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UK, France strike new Ukraine security pact as US takes lead in ceasefire enforcement
The U.K. and France signed a declaration Tuesday pledging troops for Ukraine under a future peace deal and with security guarantees supported by the U.S. and allied partners.
The declaration was adopted in Paris by the Coalition of the Willing and sets out what leaders said was a framework for lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia, set in international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter.
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, triggered Europe’s largest conflict since World War II.
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The new agreement says that Ukraine’s sovereignty and its ability to defend itself are non-negotiable elements of any peace deal and warned that its self-defense is essential to its own security and wider Euro-Atlantic stability.
Under the plan, a multinational force for Ukraine would be deployed once a ceasefire is in place, aimed at deterring any Russian aggression and supporting the rebuilding of Ukraine’s military.
The force would be European-led with proposed support from the U.S.
The declaration also commits the Coalition to security guarantees that would be activated once a ceasefire begins.
These include commitments to support Ukraine militarily, diplomatically and economically in the event of a future armed attack by Russia.
A key U.S. role is outlined in plans for a continuous, U.S.-led ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism, with contributions from partners.
The U.S. would participate in a special commission to manage ceasefire breaches, attribute responsibility and determine solutions.
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Coalition members also agreed to carry on with long-term military support for Ukraine and pledged defense cooperation, including training, defense production and intelligence sharing.
Leaders also announced the creation of a permanent U.S.-Ukraine-Coalition coordination cell based at the Coalition’s headquarters in Paris.
The declaration was unveiled at a joint news conference by French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
This followed talks in Paris which were attended by Jared Kushner and the U.S. special envoy, Steve Witkoff.
Wyoming Supreme Court rules laws restricting abortion violate state constitution
The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a pair of laws restricting abortion access violate the state constitution, including the country’s first explicit ban on abortion pills.
The court, in a 4-1 ruling, sided with the state’s only abortion clinic and others who had sued over the abortion bans passed since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, which returned the power to make laws on abortion back to the states.
Despite Wyoming being one of the most conservative states, the ruling handed down by justices who were all appointed by Republican governors upheld every previous lower court ruling that the abortion bans violated the state constitution.
Wellspring Health Access in Casper, the abortion access advocacy group Chelsea’s Fund and four women, including two obstetricians, argued that the laws violated a state constitutional amendment affirming that competent adults have the right to make their own health care decisions.
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Voters approved the constitutional amendment in 2012 in response to the federal Affordable Care Act, which is also known as Obamacare.
The justices in Wyoming found that the amendment was not written to apply to abortion but noted that it is not their job to "add words" to the state constitution.
"But lawmakers could ask Wyoming voters to consider a constitutional amendment that would more clearly address this issue," the justices wrote.
Wellspring Health Access President Julie Burkhart said in a statement that the ruling upholds abortion as "essential health care" that should not be met with government interference.
"Our clinic will remain open and ready to provide compassionate reproductive health care, including abortions, and our patients in Wyoming will be able to obtain this care without having to travel out of state," Burkhart said.
Wellspring Health Access opened as the only clinic in the state to offer surgical abortions in 2023, a year after a firebombing stopped construction and delayed its opening. A woman is serving a five-year prison sentence after she admitted to breaking in and lighting gasoline that she poured over the clinic floors.
Attorneys representing the state had argued that abortion cannot violate the Wyoming constitution because it is not a form of health care.
Republican Gov. Mark Gordon expressed disappointment in the ruling and called on state lawmakers meeting later this winter to pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting abortion that residents could vote on this fall.
An amendment like that would require a two-thirds vote to be introduced as a nonbudget matter in the monthlong legislative session that will primarily address the state budget, although it would have significant support in the Republican-dominated legislature.
"This ruling may settle, for now, a legal question, but it does not settle the moral one, nor does it reflect where many Wyoming citizens stand, including myself. It is time for this issue to go before the people for a vote," Gordon said in a statement.
