Dominicana. (Cortesía: Dirección General de Aduanas)
Nelson Arroyo, titular de la DGA, atribuyó la mejora de la recaudación al despacho de mercancías en puertos y aeropuertos de República Dominicana. (Cortesía: Dirección General de Aduanas)

El director de la DGA, Nelson Arroyo, atribuyó estos resultados al compromiso de impulsar medidas para facilitar y agilizar el despacho de mercancías en los principales puertos y aeropuertos del país. Según sus palabras, “este aumento en las recaudaciones de la entidad que dirige es producto del compromiso que asumimos de continuar impulsando iniciativas dirigidas a facilitar y agilizar el despacho de mercancías en los puertos y aeropuertos del país”.

Arroyo precisó que, entre enero y junio de 2026, los contenedores importados bajo el régimen de consumo aumentaron en 1.5% respecto al mismo periodo del año anterior, una variación que consideró relevante dadas las condiciones internacionales adversas.

Por su parte, según la DGA, las tensiones geopolíticas internacionales han condicionado el desempeño del comercio exterior dominicano durante este semestre. A pesar de dicho entorno desafiante, la DGA sostuvo su capacidad recaudatoria y mantuvo la eficiencia en el control aduanero, según las declaraciones recogidas en la comunicación oficial.

Los contenedores importados bajo régimen de consumo aumentaron 1,5% entre enero y junio de 2026, según la autoridad aduanera. (Cortesía: Dirección general de Aduanas)
Los contenedores importados bajo régimen de consumo aumentaron 1,5% entre enero y junio de 2026, según la autoridad aduanera. (Cortesía: Dirección general de Aduanas)

La entidad aduanera también enfatizó la importancia de las estrategias implementadas para mejorar la gestión y el control tributario en las fronteras, aspecto que contribuyó a sostener y elevar los niveles de recaudación. El balance presentado por la institución indica que las metas propuestas para el semestre no solo se cumplieron, sino que se superaron, lo cual refuerza la confianza en los procesos internos adoptados por la administración actual.

Los datos publicados por la DGA reflejan, además, el impacto que las decisiones administrativas y operativas han tenido sobre el flujo de mercancías y el ingreso fiscal. El incremento en la entrada de contenedores, aunque moderado, se percibe como un resultado positivo dadas las circunstancias internacionales que afectan el comercio global. Las autoridades aduaneras han reiterado su intención de seguir fortaleciendo los mecanismos de supervisión y facilitación del comercio, con el propósito de mantener el ritmo de crecimiento observado hasta la fecha.

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Apple demanda a OpenAI: la acusa de robar secretos de la compañía

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Apple acusó el viernes a OpenAI de robar secretos sobre productos aún en desarrollo, lo que ha dado pie a un enfrentamiento legal entre dos de las mayores empresas tecnológicas del mundo.

En una demanda presentada ante el Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Norte de California, el gigante tecnológico de consumo afirmó que OpenAI, líder en inteligencia artificial que cuenta con una nueva división de hardware, había solicitado a los candidatos a puestos de trabajo de Apple que compartieran detalles sobre proyectos secretos y que llevaran componentes y prototipos de dispositivos a sus entrevistas.

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Apple también acusó a un empleado de OpenAI de descargar documentos internos de un ordenador portátil propiedad del fabricante del iPhone.

Según la demanda, OpenAI utilizó la información confidencial para contactar con los socios fabricantes de Apple, llegando incluso a pedirle a uno de ellos que demostrara la técnica de Apple para el acabado de metales en sus dispositivos.

Según la demanda, Apple envió una carta a OpenAI en febrero para expresar su preocupación de que información confidencial pudiera estar llegando a OpenAI de forma indebida. Apple afirmó que OpenAI no respondió.

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“El incipiente negocio de hardware de OpenAI se asienta ahora sobre cimientos sumamente inestables, podrido hasta la médula por su dependencia ilegal de secretos comerciales malversados”, escribió Apple en su demanda.

OpenAI no respondió de inmediato a la solicitud de comentarios.

(El New York Times ha demandado a OpenAI y Microsoft, alegando infracción de derechos de autor por contenido informativo relacionado con sistemas de IA. Ambas compañías han negado dichas acusaciones).

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La demanda de Apple contra OpenAI agrava el deterioro de la relación entre estos gigantes tecnológicos. Apple se ha mantenido al margen de la IA, incluso mientras otros gigantes tecnológicos invierten cientos de miles de millones de dólares en la creación de modelos de IA y centros de datos, y mientras las empresas emergentes impulsan los límites de esta tecnología.

Para ponerse al día, Apple llegó a un acuerdo con OpenAI en 2024 para utilizar la tecnología de la startup de IA y renovar sus productos, incluido su asistente digital Siri. Sin embargo, OpenAI se mostró decepcionada por la forma en que Apple integró ChatGPT e incluso consideró emprender acciones legales. En enero, Apple anunció su colaboración con Google para impulsar Siri y sus otros productos de IA.

Para colmo de males, OpenAI, que ha presentado de forma confidencial una solicitud para salir a bolsa, está creando por sí misma una nueva familia de productos de hardware.

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El año pasado, OpenAI pagó 6.500 millones de dólares para adquirir IO , que en aquel entonces era un estudio de diseño con apenas un año de existencia, fundado por Jony Ive, antiguo jefe de diseño de Apple. Desde entonces, ingenieros y diseñadores han abandonado Apple progresivamente para unirse a OpenAI.

En su demanda del viernes, Apple acusó a Tang Tan, director de hardware de OpenAI y ex ejecutivo de Apple, de instruir a sus nuevos empleados procedentes de Apple sobre cómo eludir los procesos de seguridad de Apple para los empleados que abandonan la empresa.

El señor Tan no respondió de inmediato a la solicitud de comentarios.

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Apple acusó a otro exempleado, Chang Liu, de usar la computadora portátil de Apple de una excompañera para acceder y descargar documentos técnicos mientras trabajaba en OpenAI. Según Apple, Liu le indicó a esa empleada qué información sobre productos no anunciados debía estudiar antes de las entrevistas de trabajo.

Según la demanda, el Sr. Liu también planeaba acceder a documentos internos a través de una computadora portátil propiedad de Apple que no devolvió cuando dejó la empresa.

El señor Liu no respondió de inmediato a la solicitud de comentarios.

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Según la demanda, OpenAI engañó a la empresa fabricante a la que se dirigió para obtener información sobre la técnica de acabado de metales, haciéndole creer que tenía el permiso de Apple para verla.

Apple solicita una orden judicial que impida a OpenAI poseer, usar o compartir los secretos comerciales de Apple, así como una orden que obligue a OpenAI a devolver la propiedad intelectual de Apple.

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