4 h. ago Concerned European football chiefs discuss response to Trump over Greenland

Annex attempt could bring about Uefa-led boycott Implications for World Cup alarming heads of FAsEuropean football’s leaders are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s wish to annex Greenland and have held initial discussions about how the sport could respond.The Guardian understands the implications for this summer’s World Cup were among the topics raised among about 20 football association heads in Budapest on Monday. Talks about the Greenland crisis were held informally on the sidelines of an event organised to celebrate the Hungarian football federation’s 150th anniversary, in the knowledge that a unified European response may be required should Trump seek to escalate the situation. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago In their words: Trump’s threats over Greenland draw warnings and profanities at global forum

European leaders and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have expressed strong concerns at the World Economic Forum over the Greenland crisis and global trade issues

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6 h. ago Politician tells Donald Trump to 'f**k off' in blistering Greenland response

Danish MEP Anders Vistisen, stood up in the European Parliament today and made his views on the Greenland crisis extremely clear

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7 h. ago Davos: Reeves urges leaders to keep cool heads over tariff threat in free trade call – business live

Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where European Commission president says Europe must respond to geopolitical shocksFull report: Trump tariffs over Greenland are an error, says Ursula von der LeyenScott Bessent then denies that European Union countries, and the UK, could exercise the “nuclear option” over the Greenland crisis, and dump their holdings of US Treasuries.Asked how the Treasury Department, and the White House, would prepare for this, Bessent insists it is a “completely false narrative”, and claims the media are “hysterical” over the issue.I would say this is the same kind of hysteria that we heard on April 2nd. There was a panic.What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out.What president Trump is threatening on Greenland is very different than the other trade deals. So I would urge all countries to stick with their trade deals. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago 'Sell America' trade in full swing as US stocks and dollar plunge as world reacts to Trump's tariff threats

'Sell America' fears grow as Trump Greenland tariffs send markets reeling

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9 h. ago Dollar falls sharply and Wall Street stocks drop over Greenland crisis

US president insists ‘there can be no going back’ on demand for island

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9 h. ago Stocks set to plunge and Wall Street fear gauge surges over Trump's Greenland tariff threats

'Sell America' fears grow as Trump Greenland tariffs send markets reeling

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13 h. ago Davos: US treasury secretary Scott Bessent urges Europe not to retaliate over Greenland tariffs – business live

Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where Bessent claims reports Europe could sell Treasury bonds is ‘completely false narrative’Scott Bessent then denies that European Union countries, and the UK, could exercise the “nuclear option” over the Greenland crisis, and dump their holdings of US Treasuries.Asked how the Treasury Department, and the White House, would prepare for this, Bessent insists it is a “completely false narrative”, and claims the media are “hysterical” over the issue.I would say this is the same kind of hysteria that we heard on April 2nd. There was a panic.What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out.What president Trump is threatening on Greenland is very different than the other trade deals. So I would urge all countries to stick with their trade deals. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Truth behind claims Trump has a 'kill switch' to Britain's war jets

EXCLUSIVE: As worries grow over US involvement in British defence amid the Greenland crisis, defence expert Professor Anthony Glees said the UK is 'not naked' when it comes to military power

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17 h. ago Dollar falls sharply and Wall Street stocks set for heavy losses over Greenland crisis

US president insists ‘there can be no going back’ on demand for island

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17 h. ago Dollar falls sharply and Wall Street stocks set for losses over Greenland crisis

US president insists ‘there can be no going back’ on demand for island

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32 h. ago Trump's 'special relationship' with Britain's nukes explained and what happens next

EXCLUSIVE: Britain should not 'talk down our strength' amid the growing crisis over Greenland, a top defence expert has said amid claims over the £23billion Trident nuclear deterrent

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35 h. ago Britain 'at risk of recession' from Trump tariffs as Greenland crisis deepens

Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 10 per cent levy on imports from countries willing to defend Greenland.

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37 h. ago 'There are no winners in trade wars': IMF warns of stock market slump as it sounds alarm over Greenland crisis

A 'spiral of escalation' over Greenland could jolt global growth off course and spark a market sell-off, the International Monetary Fund warned today.

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39 h. ago Greenland latest LIVE: Starmer to speak at Downing Street as Trump's Greenland tariffs threat plunges Nato into crisis

Starmer’s speech comes as Trump claims Denmark has failed to heed warnings to protect Greenland from the threat of Russia

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40 h. ago Gold hits record and stocks fall as Greenland crisis deepens

European countries race to respond after Donald Trump threatens tariffs in pursuit of Arctic island

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40 h. ago Stocks fall and gold hits record as Greenland crisis deepens

European countries race to respond after Donald Trump threatens tariffs in pursuit of Arctic island

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40 h. ago Greenland trade war would risk worst downturn since financial crisis, say economists

Stocks fall and gold rises as European countries race to respond to Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs

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52 h. ago It's 'wrong' to apply tariffs to Nato allies, Starmer tells Trump in Greenland crisis call

US president said he would charge the UK a 10% tariff 'on any and all goods' sent to the US from February 1

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52 h. ago EU considers retaliatory measures over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

Emmanuel Macron calls on fellow leaders to use powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffsThe EU was weighing up retaliatory tariffs on American goods and even deploying its most serious economic sanctions against the US as European leaders lined up to criticise Donald Trump’s threat to levy new taxes on imports from eight nations who oppose his attempt to annex Greenland – which one minister called “blackmail”.“Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral,” the leaders of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland said in a joint statement. “We are committed to upholding our sovereignty.” Continue reading...

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