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The Sudanese suspect in the Belfast knife attack used a backdoor route into Britain popular with migrants seeking to sneak into the country. The Telegraph revealed last year how people smugglers were exploiting the soft border between Britain and Ireland to bring illegal migrants into the UK. Albanian gangs were charging £4,000 to traffic the migrants to Britain through the "backdoor" provided by the Common Travel Area (CTA) between Ireland and Britain. The CTA is a long-standing open borders zone comprising the UK, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. Established in the 1920s, it allows British and...

Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening. Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others. The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized — Time and place of the signing...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "certainly gotten some things wrong", US Vice-President JD Vance has said, as ties between the two partners in the war against Iran appear to have become strained in recent weeks. While Vance would not provide examples, he told CBS News, the BBC's US partner, that Netanyahu "aggressively asserts the interests of his country" but that they were not always aligned with those of the US. His comments mark a further public admission that relations between the two allies have come under pressure of late. Recently, US President Donald Trump reportedly clashed with the Israeli...

The Khatam al-Anbiya Central ‌Headquarters, Iran's joint military command, ​warned on Thursday that the United States ​would receive a ​more severe response than ⁠before if it ​attacks Iran, after Trump ​said the US would strike Iran again. The command said in a ​statement carried ​by ⁠state media: "Considering recent ​US threats against ​Iran's oil infrastructure, either oil ‌and ⁠gas exports are for everyone, or they will be available ​for ​no ⁠one." It added that the war would become ⁠more ​widespread and ​extensive...

US President Donald Trump canceled the planned attacks on Iran Thursday due to progress in negotiations with the Iranian leadership.

This report examines welfare use...for households headed by non-citizens...About half of non-citizens are illegal immigrants...Traditional welfare programs examined are TANF, SSI, SNAP, WIC, school meals, Medicaid, and public/subsidized housing...The non-citizen [welfare use] rate rises to 57 percent when eligibility for the EITC or ACTC [Tax Credits] is added, compared to 34 percent for the U.S.-born.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on June 10 that it is "very important" for President Volodymyr Zelensky to attend the upcoming Group of Seven (G7) summit. Zelensky's participation "is very important for us because we need to rebuild consensus within the G7 in support of Ukraine on the various aspects of the war," Macron said at the Elysee Palace during a pre-summit discussion with civil society representatives. The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States will convene at the G7 Summit in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains from June 15-17. Macron's invitation...

EXCLUSIVE: A top Trump agency is cutting off funding to the Los Angeles agency responsible for coordinating billions in homelessness spending after accusing it of "obvious fraud," "wanton mismanagement" and repeated failures to safeguard taxpayer dollars, Fox News Digital has learned. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which is a member of the White House fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance, is immediately suspending the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's (LAHSA) federal funding while HUD’s inspector general investigates potential offenses by the agency and its leadership, according to a letter sent to LAHSA's board chair...

A bombshell poll shows Nigel Farage inching closer to leading the UK as Reform UK surges ahead of rival parties. Average vote shares from 11 polling companies that published a general election poll in May put Mr Farage's outfit on 27.8% of the vote, up 1.4 percentage points on April. Reform UK is almost eight percentage points ahead of Labour's 19.9%, with the Conservative Party trailing behind on 18.3%, the Green Party on 13.6% and the Lib Dems 12.1%, according to analysis from the Electoral Reform Society (ERS). The Society's polling breakdown came after Reform UK enjoyed sweeping gains in...

Vice President JD Vance will appear on "The View" next week, marking his first appearance on the reliably liberal ABC News program, Fox News Digital has learned. Vance, who is set to join the show on June 16, will be the third sitting vice president to appear on "The View." All six co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro, are expected to be in studio for the rare interview with an elected Republican. "The View" had a total of 341 guests in 2025, but only two of them were conservative, while 128...

THE UK’s asylum appeals backlog has soared to a new record high – as Labour is blasted for having “no strategy”. Critics say the asylum system is “on the brink of collapse”, with the number of claims now almost eight times the level it was a decade ago. Data published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) revealed there were 87,450 cases in the system at the end of March. This is up 72 per cent from 50,976 last year – and more than seven times the 11,660 claims lodged in 2016, when current records began. And it showed just over...

