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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers urged the Department of Defense (DOD) to help replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system that was damaged during the 11 days of fighting in the Gaza strip. In a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, 55 House Republican and Democrats voiced their “ironclad commitment to Israel’s safety and security” and urged the Pentagon to immediately work with Israel and Congress to fill the request to restock the supply of interceptors for the Iron Dome. “We ask that you continue urgently engaging with Israel on this request and that you please report to Congress regarding Israel’s needs as soon as possible,”…

Romelu Lukaku has said he will remain at Internazionale next season after helping them to their first Serie A title in 11 years. Chelsea’s manager, Thomas Tuchel, is planning a move to bring the striker back to Stamford Bridge. Lukaku, who has a contract to 2024, was named Serie A’s most valuable player after getting 24 goals and 11 assists, beating the Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo to the award. Inter are set to sell players as part of cost-cutting efforts to cope with the financial impact of the pandemic but do not want to lose Lukaku. “Yes, I am staying,” Lukaku told the broadcaster…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director (NIAID) Anthony Fauci should be investigated amid reports that the agency conducted “gain of function” research into viruses and pointed to Fauci having given confusing or contradictory information in public comments over the past year. DeSantis was asked on Tuesday by Breitbart News about Fauci’s role, he suggested that an investigation is warranted. “I do think his role with this ‘gain of function’ research is something that absolutely needs to be fully investigated and vetted, and what U.S. money that he or any of his colleagues may have…

FRANCE’s Foreign Minister has pledged Paris will use “coercive measures” against the UK to ensure Westminster plays by the Brexit agreement’s fishing rules. Jean-Yves Le Drian claimed the UK “unilaterally do not respect” commitments agreed as part of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement signed by the EU and the United Kingdom on December 24th. The Minister said proposed fishing licenses in Jersey waters and British territorial waters did not conform to strict criteria within the cooperation agreement. Mr Le Drain added in the letter sent to regional fishing chiefs: “We cannot accept these new manoeuvres and we will continue to…

NICOLA STURGEON has issued an outrageous list of demands ahead of a crunch Covid summit with Boris Johnson today. Today’s online meeting will bring together the Prime Minister, Ms Sturgeon, Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill. But ahead of the crunch meeting, Ms Sturgeon has listed a number of demands. The Scottish First Minister demanded the Government extends the furlough scheme, rule out a return to austerity and prioritise a just recovery from the pandemic. She also called for the Government to ensure pre-existing inequalities are not further…

Everton have started the search for their sixth permanent manager in five years having been stunned by Carlo Ancelotti’s sudden departure for Real Madrid. The 61-year-old signed a three-year contract with the Spanish club on Tuesday after Madrid’s president, Florentino Pérez, having missed out on Massimiliano Allegri as a replacement for Zinedine Zidane, made a concerted effort to rehire the three-times Champions League-winning coach. Ancelotti informed Everton earlier in the day of his desire to leave after only 18 months. Marcel Brands, Everton’s director of football, attempted to persuade Ancelotti to honour his £11m-a-year contract during talks at the club’s training…

A delegation from Pennsylvania is set on Wednesday to tour the audit taking place in Arizona’s largest county. The delegation will visit the Arizona Capitol to meet with members of the Arizona Legislature before touring the audit at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. “I kind of see this as a fact-finding mission to see what’s happening on the ground in Arizona,” Pennsylvania state Rep. Rob Kauffman told The Epoch Times. Pennsylvania state Sens. Doug Mastriano and Cris Dush were also traveling to the state. All three lawmakers are Republicans. Asked if the trip could lead to a similar audit in Pennsylvania, Dush told The Epoch…

BREXIT Britain’s accession to a bumper trade bloc has begun after member nations agreed to the UK joining the pact. The UK’s plans to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) were given the go-ahead today following a meeting of the group’s commission. CPTPP is made up of 11 countries and is one of the fastest-growing trading blocs in the world. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has made joining the group a central aim for her department in 2021 and announced the UK was formally submitting its request to join on January 31, exactly 12 months after…

ITALY has been tipped to become the next country to create its own Brexit and follow the UK out of the European Union amid warnings the Brussels bloc could collapse in a matter of years. Former MEP and vocal Eurosceptic Nigel Farage has predicted the EU will collapse within a decade as Europeans looked to imitate Britain’s exit from the bloc. The UK completed its departure from the EU on December 31, 2020 following 47 years of membership, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson celebrating Britain’s new-found sovereignty and insisting the country will thrive outside the bloc. Six months on, former…

GENEVA—Variants of the novel coronavirus are now being assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma. The World Health Organization revealed the new names on Monday amid criticism that those given by scientists such as the so-called South African variant which goes by multiple names including B.1.351, 501Y.V2 and 20H/501Y.V2 were too complicated. As such, the four coronavirus variants considered of concern by the U.N. agency and known generally by the public as the UK, South Africa, Brazil and India variants have now been given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta according to the…