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One of the laws overturned by the state's high court attempted to ban abortion, but with exceptions in cases where it is needed to protect a pregnant woman’s life or in cases of rape or incest. The other law would have made Wyoming the only state to explicitly ban abortion pills, although other states have implemented de facto bans on abortion medication by broadly restricting abortion.
Abortion has remained legal in the state since Teton County District Judge Melissa Owens blocked the bans while the lawsuit challenging the restrictions moved forward. Owens struck down the laws as unconstitutional in 2024.
Last year, Wyoming passed additional laws requiring abortion clinics to be licensed surgical centers and women to receive ultrasounds before having medication abortions. A judge in a separate lawsuit blocked those laws from taking effect while that case moves forward.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
United Nations 'upset' that Trump took 'bold action' to improve Venezuela, says UN Amb. Mike Waltz
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told "Hannity" on Tuesday why he believes the UN is "so upset" about President Donald Trump's capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
"Over 50 countries didn't even recognize Maduro because he stole the election. So, it's hard to figure out what they’re so upset about," Waltz told Fox News host Sean Hannity.
"I think we know the answer. It's because it's President Trump, and he's a man of action and took real action. And now the Venezuelan people are going to be better off," he added.
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Waltz’s comments came after the UN said Tuesday the United States’ removal of Venezuela’s Maduro violates international law and makes the world less safe.
Maduro is currently being held in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. — a facility notorious for housing high-profile criminals like disgraced musician Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
He pleaded not guilty to four criminal charges, including narco-terrorism.
Waltz applauded the president for taking "real action" against the South American strongman.
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"The world is safer, stronger and certainly more prosperous because of it," Waltz argued.
China, Russia and Iran are among several nations that have criticized the administration’s actions against the dictator.
But, the Trump-appointed ambassador maintained dethroning Maduro was a good choice from the commander-in-chief.
"This was the right thing to do," said Waltz. "President Trump took bold action and will continue to swing and DOGE that ridiculous organization called the United Nations."
Waltz also touted defunding the UN's Human Rights Council, a move he said was made possible by the Trump administration.
"We just pushed and pressed the UN to agree to cut over 3,000 of its bureaucrats, its first budget cut in its history. So we're DOGE-ing away," he said.
Trump admin expands visa bond requirement to 38 countries, with fees up to $15K
The Trump administration is dramatically expanding a policy requiring some foreign travelers to post bonds of up to $15,000 before entering the United States.
The State Department on Tuesday added 25 countries to its visa bond list, nearly tripling the total shortly after adding seven more as part of the Trump administration's moves to tighten immigration enforcement.
There are now 38 countries subject to the requirement, most of them in Africa with others in Latin America and Asia, a move that could make obtaining a U.S. visa unaffordable for many travelers.
The bond requirement for the latest additions, including Venezuela, will take effect Jan. 21.
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Travelers eligible for a B1/B2 visa from countries on the list must post a bond of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000, with the amount set during the visa interview, according to a notice posted on the State Department's website.
Paying the bond will not guarantee a visa's approval, but the amount will be refunded should the visa be denied, or when a visa holder demonstrates compliance with the terms of the visa.
The expansion follows a pilot program launched by the State Department in August that requires certain visa applicants from countries with high overstay rates and deficient document security controls to post a bond.
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The Trump administration rolled out numerous immigration policy changes last year, impacting the way people travel, obtain visas and become citizens in the United States, with some measures scheduled to take effect in 2026.
The Trump administration requires citizens from all countries that require visas to sit for in-person interviews and disclose years of social media history, along with information about their families’ previous travel and living arrangements.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) implemented a new rule on Dec. 26, 2025, expanding facial recognition for non-citizens entering and leaving the United States.
President Donald Trump also recently announced the launch of the much-anticipated "Trump Gold Card," an immigration initiative designed to provide a new, streamlined path to U.S. citizenship, which he has said could generate billions of dollars.
