29 m. ago Meloni warns Trump over Greenland tariffs as EU ambassadors summoned for emergency talks – Europe live

European leaders hit back at Trump ‘blackmail’ as president escalates plan for the US to acquire GreenlandThe United States will also suffer if president Donald Trump implements threats to impose tariffs on European countries opposing his plans to acquire Greenland, a French minister said on Sunday.“In this escalation of tariffs, he has a lot to lose as well, as do his own farmers and industrialists,” French agriculture minister Annie Genevard told broadcasters Europe 1 and CNews. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago EU ambassadors summoned for emergency talks after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

European leaders say tariff threat ‘unacceptable’ as Trump escalates plan for the US to acquire Greenland Some more from the UK’s culture secretary Lisa Nandy on Greenland this morning.Speaking to Sky News, she said:As the prime minister has very clearly said we disagree with this decision.We’re going to go and have that conversation with our American counterparts, and while we’re having that conversation with them, we’re also going to be talking about the security of the United Kingdom and the United States and how our interests are better served by working together. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Donald Trump backlash as EU leaders angry at president's Greenland tariff plans

Sir Keir Starmer and European leaders united in condemnation of Donald Trump's plan to apply tariffs on several NATO allies until a deal is reached for the US to acquire Greenland from Denmark

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12 h. ago Starmer and European leaders angry at Trump plan to apply tariffs over Greenland

Donald Trump’s move also prompted criticism across the board from UK politicians who fear for their impact on the economy.

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21 h. ago EuroLeague CEO dismisses NBA’s European plan as a ‘bit of a broken record’

EuroLeague chief scoffs at NBA Europe promisesSilver targets 2027 launch despite skepticismClubs, cash and control drive looming showdownEuropean basketball often is a hot mess of passionate fandom, heated rivalries and financial problems.Holding some powerful fiefdoms together is the EuroLeague. It’s not thrilled about the NBA’s plans to create a new competition on the continent. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Trump threatens tariffs against those who oppose him taking Greenland

President raises pressure on European allies as US envoy says deal to take island ‘should and will be made’Fear in Greenland as threat of invasion loomsDonald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on countries that do not “go along” with his plan to annex Greenland, increasing pressure on European allies who have opposed his effort to take over the Arctic territory.After a tense week in which Nato allies deployed troops to the largely autonomous territory, which is part of the Danish kingdom, the US president announced he might punish countries that do not support his plans to take over Greenland, using force if necessary. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kremlin denounces European troops plan as Kyiv warns of ‘massive Russian attack’

Moscow says any Nato peacekeepers would be considered legitimate targets; US embassy and Kyiv flag ‘potentially significant air attack’. What we know on day 1,416 Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian strikes kill two and trigger hospital fire ahead of Paris peace talks

Overnight attacks trigger evacuations ‘under fire’ at Kyiv medical facility while European leaders gather to seek peace plan breakthrough. What we know on day 1,413Russian strikes on Ukraine early on Monday killed two people and forced night-time evacuations into freezing temperatures, a day ahead of Ukrainian allies meeting in France to revive diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting. Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will attend the Paris meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” on Tuesday – being hosted by French president Emmanuel Macron – to discuss security guarantees as part of a peace proposal. Russia’s overnight strikes triggered a fire at a private medical facility in Kyiv, killing one person and wounding three others, authorities said. “Doctors and nurses were forced to evacuate the wounded under fire,” Ukraine’s prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, said on X. The attack also killed a man in his 70s in the neighbouring city of Fastiv, ...

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2 w. ago Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour of reopening old Brexit wounds to shore up its core vote after senior ministers urge closer relationship with Europe

The Tory leader said growing calls by some ministers for the UK to rejoin the European customs union showed the Government has no plan or new ideas.

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