10 h. ago Danish intelligence accuse the US of using economic power to ‘assert will’ over allies

The US also listed as a threat due to its growing interest in Greenland which is vital to America’s national security Danish intelligence services have accused the US of using its economic power to “assert its will” and threatening military force against its allies.The comments, made in its annual assessment released this week, mark the first time that the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) has listed the US as a threat to the country. Denmark, the report warns, is “facing more and more serious threats and security policy challenges than in many years”. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Danish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to ‘assert its will’ over allies

The US also listed as a threat due to its growing interest in Greenland, which is vital to America’s national securityDanish intelligence services have accused the US of using its economic power to “assert its will” and threatening military force against its allies.The comments, made in its annual assessment released this week, mark the first time that the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) has listed the US as a threat to the country. Denmark, the report warns, is “facing more and more serious threats and security policy challenges than in many years”. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago US v EU: How Trump is gunning for Europe's woke policies, mass migration and liberal leaders, sparking fury in Brussels

A new U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) has accused Europe of economic and cultural deterioration, sending shockwaves through Brussels but delighting the continent's populist parties.

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1 week ago Swiss prosecutors file charges against Credit Suisse and UBS over ‘tuna bonds’ scandal

Banks accused of ‘organisational deficiencies’ relating to scam that crashed Mozambique economy nearly a decade agoBusiness live –latest updatesSwitzerland’s federal prosecutor has filed charges against the failed bank Credit Suisse and its new owner, UBS, over the long-running “tuna bonds” loan scandal that crashed Mozambique’s economy nearly a decade ago.The Swiss attorney general said on Monday that it had brought money-laundering charges against an unnamed employee of Credit Suisse, but was also taking action against the lender and its rival-turned-owner UBS. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rachel Reeves denies lying to voters over gloomy economic picture ahead of Budget

The Chancellor has been accused of knowing the economy was not in as bad a state as she portrayed.

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2 w. ago 'Liar' Reeves must go now: Chancellor accused of 'deliberately crashing the economy' with Benefits Street Budget and faces call to resign after 'lying' to the nation

In an extraordinary move, the fiscal watchdog yesterday revealed that the Chancellor was told months ago that there was no hole in the public finances.

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2 w. ago Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump since Greenland row

US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrolThe Danish government has set up a “night watch” in the foreign ministry, not to keep out the wildlings and White Walkers like the Night’s Watch of Game of Thrones, but rather to monitor Donald Trump’s pronouncements and movements while Copenhagen sleeps.The night watch starts at 5pm each day and at 7am a report is produced and distributed around the Danish government and relevant departments about what was said and took place, the Politiken newspaper reported. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago France arrests two Russians and two others on spying charges

One suspect accused of seeking information from corporate chiefs on ‘French economic interests’

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