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Despite the hostile geopolitical tone, many here are putting on a brave face.”Yesterday, we had a chance to chat over a cup of tea about our first trade dispute, the Boston Tea Party,” Lindsay Hoyle, speaker of the British House of Commons, said Tuesday in his introductory remarks. “We’ve only just about forgiven you for that trade dispute, so I’ll say no more about any others.”He barely referenced the nadir to which transatlantic ties have plummeted.Britain and other European countries are well used to Trump’s approach, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer one of many who have tried to use…

Australian police are investigating whether a woman found dead on a popular beach was killed by dingoes, as a recent spate of shark attacks prompted officials to close dozens of other beaches on the country’s east coast at the height of summer.The 19-year-old Canadian woman, who has not been publicly identified, was declared dead shortly after police were called early Monday to a beach on K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, off the state of Queensland.The body was discovered by two men who spotted a pack of about 10 dingoes surrounding it, Police Inspector Paul Algie told reporters.“I can confirm…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump says there is too much media attention on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota and not enough scrutiny of what he calls widespread corruption and stolen taxpayer money in state government.Trump argued on Truth Social that the imbalance in coverage reflects misplaced priorities, saying the focus on immigration enforcement distracts from what he described as more consequential allegations of corruption and misuse of public funds by Minnesota officials.”In Minnesota, there is too much media attention on ICE, who have removed some of the worst murderers and criminals in…

Residents of Royal Mint Court plan to mount a legal challenge within weeks if Steve Reed, the local government secretary, approves China’s plans to build a vast new embassy at the site by the Tower of London on Tuesday.Mark Nygate, the treasurer of the local Royal Mint Court Residents’ Association, said people living near the proposed development had concerns about “government interference in what is supposed to be an independent process”.The group has raised nearly £37,000 out of the £145,000 required to instruct lawyers to seek a judicial review if the decision goes against them. Others, Nygate added, had promised…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., acknowledged on Monday that the Biden administration “screwed up” when it comes to securing the southern border while also criticizing the Trump administration for arresting mostly migrants who have no criminal record.During an appearance on Fox News’ “Special Report,” Warner was asked if he agreed with new Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s move to end state law enforcement collaboration with ICE to capture illegal immigrants with criminal records.Warner responded by citing records showing that 75% of the people arrested by ICE in Virginia have no criminal record, even as…

Ministers are scrapping target numbers for international students in the UK and will instead focus on encouraging universities to open hubs abroad, as part of a plan to bring British education to people “on their own doorsteps”.The government’s new international education strategy will set a target of increasing global “education exports” to £40bn a year by 2030, replacing the previous target – set in 2019 – of recruiting 600,000 international students a year to study in the UK.The Department for Education said it would also bring in “toughened compliance standards” to ensure people coming to the UK to study were…

U.S.-allied forces guarding prisons holding thousands of Islamic State group militants in northeastern Syria said Monday that they had lost control of one of the facilities after fighting broke out with fighters loyal to the government in Damascus. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) added that one prison was less than 2 miles from a U.S.-led coalition base, but it “did not intervene, despite repeated calls for intervention.” Now the facility was “no longer in SDF control.”The longtime U.S. ally added on Telegram that it was trying to “prevent a serious security catastrophe.”NBC News has reached out to the Pentagon…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Prominent Catholic Bishop Robert Barron is speaking out against a mob of agitators who stormed a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday to protest ICE.Barron, who leads the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, just southeast of St. Paul, and is the founder of “Word on Fire” Ministries, called the disruption “unacceptable.””I don’t care what is animating or annoying you, I don’t care what your political persuasion might be, invading a church is unacceptable and is a violation of religious liberty,” Barron wrote in an X post on Monday.This comes after dozens…

Keir Starmer has played down the prospect of retaliatory tariffs on the US, after Donald Trump threatened to impose fresh levies against Nato allies if a deal over Greenland is not reached.The prime minister said US tariffs would damage the British economy and were “in no one’s interests”, despite growing pressure domestically to take a more forceful response. The UK would prefer a “calm discussion” with allies, he added.However, Downing Street sources suggested Starmer was not yet at the stage of ruling out tariffs completely, and would assess the situation as it developed.The UK government is preparing for the possibility…