3 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: Nato would never recover if Trump seized Greenland. These are dark times

In the end, the relentless kow-towing, the buttering up of his massive ego, the effusive praise to feed his insatiable narcissism, the knee-jerk genuflection to cater to his whims - it's all come to nothing.

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28 h. ago Daily Mail columnist Andrew Neil brands British Airways bosses 'numpties' as he lambasts the airline's 'suicidal' business model and 'cheapskate service'

Broadcaster and Daily Mail columnist Mr Neil said that after 55 years as a BA customer he will no longer fly with it exclusively, lambasting its 'cheapskate service'.

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35 h. ago Donald Trump 'will cause WW3' as world warned 'it'll be the end as we know it' 

Fears of World War 3 have reached new heights as Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns that US President Donald Trump’s aggressive bid to seize Greenland could trigger catastrophic conflict

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41 h. ago Americans disapprove of Trump’s foreign policy. His escapades are likely to cost him | Sid Blumenthal

History tells us what happens when American presidents focus on foreign policy and neglect domestic economic policyDonald Trump’s blitzkrieg since his 3 January seizure of the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has been guided by his triumph of the will, as he told the New York Times. “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me I don’t need international law.”Trump treats the spectacle as a reality TV show in which he is both the executive producer and the host who ultimately declares himself the winner. At his 3 January press conference on the day of Maduro’s seizure, Trump mentioned “oil” 27 times, “money” 13 times and “democracy” not once. He trashed the democratic opposition as lacking “respect” and “support”. The capture of Maduro was a decapitation, not regime change. Indeed, Trump served as a convenient agent of an internal coup of the existing powers, whom he declared “an ally”. “We have to fix the country first,” he said. “You...

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51 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: Ed Miliband's energy policy is madness on stilts. There is no higher priority than stopping him before he ruins Britain

Ed Miliband, the Net Zero zealot in charge of UK energy policy, comes from that breed of politician which thinks if you repeat even an obvious lie often enough, people will eventually believe you.

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3 d. ago US forces seize another oil tanker in Carribean Sea – Kristi Noem says has ties to Venezuela

The Veronica marks the sixth tanker seized by US forces as part of the administration of Donald Trump’s drive to control Venezuela’s oil products

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3 d. ago US military seizes Venezuela oil tanker under Trump sanctions

US marines boarded foreign-flagged crude carrier Veronica in a pre-dawn operation backing Trump’s sanctions pushThe US military has seized another oil tanker at sea in support of Donald Trump’s sanctions against Venezuela, military officials announced on Thursday.Veronica, a crude oil tanker that marine records suggest is sailing under a Guyanese flag, was boarded in a pre-dawn action by US marines and sailors, the US Southern Command said in a post on social media. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump to discuss Venezuela’s future with Machado after Maduro’s capture

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel prize winner had been sidelined by White House after US seized MaduroDonald Trump will host María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel peace prize winner, at the White House on Thursday for a high-stakes talks on the oil-rich nation’s future following the US capture of Nicolás Maduro.Many in Venezuela and abroad had expected Machado to take charge after an elite US military team seized Maduro in a pre-dawn raid on 3 January and transported him to a New York City jail. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago What would happen if every state acted like Donald Trump’s America? | Kenneth Roth

In a might-makes-right world, US allies, not to mention the emerging powers of the global south, would begin to hedge their bets in dangerous waysWhat is wrong with resurrecting the prerogative of major powers to claim a sphere of influence in which they dictate and others must follow? That idea informs the “Donroe Doctrine” behind the US invasion of Venezuela to seize Nicolás Maduro. Donald Trump seems to believe that, as the world’s strongest military power, the United States should be allowed to invade other countries at will. Trump’s homeland security adviser, Stephen Miller, says “the real world” is “governed by strength”, by “power”, so we should get used to it.There is a beguiling simplicity to this abandonment of the norms long designed to govern the behavior of states big and small. China has touted it as the reality that its Asian neighbors must live with. Russia, a third-tier power by comparison but still a nuclear-armed regional heavyweight, has periodically treated the ...