The new countries added to the visa bond requirement beginning Jan. 21 are Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Fiji, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal, Tajikistan, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
Countries already on the list include Bhutan, Botswana, the Central African Republic, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tanzania, Turkmenistan and Zambia.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the State Department for comment.
Fox News Digital's Greg Norman, Greg Wehner and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Video shows masked thieves using sledgehammer in brazen Lululemon heist before fleeing in U-Haul
Pennsylvania authorities revealed Tuesday that surveillance video captured a brazen Lululemon smash-and-grab, with two masked individuals using a sledgehammer to carry out the overnight break-in.
The suspects, seen grabbing armfuls of merchandise during multiple rounds of theft, reportedly fled in a U-Haul truck, Lower Merion Police told Fox 29 Philadelphia.
The incident in the Ardmore shopping center reportedly occurred just before 2 a.m. Tuesday and resulted in an estimated $5,000 in stolen merchandise.
In the video released by police, two masked suspects dressed in all black swung what appeared to be a sledgehammer into the store’s windowed entrance. They then quickly rushed through the opening without hesitation, immediately targeting winter coats and shirts in the men’s section.
The suspects appeared to grab entire racks of puffer jackets and sweatshirts before returning outside. The video then shows the men returning to the store a second time after dropping off the stolen items to take even more merchandise.
The footage shows the heist lasted roughly five minutes.
The thieves fled after loading the stolen merchandise into the bed of a U-Haul pickup truck parked outside, Fox 29 reported.
By the afternoon, the store had reopened, but the front door's glass remained shattered, with a large banner placed in front of the entrance, the local station reported.
According to an employee from another business nearby, Tuesday’s incident was not the first time the Lululemon store was targeted.
"I walked out here with my bartender, and we looked, and it’s scary that it’s happening right across the way from us," Gina Picciano, general manager of Lola’s Garden, told Fox 29.
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Last year, Picciano said, a theft occurred during store hours.
"All of the sudden, a bunch of people were just running out with armfuls of stuff. So, it happens in broad daylight," Picciano added. "It doesn’t matter whether it’s night or day, and that’s crazy."
The Lower Merion Police told Fox 29 that delayed alarm alerts can delay response times, emphasizing crime prevention and partnerships with merchants.
"Sometimes there’s a delay in receiving these calls with Lululemon because their operations center, they’re the ones that receive the video and the alarm," Superintendent of Police Andy Block said. "Prevention here is the key for this, and we’re always concerned about the criminal element coming into our communities. And our officers work all the time to try to prevent this. We want to work with our merchants to try to make our community safer."
Fox News Digital reached out to the Lower Merion Police and Lululemon for more information.
Vance reposts sombrero meme mocking Democrats’ Jan 6 candlelight vigil
Vice President JD Vance shared a meme of congressional Democrats attending a candlelight vigil Tuesday marking the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6, reposting content that added sombreros to images of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., as they held candles on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Vance posted the image from his verified X account without commentary, showing Democratic leaders, including Schumer and Jeffries, prominently from a video clip below.
The original video clip was posted by the "End Wokeness" X account, which had the caption: "BREAKING: Congressional Dems just held a candlelit vigil to honor the 5th January 6th anniversary."
The vigil itself featured remarks from Schumer and Jeffries, who described the ceremony as an effort to remember the events of the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, and honor law enforcement officers and others who died in connection with the riot.
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"We are here today because we must never forget what happened on Jan. 6 five years ago," Schumer said, adding that future generations should remember it. "The day democracy was placed at greater risk than it has been in a century, and more than a century."
Schumer recalled being evacuated during the breach, saying he and others were "within 20 feet of those rioters of those insurrectionists" as they were moved to safety.
"On Jan. 6, our Capitol Police officers were heroes. Our DC police were heroes," Schumer said. "…We will make sure that your sacrifices that day are never forgotten, nor will we ever, ever forget the lives of those we lost in the connection with the attack."
Jeffries called Jan. 6 a "violent insurrection incited by Donald Trump to overturn the results of a free and fair election" and praised law enforcement who defended the Capitol.
