14 m. ago China sees an opportunity in Greenland, but not in the way that Trump thinks

For years, Beijing has struggled to gain a foothold in Greenland, in part because of US and Danish unity. Trump’s fraying of that alliance could create the opening it needsAccording to Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign affairs chief, China and Russia must be having a “field day” about Donald Trump’s plans for Greenland, which Kallas says will divide Nato.But according to Trump, his plans are motivated by a desire to counter the very threat that Kallas identified. “World peace is at stake! China and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump calls Renee Nicole Good’s death a ‘tragedy’ after learning her parents are supporters of his administration – live

Donald Trump, who previously called Good a ‘paid agitator’, says he hopes her father still supports him in briefing that he also used to double down on Minnesota attacks The supreme court did not issue a decision today on the legality of Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs.It’s not immediately clear the next date the court will issue opinions. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ‘You’ll find out’: Trump’s answer on question of scope of plans for Greenland

The US president also said ‘you’ll find out’ when asked how far he was willing to go to acquire the island.

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3 h. ago Donald Trump’s ominous warning on scope of plans for Greenland: ‘You’ll find out’

Trump questioned whether Nato would come to the ‘rescue’ of the US

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4 h. ago Donald Trump announces he's scaling back NATO involvement after Greenland backlas

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4 h. ago After an irascible first year, Donald Trump is more dangerous than ever

Editorial: His fury keeps spilling over, and it fell to Emmanuel Macron to spell out that Europe ‘prefers respect to bullies’ and ‘the rule of law to brutality'

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6 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 Trump doubles down on Minnesota attacks in rambling remarks at White House briefing – live

Donald Trump opens White House briefing touting a stack of papers labeled ‘accomplishments’ on the anniversary of his second inaurguationThe supreme court did not issue a decision today on the legality of Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs.It’s not immediately clear the next date the court will issue opinions. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Donald Trump Greenland LIVE: US president to give major update at White House

Donald Trump is expected to speak in the Press Briefing room to boast about the "achievements" of his first year back in office

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8 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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8 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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9 h. ago We’re all friends really? Trump’s not so useful idiot Mike Johnson drops in on MPs | John Crace

Everyone was trying not to mention the one thing on everyone’s mind as they welcomed the US House speakerSo. That went well, then. A day after Keir Starmer gently pointed out that the US would be wrong to seize Greenland and that a period of calm diplomacy was needed, Donald Trump goes mad. Again. Having already rubbished the Norwegian prime minister for not awarding him the Nobel peace prize, the US president took aim at the UK prime minister. No good deed goes unpunished and all that.The Chagos Islands deal was an act of gross stupidity, The Donald posted on his Truth Social platform. No matter that nine months previously he had warmly endorsed it. No one knows if he could even find Diego Garcia on a map. Sure, he can. Next to Greenland. That’s loyalty and consistency for you. And teach Starmer not to take anything he does or says for granted. Let’s face it, not even Trump is entirely sure what Trump will do next. Depends on how he is reacting to his meds on any given day. The wor...

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10 h. ago Top EU official blasts Trump for going back on his word after Greenland threats: ‘A deal is a deal’

The European Union’s top official has called into question President Donald Trump's trustworthiness while labeling new tariffs over Greenland a “mistake” between long-standing allies.

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10 h. ago US supreme court releases more decisions but does not rule on Trump tariffs – live

Court did not publish much-anticipated ruling on the legality of Trump’s tariffs as US president doubles down on Greenland threatsThe supreme court did not issue a decision today on the legality of Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs.It’s not immediately clear the next date the court will issue opinions. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Taoiseach should visit White House amid Greenland row – Government minister

The Minister for Social Protection said, if invited, the Taoiseach should visit the White House on St Patrick’s Day.

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11 h. ago Starmer to press ahead with Chagos Islands handover despite Trump criticism

Ministers say the deal is necessary because international court rulings on Mauritian sovereignty had threatened the future of the base.

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12 h. ago US supreme court set to release more rulings as Trump tariffs decision looms – live

Unclear if court will publish much-anticipated ruling on the legality of Trump’s tariffs as US president doubles down on Greenland threatsDonald Trump will head to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland later today.He’ll be joining several of the ally countries that he’s been lambasting, and threatening with tariffs, in recent days over his longstanding goal to annex Greenland. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Calls for Scotland and England to boycott the World Cup over Trump's Greenland obsession

Conservative former minister Simon Hoare and Liberal Democrat MP Luke Taylor intimated that both England and Scotland should pull out of the tournament in protest at President Donald Trump.

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12 h. ago UK must 'prepare for war with United States' as WW3 edges closer than ever before

Former NATO commander Sir Richard Shirreff has warned Britain must prepare for the worst-case scenario of fighting US forces over Greenland as Donald Trump threatens tariffs and shows no sign of backing down

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13 h. ago Trump ‘crossing red lines’ says Belgian PM after US president warns ‘there can be no going back’ on Greenland – Europe live

Belgium’s PM says Europe is ‘at a crossroads’ and 80 years of Atlantacism could be drawing to a close Trump cites UK’s ‘stupidity’ over Chagos Islands as reason to take over GreenlandAnd Davos looks like the place to be this week, with Trump now declaring that after his call with Nato’s Rutte he will have “a meeting of the various parties” on Greenland – whatever that means and whoever is going to be involved.Separately, it’s not clear if Macron’s offer of setting up a G7 meeting on the sidelines was accepted (although looking at timings it would risk clashing with the emergency EU summit on Thursday night), but his separate invitation to a dinner at the Élysée Palace might be gone after Trump’s very pointed and personal criticism of the French president.Attacked the UK, mockingly calling it a “brilliant” ally, for “shocking” plan to hand over sovereignity of the Chagos islands to Mauritius (despite previous US support), saying it’s among a “long line” of reasons why Greenland “has ...

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