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5 d. ago Drugs and gangs exist in Venezuela, but don’t be fooled. Trump arrested Nicolás Maduro to plunder our wealth | Andrés Antillano

The US president invokes the usual suspects – drugs, organised crime, illegal migration – but this is simply a grab for resources and powerIn the early hours of 3 January, Caracas and other cities in Venezuela were bombed and the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, was kidnapped along with his wife by US military personnel. In addition to the 100 deaths recorded so far as a result of the attack, approximately 100 more were caused by US attacks on small boats in the previous months, under the pretext of combatting drug trafficking. Although it seems clear that the real intention of Donald Trump’s administration was to seize Venezuela’s wealth, the initial argument to justify the military deployment in the Caribbean was that it was to fight the illegal drugs trade and stop the flow of migrants that the Venezuelan government was allegedly causing by emptying prisons of criminals and sending them to the US.As a criminology professor who has studied Venezuelan drug trafficking for 20 y...

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5 d. ago Greenland is Europe’s credibility litmus test – it must show Trump that aggression carries a price | Fabian Zuleeg

In the new dog-eat-dog world order, appeasement doesn’t work. Time for the EU to grow upFabian Zuleeg is chief executive of the European Policy CentreDonald Trump’s intervention in Venezuela is not a one-off shock. It epitomises his approach of interventionist isolationism based on a revisionist, neo-nationalist agenda in which power is exercised bluntly, international rules are optional and alliances are transactional. In such a dog-eat-dog world, hesitation and ambiguity do not stabilise the system; they become vulnerabilities to be exploited by a volatile and predatory Washington.The seizure of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, combined with Trump’s renewed musings about acquiring Greenland, potentially by using the US military, should dispel any lingering illusion that this is merely erratic behaviour. It reflects a worldview in which sovereignty is conditional, spheres of influence are legitimate, and coercion is normalised when it delivers results in the interest of Trump...

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6 d. ago Brit special forces ‘lined up to storm Russian shadow fleet tankers’ in helicopter raids after Trump Marinera seizure

BRITISH special forces have helicopters "lined up" ready to storm Russian shadow fleet tankers. The UK helped US special forces to seize a rogue Russia-linked oil tanker in a commando-style raid in the Atlantic last week, however, no British personnel actually stepped foot on the vessel. However, a new legal basis identified by the government means...

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6 d. ago Greenland on edge as Denmark expands Arctic defences amid Trump takeover talk

A £3.5bn Arctic military build-up, new fighter jets and a fortified command HQ in Nuuk underscore Denmark’s determination to defend Greenland after Donald Trump’s renewed threats to seize the island.

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7 d. ago Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland by force make him no better than Vladimir Putin

Record View looks at the situation in Greenland as Donald Trump wants to take the island.

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7 d. ago Britain in talks to deploy troops to Greenland as Trump threatens to seize Arctic island

British officials have held discussions with counterparts in Germany and France in recent days

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9 d. ago ANDREW NEIL: Their studied indifference to the proper defence of the nation make Starmer and Reeves unfit to govern

We are witnessing the betrayal of a nation, writes ANDREW NEIL. It is being facilitated, at least in part, by a political and media elite which knows little about military matters - and cares even less.

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9 d. ago US seizes fifth tanker as military stalks the ocean for Venezuelan oil

The latest seizure comes hours before Trump is set to meet with top oil executives

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9 d. ago US reportedly seizing tanker in Caribbean; Trump claims he cancelled second wave of attacks on Venezuela – live

US in process of taking fifth sanctioned tanker suspected of carrying oil to and from Venezuela, Reuters reports; Trump says he’s halting further attack after Caracas’ release of political prisonersPope Leo XIV has denounced how nations are using force to assert their dominion worldwide, saying they are “completely undermining” peace and the post-Second World War international legal order, AP reported.In his most substantial critique of US, Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Leo told ambassadors who represent their countries’ interests at the Holy See that “war is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago US boards fifth tanker as military stalks the oceans for Venezuelan oil

The latest seizure comes hours before Trump is set to meet with top oil executives

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1 week ago US protester arrested after TV interview says she was targeted due to Venezuela trip

Jessica Plichta faces misdemeanor charges, which locals say is a tactic of Grand Rapids, Michigan, police to suppress protestsJessica Plichta was arrested on 3 January after a live interview with a local news station about a Grand Rapids, Michigan, protest against the Trump administration’s seizure of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, in an attack with a reported death toll of 100. The clip went immediately viral, racking up millions of views across social media. While the headlines focused on Plichta’s age (22) and that she’s a preschool teacher, Plichta believes the reason for her arrest – seemingly the only one among roughly 200 protesters – went beyond the day’s events.Plichta, who recently co-founded local group Grand Rapids Opponents of War, which helped organize Saturday’s protest, had visited the Venezuelan capital of Caracas just last month, amid the Trump administration’s blockade. She was a part of a delegation to the International People’s Assembly for Sovereignty a...

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