"We owe these heroes an eternal debt of gratitude and will never forget their service and their sacrifice," Jeffries said.
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Jeffries later asked attendees to observe a moment of silence "to remember those whose lives were lost as a result of the tragic and horrific events of Janu. 6, 2021."
Following the moment of silence, attendees sang "God Bless America," with Schumer's voice carrying above the group.
Vance did not reference the victims or the vigil’s remarks in his repost, instead sharing the altered image without commentary.
Some social media users who supported the repost framed it as criticism of what they described as political theater rather than an attack on the victims of Jan. 6.
"These people and their theater antics are so embarrassing," one user wrote in response to the post. "I’d laugh more often at them were it not for the very real authoritarian danger they pose which hides in plain sight."
Another commenter criticized Democratic leadership for focusing on symbolic gestures rather than governance, writing, "I wish they put the same effort into their states and cities."
Democrat leaders have previously faced criticism from conservative commentators over what they described as performative displays during moments of national tension.
In 2020, several lawmakers, including then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., drew attention for kneeling while wearing traditional Ghanaian Kente cloth stoles during Capitol events following the death of George Floyd; actions that were praised by supporters and criticized by opponents as political theater.
Variations of the sombrero meme targeting Jeffries have circulated online since the federal government shutdown last year amid criticism of Democratic leadership. The imagery has since reemerged periodically in online political satire.
Vance's, Schumer's and Jeffries' offices did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Tom Izzo explodes on former Michigan State player in wild scene: 'What the f--- are you doing?'
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo has been known to get visibly angry with his players over his years in East Lansing, but what happened Monday night against USC was different.
Izzo let loose his frustration on a former player.
During the Spartans’ blowout over the Trojans, 80-51, Izzo was spotted unloading on former Michigan State center Paul Davis, who played for the team from 2002-06, after he caused a disturbance in the stands.
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Referees pointed out Davis, who was a spectator, from his courtside seat after he was among many in the building who disagreed with a call in the second half. Davis stood up and shouted at referee Jeffrey Anderson.
Anderson responded with a loud whistle, stopping play and pointing at Davis. Then, Anderson went over to Izzo to explain what happened, and the 70-year-old coach went ballistic.
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First, he was motioning toward Davis, and it was clear he asked his former center, "What the f--- are you doing?"
Davis was met by someone asking him to leave his seat, and that’s when Izzo went nuts. He shouted "Get out of here!" at Davis, who appeared to gesture toward Izzo, perhaps in apology for disturbing the game.
Izzo was asked about Davis’ ejection after the game.
"What he said, he should never say anywhere in the world," Izzo responded when asked what happened. "That ticked me off. So, just because it’s 25, 20 years later, I’m going to have to call him tomorrow and tell him what I thought of it. And you know what he’ll say? ‘I screwed up, coach. I’m sorry.’"
Izzo quickly clarified that what Davis said "wasn’t something racial" and "it wasn’t something sexual."
"It was just the wrong thing to say, and I’ll leave it at that."
Davis later met with reporters Tuesday, apologizing for his actions.
"I'm not up here to make any excuses. I'm up here to take accountability, to own it," Davis said. It was a mistake that will never happen again. It was a mistake that's not me, but, unfortunately, last night it was."
Izzo said Davis was one of his "favorite guys" during his time playing for the Spartans. He had a breakout sophomore campaign with 15.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and two assists per game in 30 starts for Izzo during the 2003-04 season.
In his senior year, Davis averaged 17.5 points, a career-high, in 33 games.
He was taken in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Davis played just four seasons in the league, his final one with the Washington Wizards.
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Cracker Barrel caves to customer pressure as it brings back menu favorites nationwide
Cracker Barrel is now putting the "old" back into "Old Country Store" with the return of two classic menu items.
The Tennessee-based restaurant chain revealed Tuesday that its Hamburger Steak, plus its Eggs in the Basket — both comfort food staples — are "returning by popular demand."
