5 h. ago Greenlanders could vote to join RUSSIA, Kremlin says – as Danes warn ‘we are at war’ with US if Trump invades island

A TOP Kremlin official has warned Donald Trump that Greenlanders could be allowed to vote on if they want to become Russian soon. Dmitry Medvedev has told Donald Trump he "needs to hurry" and secure the Arctic island through a military operation before Moscow tries to claim it as their own. Washington is trying to...

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16 h. ago US accuses Russia of 'dangerous and inexplicable escalation' of war in Ukraine as Trump seeks peace

The United States is accusing Russia of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of the nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations toward peace

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22 h. ago Trump tells Greenland to sign deal or Russia will smash its 'two dog sled' defence

The president also squared up to Nato nations, ordering them to stay out of the row and insisting they need America “more than we need them

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24 h. ago Why the Nato alliance is at risk amid Trump’s threats to Greenland

The United States taking the territory of another ally would set a dangerous precendent

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25 h. ago Greenland’s security ‘firmly’ belongs in Nato, says prime minister, after latest Trump threats to take over territory – Europe live

Jens-Frederik Nielsen repeated the government’s statement it would work on strengthening security through NatoThe European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is to travel to Paraquay on Saturday to sign the controversial Mercosur trade deal with a group of Latin American countries this Saturday.The deal with Brazil, Argentina, Uraguay and Paraguay was adopted by member states on Friday, ending 25 years of negotiation and months of wrangling with member states over the final compromises. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Greenland says it ‘cannot accept’ US desire to control territory after Trump’s threat he would take it ‘one way or the other’ – Europe live

Government responds to Trump’s remarks and says it will work with Denmark to step up dialogue to ensure its defence through Nato The European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is to travel to Paraquay on Saturday to sign the controversial Mercosur trade deal with a group of Latin American countries this Saturday.The deal with Brazil, Argentina, Uraguay and Paraguay was adopted by member states on Friday, ending 25 years of negotiation and months of wrangling with member states over the final compromises. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago China warns Trump not to use it and Russia as 'pretext' for Greenland takeover

China has warned the United States not to use other countries as a 'pretext' to pursue its own interests in Greenland, as Donald Trump intensifies his push to acquire the Arctic territory from Denmark

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27 h. ago US will have Greenland ‘one way or the other’, says Trump as EU warns it would mark the end of Nato – Europe live

US president repeats his desire for the territory; EU defence commissioner says attempt to take Greenland by force would mark end of NatoMeanwhile, EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius warned that it would be the end of Nato if the US took Greenland by force, as he stressed that EU members would also be under obligation to come to Denmark’s assistance, Reuters reported.“I agree with the Danish prime minister that it will be the end of Nato, but also among people it will be also very, very negative,” commissioner Kubilius told Reuters at a security conference in Sweden.“Now, maybe another president would feel differently, but so far I’ve been right about everything.” Continue reading...

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31 h. ago US will have Greenland ‘one way or the other’, says Trump – Europe live

US president repeats his desire for the territory as he mocks its defences as ‘two dog sleds’ and shrugs off impact on NatoEurope correspondentEuropean leaders have strongly defended sovereignty, territorial integrity and the right of Greenland and Denmark to decide on matters concerning them, but there is as yet no clear strategy on how to deter Trump – or respond if he does make a move. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Trump warns Greenland to make a deal with US before Russia or China takes over: 'Their defense is two dogsleds'

President Donald Trump dismissed concerns that taking control of Greenland could anger NATO, saying the alliance needs the US more than the US needs NATO warning Russia or China could move in.

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39 h. ago Trump's free speech tsar compares UK to Putin's Russia over threats to ban X 'to protect Brits from AI bikini pictures'

Sarah Rogers, President Donald Trump's free speech tsar, has compared the United Kingdom's threat to block X to Vladimir Putin's Russia.

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2 d. ago DAN HODGES: He's grappling with dangers from Russia, Iran, China AND an increasingly erratic Donald Trump. So in a final bid to keep Labour rebels in check, Starmer is going for the nuclear option

Desperate times call for desperate measures. So Keir Starmer has decided to issue one, final despairing plea to Labour MPs preparing to oust him from office. 'Stick with me. Or you'll get nuked.'

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3 d. ago Mother killed her baby daughter in microwave to cover up affair

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT China Arnold was sentenced to life in prison without parole after being convicted of aggravated murder for placing her four-week-old daughter Paris inside a microwave

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3 d. ago Trump tells Denmark ‘we can do this the easy way or hard way’ as he claims US needs Greenland to stop China and Russia

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has told Denmark he can take Greenland the easy way or the hard way. The US president said he was "going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not" in a White House press conference on Friday evening. Trump insisted that he needed the strategically important island or "Russia...

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4 d. ago Russian ‘zombie’ tanker sanctioned by US sails through English Channel

The Tavian’s route comes a day after Britain helped US forces capture a Russian-flagged vessel the Marinera, previously linked to Venezuela, between Iceland and Scotland

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5 d. ago Russian tanker sanctioned by US sailing through English Channel

The Tavian’s route comes a day after Britain helped US forces capture a Russian-flagged vessel the Marinera, previously linked to Venezuela , between Iceland and Scotland

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5 d. ago Starmer says MPs to get vote on deploying UK peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

Labour prime minister has signed historic deal to deploy armed forces to enforce any ceasefire with Russia – with Trump’s blessing

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5 d. ago Trump on collision course with Putin after US seizes Russian

British armed forces supported Washington’s dramatic capture of the Marinera in the Atlantic as global tensions grow

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5 d. ago The Guardian view on Britain and Europe: time to move together, faster and further | Editorial

The chaos that Donald Trump is causing in the world makes the case for continental solidarity and explicit repudiation of Brexit divisions Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for 2026 was to talk more about the domestic issues that concern British voters. Donald Trump knocked that plan off course. US intervention in Venezuela inevitably demanded the prime minister’s attention, as did this week’s summit of Ukraine’s allies, the “coalition of the willing”, in Paris. Progress towards agreeing security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace deal with Russia was overshadowed by Mr Trump restating his ambition to wrest control of Greenland from Denmark. The dust had not settled when American special forces boarded a Russian-flagged oil tanker in European waters, ostensibly to enforce a blockade against Venezuela.Prime ministers have to multitask, but under these circumstances it is understandable if Sir Keir’s mind has been filled with foreign affairs. He should be used to this by now. Mr Trump’...

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5 d. ago Tensions flare as Russian lawmaker accuses US of PIRACY after Trump's forces seize two ships in daring raids: Live updates

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed that the 'blockade' of sanctioned Venezuelan oil remains in 'full effect' after the US secured a Russian-flagged oil tanker in European waters.

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