54 m. ago Starmer joins European allies warning of 'dangerous downward spiral' in Nato after Trump's 'gangster' threat of trade war unless he gets Greenland

A joint statement from Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK said they stood 'firmly behind' the 'principles of sovereignty'.

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1 hour ago France urges EU to use most potent trade weapon over Trump Greenland threat

Emmanuel Macron asks fellow leaders to back punitive measures against US companies

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2 h. ago Britain 'on recession watch' if Trump follows through on Greenland trade war threats amid fears US 'can't be counted on'

Alarm has been raised that Donald Trump's latest extraordinary salvo at long-standing allies could crush the paltry growth being eked out.

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33 h. ago Former Nato chief attacks Trump’s ‘gangster’ talk on Greenland

Anders Fogh Rasmussen says US president is using island as a ‘weapon of mass distraction’ from real threats such as Russia’s war in Ukraine

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43 h. ago The threat to the global economy from Trump’s war on the Fed

The escalating conflict between the White House and the US central bank could have far-reaching consequences

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46 h. ago Trump floats tariffs against countries that ‘don’t go along’ with his plans for Greenland

Trump has argued the U.S. must acquire Greenland for national security

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54 h. ago Russia's chilling WW3 warning as mouthpiece says 'Europe would bow at our feet'

A Russian nationalist politician has issued a chilling warning to Europe as it scrambles to mount a response to the US president's latest threats amid mounting fears of World War 3

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57 h. ago France warns US that Greenland seizure would endanger EU trade

French finance minister Roland Lescure raised concerns with American Treasury secretary Scott Bessent

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62 h. ago Man charged with murder after human remains found in Somerset village

Michael Bretton, 40, has been charged with murder and one count of stalking involving fear of violence against a woman, and will appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court today

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3 d. ago Elon Musk backs down in Grok sex images war as Starmer threatens to ban X

The richest man in the world made the u-turn after Prime Minister Keir Starmer threatened to ban social media platform X altogether in the UK

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3 d. ago Inside Tiger Woods' 50th birthday bash as he cozies up to girlfriend Vanessa Trump to watch Bon Jovi

GREG WOODFIELD IN PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - Golf icon Tiger Woods loved it up with girlfriend Vanessa Trump at his red-themed mega bash Wednesday night.

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3 d. ago Ultramarathon runner who fundraises for women and girls in war zones is forced to pull out over death threats

Sarah Porter had started Britain's most gruelling ultramarathon when organisers took the 'difficult decision' to withdraw her due to threats to her life.

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5 d. ago Disturbing 'Are you Dead' app takes over country as concerned users fear dying alone

The app was launched quietly last May, but has recently seen a torrent of young people in download it, with some fearing that 'people living alone might die unnoticed'

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5 d. ago How Iran’s protest movement has gained increasing momentum – a visual guide

Demonstrations initially focused on economic issues but as they have grown and become political the regime has responded with deadly forceIran crisis live – latest updatesA protest movement in Iran that started as a small demonstration by shopkeepers in Tehran over a weakening currency has exploded into the largest nationwide uprising in years against the country’s theocratic leaders.Fearing a threat to its decades-old grip on the country, the government has responded with deadly force. Rights groups have reported that hundreds of people have been killed by security forces and the state-backed Basij militia. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Iran warns 'we are ready for war' after Trump threatens to 'hit them like they have never been hit before' as regime 'kills 500 protesters' and turns streets 'into a warzone'

Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday night, Trump threatened to intervene, saying: 'The military is looking at it, and we're looking at some very strong options.'

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6 d. ago Iran protests latest: Tehran says ‘we are ready for war’ after Trump threatens military action

US president has threatened to strike Iran if its regime continues brutal crackdown on demonstrators

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7 d. ago Iran arrests protest leaders as crackdown intensifies amid threat of US intervention

Washington and Tehran step up war of words over Donald Trump’s threat to intervene in response to unrestIranian authorities have arrested key members of the protest movement that has rocked the country over the last two weeks, the national police chief said, as Washington and Tehran threaten each other over the prospect of US intervention in the Islamic republic.“Last night, significant arrests were made of the main elements in the riots, who, God willing, will be punished after going through legal procedures,” the police chief, Ahmad-Reza Radan, told state TV on Sunday, without specifying the number of those arrested. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘We are not for sale’: chair of Greenland’s top labor union rebukes Trump’s call for annexation

Exclusive: SIK leader Jess Berthelsen rejects Trump claim that the US needs Greenland for ‘national security’Greenland “will not be annexed”, the longtime leader of its largest labor union has declared, refuting Donald Trump’s claims that the Arctic territory’s current status poses a national security threat to the US.In an interview with the Guardian, Jess Berthelsen, chair of SIK, Greenland’s national trade union confederation, said people in the territory do not recognize the US president’s allegations that Russian and Chinese ships are scattered throughout its waters. “We can’t see it, we can’t recognize it and we can’t understand it,” he said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Maduro is gone, but his regime is intact. The circumstances tell a story | Alejandro Velasco

In the early fray of foreign interventions, evidence is largely circumstantial. But here the circumstances tell a powerful storyAs late as Saturday afternoon, fires continued to smolder in parts of Caracas. Residents throughout the city, stunned and anxious, filled grocery stores and gas stations, stocking up before a future unknown. Everywhere the question hung in the air like the smoke still clouding Venezuela’s capital: what next?After months of military buildup, deadly strikes at sea and a looming ground war, the United States made good on its threats to attack Venezuela in a dramatic overnight raid that ended with Nicolás Maduro in a New York City jail cell. Yet 48 hours later, little else appeared different in Caracas: Maduro’s inner circle remained in place; state institutions remained in their control; streets were calm, if tense, while authorities called on people to return to their daily lives. In other words: move along, nothing to see here.Alejandro Velasco is an associa...

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1 week ago Furious pub landlords threaten to go on strike and go to 'war' with Labour as Rachel Reeves is accused of treating them 'like cash cows to milk'

Plans being discussed include coordinated strike action, delayed opening hours and even symbolic protests such as ringing pub bells for several minutes straight.

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