"Winter calls for comfort and connection, and nothing delivers that better than the classics," Thomas Yun, Cracker Barrel's vice president of menu strategy and innovation, said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.
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"Bringing back Hamburger Steak and Eggs in the Basket was an easy choice," he also said. "Not only are they timeless favorites with deep roots on our menu, but they're also among the most requested dishes from our guests."
Hamburger Steak appeared on the Cracker Barrel menu when the restaurant first opened in 1969. It is described as a "juicy, seasoned beef topped with a savory buttery garlic sauce and served with two or three classic sides."
Eggs in the Basket is a "nostalgic breakfast favorite featuring two slices of golden-grilled sourdough bread with an egg nestled in the center, served with bacon or sausage and one classic side," the company said.
Both dishes are featured as part of Cracker Barrel's Meals for Two value deal, available all day Monday through Friday for $19.99.
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"These dishes are uniquely Cracker Barrel — rooted in tradition and loved for generations — and we're thrilled to bring back classics our guests know and love, made the way they remember," Yun said.
Atlanta-based cookbook author Kelli Ferrell said the return of the classic dishes suggests Cracker Barrel is returning to its Southern roots after last year's bungled logo redesign and makeover alienated many customers.
"Cracker Barrel is known for Southern comfort, you know what I mean?" Ferrell told Fox News Digital.
"It's one of those things where you can get breakfast, lunch and dinner. I think that they should stick to their staple pieces."
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Ferrell said the Hamburger Steak sparked childhood memories for her.
"Anything hamburger, for me, is a go," she said.
The return of Eggs in the Basket has also generated buzz among longtime fans.
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Rachel Love, a self-described Cracker Barrel enthusiast from Tennessee, said the announcement instantly reminded her of how much she missed the dish.
"I remember when they took them off the menu," she told Fox News Digital.
Love recalled visiting a Nashville-area location with her best friend when they were told it had been discontinued.
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"We were distraught," she said.
"Literally eggs in a cutout piece of bread … one of the easiest things to make for breakfast."
Love called it a "Southern staple" that deserves its comeback.
After the ashes: A Palisades resident’s life in decimated LA enclave one year after deadly wildfires
In a decimated Los Angeles neighborhood, a handful of Pacific Palisades residents still live in the town that has been reduced to rubble.
"Almost like a death of someone in your life, they [Palisades residents] are finding with the death of their home … it’s the little-by-little things that you keep realizing are gone," said Palisades resident Jimmy Dunne.
Among blocks of charred, leveled homes are buildings that miraculously survived one of California’s most destructive wildfires.
Dunne, 70, calls one of those remaining structures home.
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"It isn’t a ghost town," he told Fox News Digital.
Yet the physical destruction tells a different story.
From churches and schools to grocery stores and restaurants, an entire town was wiped out in days. More than 23,000 acres burned, and roughly 6,800 buildings were destroyed, according to Cal Fire.
"With all of that burning, that didn't burn the town," Dunne said. "The town is the hearts of the people that are in this place."
A 40-year resident, Dunne moved back to the Palisades three weeks ago after being relocated to Marina del Rey, a popular refuge for families displaced by the fire.
One year later, he says, the coastal Los Angeles suburb is slowly coming back, though it will "never be the same."
"There already are 6,000 people back here in the Palisades. It's just that things are more scattered out," said Dunne.
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Thirty-five land parcels are selling each month in Pacific Palisades, according to a report by Anthony Marguleas at Amalfi Estates.
"Sales are now consistently exceeding new listings, pushing sell-through above equilibrium and tightening inventory," Marguleas said.
Though sales and rebuilding strides over the last year don't remove the deep emotional scar of losing everything.
"It's not just losing their homes. … It's losing belonging, belonging to their church communities and their kids' schools and belonging to the local clubs," he told Fox News Digital.
With churches and schools destroyed, the connective tissue holding the Palisades community together is gone. Dunne says the town is still missing its once vibrant sense of neighborhood.
