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Keir Starmer’s Groundbreaking Speech: A New Era Beyond Globalization In a pivotal moment for British politics and global discourse, Labour Leader Keir Starmer is set to deliver a significant speech on Monday. His declaration that “globalization is over” signals a transformative shift in the political landscape, suggesting that we have entered a new era, marked by changing dynamics and ideologies. This statement has generated considerable interest and speculation about its implications for the United Kingdom and beyond. Understanding Starmer’s Position on Globalization Starmer’s upcoming address comes at a time when the world is grappling with the consequences of globalization. Over...

Conservatives have long argued that they don’t want politics mixed in with their sports. However, the Trump Administration has recently started an all-out anti-immigration ad blitz on TV and radio stations nationwide, including sports talk stations.In the Bay Area, local sports talk titan KNBR’s hosts and listeners have voiced their strong distaste for the ads for a few weeks.President Trump has a clear message for those that are in our country illegally: Leave now,” Noem says in the ad. “If you don’t, we will find you and we will deport you. You will never return.”According to The Associated Press, DHS...

In a rare clash between the executive and judiciary, Chief Justice John Roberts dismissed calls for impeaching federal judges after President Donald Trump urged the removal of a judge who ruled against his deportation policies.Roberts said in a statement, "For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose."

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — The U.S. and Ukraine said Kyiv would accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, with Washington pledging to immediately lift a freeze on intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine. "Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation," the U.S. and Ukraine said in a joint statement released by the State Department. "The United States will communicate to Russia that...

lon Musk revealed that the cyberattack which took down his social media app X on Monday seemingly originated in Ukraine. His bombshell revelation came during an interview with Fox Business Network on Monday afternoon following repeated glitches with his site, which has been down for much of the day. 'Well, we don't we're not sure exactly what happened, but there was a massive cyber attack to try to bring down the X system with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area,' Musk said in the interview. Musk confirmed earlier in the day that X has been targeted by a 'massive...

🚨NEW: TRUMP: "We should spend less time worrying about Putin, and more time worrying about migrant rape gangs, drug lords, murderers, and people from mental institutions entering our Country - So that we don’t end up like Europe!" pic.twitter.com/ogsyZ6Arbu— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) March 3, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the Ukraine: Year 2025 forum that Kiev does not recognize a $500 billion debt to the United States, insisting that the aid it received was in the form of grants, not loans. "I don't even recognize $100 billion. We agreed with Biden that it was a grant, not a debt," the Ukrainian president claimed. The administration of United States President Donald Trump has asked Ukraine for a deal that would include giving it access to its minerals as a way to repay for the aid Washington provided for Kiev. Despite rejecting the debt, Zelnesky...

Mike Pence has warned Donald Trump that his stance on Ukraine may lead to a Russian invasion of a NATO country and result in a war involving U.S. troops.Speaking on X about Trump's comments on how Ukraine "may be Russia some day," his former vice president said: "If Ukraine falls, it will only be a matter of time until Russia invades a NATO ally our troops will be required to defend."

They called her Mr. Smith.When the newly installed USAID chief Gayle Smith was at a conference in Africa recently, the local leaders didn't recognize the gender of her name. So they gave her a "Mr. Smith" tag — which she now has on top of a bookshelf in her corner office at the Ronald Reagan building in Washington, D.C.The nameplate on her desk makes things clear. It says: "GIRL BOSS."Being a boss anointed in the final months of a president's term is not an easy job. Three months ago, Smith took the top spot of the federal agency in charge...

President Trump announced he is pausing U.S. tariffs targeting imports from Mexico for a month after the country's president agreed to send 10,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to combat the flow of fentanyl.Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday that he and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum "agreed to immediately pause the anticipated tariffs for a one month period." The pause, he said, will allow "negotiations headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and high-level Representatives of Mexico."The president wrote that he had a "very friendly conversation" with...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A bill that would allow certified bounty hunters to assist in identifying and reporting undocumented immigrants was introduced in the Mississippi House of Representatives Wednesday.House Bill 1484, proposed by the Desoto County District Attorney and authored by state Rep. Justin Keen, would create the Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program.The program would offer a $1,000 reward to registered bounty hunters for each successful deportation they help facilitate.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former aide Brian Hook, both of whom served in his first administration, the New York Times reported on Thursday.Representatives for the White House could not be immediately reached for comment on the report, which citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Trump on Tuesday said he had withdrawn protection for his former national security adviser, John Bolton.

The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has been terminated over concerns about the border, recruitment and an "erosion of trust," a senior DHS official confirmed to Fox News.Adm. Linda Lee Fagan, 61, has been terminated by the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman, the official said.

NATO must expand its role to prepare for new threats provoked by the impact of global warming energy shortages and the spread of nuclear technology, the alliance's top diplomat warned Tuesday.Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the alliance must look beyond the day-to-day running of its operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo and focus on longer-term threats to its 26 members

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has informed Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, he will no longer be chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, according to a GOP leadership source and a Republican lawmaker familiar with the matter.The lawmaker said Turner informed him Wednesday that he would not be staying on as head of the critical committee.The top post on the Intelligence Committee is one of the few positions directly chosen by the speaker of the House at the start of a new Congress.Johnson's office had no comment. A Turner spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.House Republican sources said...

About 1,700 soldiers from a Ukrainian unit equipped by the West and trained in France went AWOL before a shot was even fired.At least 50 members of the new 155th mechanised brigade, one of the few to operate the Leopard 2 battle tank, disappeared while elements of the unit were being drilled in France. The mass exodus came before the brigade was deployed to Pokrovsk, the key logistics hub anchoring Ukraine’s defence against Russian advances in the eastern Donetsk region.Entering the battle in recent days, it suffered heavy losses, reportedly including some of its tanks and armoured vehicles.It prompted the...

BREAKING: According to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the State Department spent $4,840,082 on influencers to promote pro-Ukraine, anti-Russian talking points on social media. They additionally paid $15,220 on an "influencers event" and another $22,231 on a "USAID Social Media Influencers Campaign."pic.twitter.com/Vt0DUnE36G— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) December 28, 2024

Neil Cavuto is leaving Fox News after 28 years at the network and will bid viewers farewell at the end of Your World Thursday afternoon, Mediaite has learned.Thursday will be the anchor’s last day on the air as his contract is up at the end of the month.

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), former chair of the House Jan. 6 committee, said Thursday that he would accept a preemptive pardon from President Joe Biden out of fear that President-elect Donald Trump might target him with a criminal investigation, USA Today reports.

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, multiple sources told CBS News, and inauguration officials are making plans for additional foreign dignitaries to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Trump invited Xi in early November, shortly after the election, sources said, but it was not clear whether he has accepted the invitation. A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately comment.