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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After President Donald Trump took to the World Economic Forum stage in Davos to declare that Western Civilization must defend itself from an existential attack, Somali-born activist and author Ayaan Hirsi Ali said that “Trump is right.”Trump shocked other politicians and leaders gathered in Switzerland on Tuesday night by declaring, “The West cannot mass import foreign cultures.””The situation in Minnesota reminds us that the West cannot mass import foreign cultures which have failed to ever build a successful society of their own,” he said. “We’re taking people from Somalia, and Somalia is…

The House of Lords has voted decisively for a ban on social media for under-16s in a move that puts pressure on Keir Starmer to bring in Australian-style restrictions.Peers voted by 261 to 150 in favour of a Tory-led amendment to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill, which was not backed by the government.The defeat for the government means the House of Commons will have to consider the amendment, with pressure from dozens of Labour MPs as well as the Tories for a full ban.The government is already considering a ban as part of a consultation due to report by…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House of Representatives could soon consider whether to refer former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for criminal charges for not complying with congressional subpoenas.Republicans on the House Oversight Committee voted to advance a pair of contempt resolutions against the Clintons on Wednesday after they did not appear for depositions as part of the committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe earlier this month.The committee voted 34-8 to advance one contempt recommendation against Bill Clinton, with two members voting present, and another on Hillary Clinton in a 28-15 vote, with…

One foreign policy achievement that Donald Trump prefers not to boast about is his role in helping Mark Carney win last year’s Canadian general election. The incumbent Liberal party faced crushing defeat before Mr Trump threatened to annex Canada. Mr Carney’s candidacy was buoyed up by a patriotic rally against US bullying.Perhaps because his country has also been coveted by Mr Trump, Mr Carney has given one of the most clear-sighted responses of any democratic leader to the US president’s designs on Greenland. Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, the Canadian prime minister set out the challenge…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Checking in on Trump’s economic campaign promises one year later04:51Trump says he’ll announce new Fed chair soon01:04Trump continues to target Somalians and Minnesota in speech to World Economic Forum03:09’I won’t use force’: Trump doubles down on acquiring Greenland in Davos remarks01:03Trump ‘not sure’ NATO would ‘be there’ for the U.S.00:56Trump says he’s seeking ‘immediate negotiations’ to acquire Greenland02:29Now PlayingTrump says U.S. is ‘helping’ Venezuela at World Economic Forum01:06UP NEXTBessent warns Europe against ‘reflexive anger’ over Greenland01:05‘No Kings’ sign appears above Davos ahead of Trump’s arrival00:26Air Force…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Both conservatives and progressives are venting frustrations with a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill expected to get a vote this week, potentially throwing Congress’ goal to avert a government shutdown by Jan. 30 into question.The bill is part of a bundle of four spending bills the GOP hopes to pass before the end of the week, which also includes funding for the departments of War, Education, Labor and Health and Human Services, among others.Where progressive Democrats believe the package should include far stronger measures to prevent future confrontations between Immigration…

British military veteran groups have condemned a government attempt to remove immunity provisions from Northern Ireland legacy legislation, claiming it will expose former soldiers to “hounding” through the courts.MPs are to vote on Wednesday on a motion to reverse a Tory-era law that granted conditional immunity to those accused of wrongdoing during the Troubles.The government tabled what is known as a remedial order to remove the immunity clause after court challenges said it was incompatible with the European convention on human rights.Keir Starmer told the House of Commons the change would fulfil legal obligations while protecting veterans from vexatious prosecutions.…

It’s not just the Europeans. In a speech likely to go down as a historic address, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave perhaps the starkest articulation yet of what he called “a rupture, not a transition” in the geopolitical landscape.“We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn’t mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy,” he bluntly told an audience in Davos on Tuesday. “Great powers,” he said, “have begun using economic integration as weapons, tariffs as leverage, financial infrastructure as coercion, supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited.”Carney also used his speech to say what many see…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Democrats are largely mum about whether they’ll help Republicans advance a pair of contempt resolutions against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday.The House Oversight Committee is meeting at 10 a.m. to weigh a pair of reports on holding the Clintons in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein probe. What’s likely to be hours of debate will be followed by votes on whether to tee up those reports as House-wide votes on resolutions referring the former first couple to the…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureWest of England mayor launches what’s billed as England’s first food and essentials distribution hubSteven MorrisSteven Morris is a Guardian reporter covering the West of England.Plans for a food and essentials distribution hub – billed as the first of its kind in England – has been revealed by the West of England mayoral combined authority.The idea is that a multi-million pound warehouse will serve as a central site to store, coordinate, and redistribute surplus items such as food, household products, clothing and bedding, much of which might have ended…