The outspoken pro-Israel comedian laughed off a troll’s request for a 'Free Palestine' message with a brief and pointed response. Jewish-American comedian Jerry Seinfeld had a quick response on Wednesday for a troll who tried to challenge his known support of Israel. A streamer known as FinesseFave approached the comedian, best known for the sitcom bearing his name, outside Madison Square Garden in New York, after the Knicks' 107-106 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in game four of the NBA Finals. While streaming live, the troll put a microphone in front of Seinfeld and asked: "Can we get a...

Multiple floors and corridors inside the Pentagon have been locked down and others are being evacuated due to a “hazardous materials incident,” three sources familiar and the local fire department said. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Thursday that systems within the Pentagon “have detected an air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance.” “The Department is executing standard protection protocols, including a shelter-in-place order for the affected area,” Parnell said. “Response teams are in place and ready to support building occupants.”

Senior Minnesota state officials allegedly hired outside investigators to silence whistleblowers in an attempt to cover up widespread state social services fraud, a House committee report released Monday found. A 200-page staff report by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform found that Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s state administration intimidated and retaliated against state employees who raised concerns about fraud, soliciting private investigators to reveal employees’ personal details. The report, titled “The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota’s Fraud Explosion,” exposed that senior state officials, as high as allegedly Gov. Walz, were...

Iran will treat all of Elon Musk’s companies in the Middle East, including SpaceX’s Starlink internet service, as military targets as it retaliates against the U.S., Iranian state media outlet Fars reported Thursday. Iran is targeting “all interests related to economic holdings managed by Elon Musk in West Asia,” including a regional Starlink ground station, according to a translated post on Fars’ Telegram page. Starlink has played a key role in U.S. military operations against Iran, supporting high-tech ordnance ranging from aerial attack drones to unmanned surveillance and strike vessels. Iran asserts the U.S. has committed war crimes against it...

Said Abdullahi Ereg, an international fugitive wanted in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal, has returned from Kenya to America to face justice. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen announced Ereg’s arrest this afternoon at a press conference in downtown Minneapolis. Your correspondent was there. The press release can be found here. You will recall that just last week the FBI placed Ereg on their newly-created most-wanted fraudster list. Apparently, that was enough to prompt Ereg to arrange for his return to Minnesota, by way of London, England. Rosen reports that Ereg surrendered to federal agents at the airport today. Ereg remains...

The CEO of the largest Democratic fundraising platform pleaded the Fifth Amendment Wednesday rather than testify before Congress about allegations that her firm illegally funneled foreign donations to federal campaigns. “On the advice of my counsel, I respectfully decline to answer this question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution,” ActBlue boss Regina Wallace-Jones said in response to the first question posed during the House hearing.House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) said in his opening remarks there was “significant concern that ActBlue may have allowed foreign donations on their platform, lied to Congress and withheld responsive documents...

President Trump warned Thursday that the US will soon take over Kharg Island, which processes about 90% of Iran’s crude oil for export, following a second day of airstrikes against the Islamic Republic. “The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT,” Trump announced on Truth Social. “At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets,...

The Supreme Court will be releasing Opinions from the October 2025 this morning at 10:00.Scotusblog will be liveblogging the release and we will be following along.There are 23 decisions pending for this term and we expect all opinions will be released by June 30th. You can find a list of the cases at October 2025 cases. Note: The word "held" after the case name indicates the Opinion has already been released. The word "Issues" indicates the questions to be resolved by the Court.You can find the Opinions on this term's previously decided cases at October 2025 Opinions. Today's opinions will...

As Arizona State University moves forward with plans for a new downtown health headquarters, a Phoenix homeowner is fighting to preserve what he says is a historically significant home that has stood for more than a century. Two months after city and state leaders' broke ground on ASU’s new health headquarters at the corner of Fourth Street and Fillmore Street, 89-year-old Robert Young remains determined to save the Louise Emerson House, a 124-year-old property in the Evans-Churchill neighborhood. “It is rich in history, and what we call historical significance, and it starts with the person who created this house,” Young...