"All those things that create belonging in the town, most of them aren't back yet," he explained. "That's what people miss."
For Dunne, the Palisades wasn’t defined by its buildings, but its people.
"Home is defined by who's in it with you, who's in the soup," he said. "And that's your neighbors. The wonderful thing is the Palisades is coming back. It's going to roar back."
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But the loss of meaningful material items, like photos and family memorabilia, still strikes a painful chord.
"It’s not just the stuff you lost. … You lost a part of the story of your life in the things that went with the fire," Dunne said.
His daughter Kaitlyn Little's home burned to the ground, displacing her and her husband and their 2-year-old child.
"Everything she ever had in her life, every diary, everything, every ring … everything was gone," he said. "Her life has been erased in terms of anything materialistically that she ever had. That's really hard."
It’s a weight Pacific Palisades and Altadena residents continue to bear.
Reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the deadly blaze, Dunne told Fox News Digital about the fateful day of Jan. 7, 2025.
"The assumption was we [Palisades residents] can leave because Daddy is going to save us. The fireman is going to come and put out the fires, and we're going to be taken care of," he said.
"Daddy didn't show up."
What followed, Dunne says, felt like "betrayal" as the fire fiercely ravaged the town.
"So many buildings, so many schools, churches. Methodist, the first building that was in the town, burned to the ground," Dunne explained. "So many homes around town were burnt the second and third day. That's unforgivable."
Dunne told Fox he witnessed fires all over that could have "easily" been extinguished, but there were no fire trucks.
It took firefighters 24 days to fully contain the fire that claimed 12 lives.
Dunne says the fire’s anniversary has prompted reflection and resolve.
"How does everybody deal with this grief and this bitterness about how the city and how the state behaved?" he asked. "How do we keep the values and the personality and the heartbeat of this town? How do we save that?"
Dunne vows the "magical" coastal neighborhood will come back.
"I know it's going to re-blossom and be something even more wonderful. … It's just going to take some time," he said.
LA mayor calls wildfire fire response one of the 'fastest' rebuilding efforts in California history
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that recovery efforts after the Palisades fire in 2025 were some of the fastest in California history despite months of criticism.
Bass reflected on the massive wildfires that engulfed her city one year ago on the "At Our Table" podcast with Jaime Harrison on Tuesday.
"If you look at Hawaii, Hawaii right now, those fires were two years ago," Bass said. "And they have about 300 homes that are being rebuilt. We have more than 300 homes being rebuilt in the Palisades right now."
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She continued, "Now having said that, it's the holidays. People are still out of their homes. It doesn't make anybody feel wonderful for me to sit here and tell you that this is one of the fastest recovery and rebuilding efforts that the state of California has ever seen, and I'm proud of that. But I do have to acknowledge the grief, the suffering, and the pain that people have gone through."
Bass claimed that "opportunistic individuals" have "deliberately put out misinformation" and lies regarding the fires that have misled the public about Los Angeles' rebuilding efforts.
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The Los Angeles mayor went on to suggest that climate change played a larger role in the damage caused by the wildfires.
"I would make it more general," she said. "I would say that we as a nation and frankly as a planet, because we have not been responsible with our environment. We have to prepare ourselves for extreme weather events that we would have never thought about. I think about the floods that are happening right now in the Pacific Northwest. We see hurricanes happening at strengths that we had not seen before. So I don't think it's just fires. I think it is all extreme events like that, whether it's fires, floods, mudslides, I mean, you name it."
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Bass added, "But you know, that's one thing I'm really proud of about Los Angeles and California. Climate change is our way of life. It is not a controversy."
Fox News Digital reached out to Bass' office for comment.
Bass has faced a barrage of criticism over her handling of the deadly and destructive fires that ran through her city, including for her trip to Ghana for the swearing-in of its president when the fires first began.
California's Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed more than 16,200 structures in 2025. Construction has begun on fewer than 600 homes and businesses, less than 4% of the structures destroyed.