51 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Nato chief warns of ‘harshest winter’ in a decade as Russian attacks cut power in Kharkiv

Strikes knock out electricity to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and surrounding region and damage 11th-century Kyiv monastery. What we know on day 1,434Russian drones and missile strikes hit Kharkiv on Monday, knocking out power to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and the surrounding region and striking apartment buildings, a school and a kindergarten, local officials said. Two people were injured, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said in a video posted on Telegram. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said an “energy site” had been targeted in the city as night-time temperatures dipped to -14C. The capital, Kyiv, has been hit by three massive air attacks since the New Year, knocking out power and heating to hundreds of buildings. The war correspondent and executive director of war crimes unit the Reckoning Project, Janine di Giovanni, has suggested Russian president Vladimir Putin is intentionally “weaponising the savage eastern European winter”.In Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian president Volodym...

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59 h. ago Europe must stop ‘dreaming’ about defence without US, Rutte warns

Nato chief says continent cannot afford to replace American security umbrella

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60 h. ago Nato chief tells Europe to 'keep on dreaming' if it thinks it can defend itself without the US amid fears Trump could take America out of the alliance

NATO chief Mark Rutte today warned Europe that it cannot defend itself without the United States. 

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61 h. ago Nato chief Rutte: ‘Keep on dreaming’ if you think Europe could defend itself without US – Europe live

Mark Rutte said Europe would need to spend ‘billions and billions of euros’ on defenceThe European Commission got also asked about the regular US criticism that it is “targeting” US big tech companies and that, in doing so, it undermines free speech.Digital spokesperson Regnier replied:“Again, we don’t target any company based of its origin. Now on your censorship point: I think if anyone dares to compare freedom of expression with child sexual abuse material or freedom of expression with undressing women digitally without their consent, then they are not fully aligned with Europe or absolutely not aligned with Europe. We don’t even live on the same planet. “No comments to be made on this US internal matter. But, of course, we deplore any loss of innocent lives.”“I have said innocent lives, but it’s not for us to judge, innocent or not innocent. Any life lost, we deplore it, in general, and it is, of course, for the justice system in the US to establish the facts.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Stock up on food and bullets: Greenlanders told how to prepare for invasion after Trump threat

The government released an 11-page manual with ‘practical and simple advice’ for households on the same day Trump ruled out a takeover by force

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6 d. ago 'The world has changed permanently, we need to change it', says EU chief as leaders sit down (over chicken supreme dinner) to discuss Trump's new world order

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, said Europe needed to prepare its own security strategy without relying on the US.

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6 d. ago Trump's fresh insult for European Nato troops as he claims they 'stayed off the front lines' in Afghanistan

Donald Trump has aimed another barb at Nato allies, claiming European personnel stayed 'off the front lines' in Afghanistan.

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6 d. ago Nato chief cannot negotiate on behalf of Greenland or Denmark, says Danish PM

Mette Frederiksen makes comments after European leaders give cautious welcome to US president’s tariff U-turnDavos live – latest updatesThe Danish government has said Mark Rutte cannot negotiate on behalf of Denmark or Greenland over the future of the Arctic island, as the broad outlines of a deal apparently struck by the Nato secretary general and Donald Trump began to emerge.The US president said after meeting Rutte on Wednesday the “framework of a future deal” had been found to settle the transatlantic dispute over Greenland following weeks of escalating tensions that risked the biggest breakdown in relations in decades. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Moment Nato chief corrects Trump over claims alliance ‘never helped’ US – despite article 5 being triggered after 9/11

THIS is the moment Nato chief Mark Rutte responds to Donald Trump after the US president said the alliance has never helped Washington. An allied soldier died for every two Americans in the Afghanistan war which was started by the US in response to the 9/11 terror attacks, Nato secretary general Rutte explained to Trump. The...

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6 d. ago Nato chief Mark Rutte confronts Trump over his insults and points out European troops HAVE died for America in recent history

NATOsecretary general Mark Rutte has delivered a reality check to Donald Trump, telling him that one NATO soldier died for every two Americans in Afghanistan.

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6 d. ago Trump declaration of Greenland framework deal met with scepticism amid tariff relief

Nato chief Mark Rutte says there is ‘a lot of work to be done’, as some Danish MPs voice concern at Greenland apparently being sidelined in US president’s talks Donald Trump’s announcement of a “framework of a future deal” that would settle the issue of Greenland after weeks of escalating threats has been met with profound scepticism from people in the Arctic territory, even as financial markets rebounded and European leaders welcomed a reprieve from further tariffs.Just hours after the president used his speech at the World Economic Forum to insist he wanted Greenland, “including right, title and ownership,” but backed away from his more bellicose threats of military intervention – Trump took to social media to announce “the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland” and withdrew the threat of tariffs against eight European countries. He later called it “a concept of a deal” when he spoke to business network CNBC soon after Wall Street closed. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump declaration of Greenland framework deal met with scepticism as doubts persist

Nato chief Mark Rutte says there is ‘a lot of work to be done’, as some Danish MPs voice concern at Greenland apparently being sidelined in US president’s talks Donald Trump’s announcement of a “framework of a future deal” that would settle the issue of Greenland after weeks of escalating threats has been met with profound scepticism from people in the Arctic territory, even as financial markets rebounded and European leaders welcomed a reprieve from further tariffs.Just hours after the president used his speech at the World Economic Forum to insist he wanted Greenland, “including right, title and ownership,” but backed away from his more bellicose threats of military intervention – Trump took to social media to announce “the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland” after talks with Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte, and withdrew the threat of tariffs against eight European countries. He later called it “a concept of a deal” when he spoke to business network CNBC soon a...

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer to meet Danish PM after Donald Trump calls off Greenland tariff war

The US president on Wednesday evening said he and Nato chief Mark Rutte had ‘formed the framework of a future deal’ for security in the Arctic region.

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7 d. ago Newcastle prepare for glamorous revenge mission by showing newfound European class

Newcastle 3-0 PSV: The Magpies now face a shootout with European champions PSG for a place in the last 16 after this dominant home win

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7 d. ago Trump scraps tariff threat and claims ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland – live

US president touts ‘very productive meeting’ with Nato chief Mark Rutte, drops tariffs on European allies and adds deal will involve ‘Golden Dome’ and ‘mineral rights’Trump walks back Greenland tariffs threat, citing vague ‘deal’ over territoryHouse Republicans are starting a push on Wednesday to hold former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time.The contempt proceedings are an initial step toward a criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice that, if successful, could send the Clintons to prison.They’re not above the law. We’ve issued subpoenas in good faith.For five months we’ve worked with them. And time’s up. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump drops tariff threat against Europe and touts ‘future’ Greenland deal

US president backs away from new trade war after talks with Nato chief Mark Rutte

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7 d. ago Trump scraps tariffs on Europe and claims ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland after speaking with Nato chief – live

US president touts ‘very productive meeting’ with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte and says planned tariffs will not go into effect as a resultHouse Republicans are starting a push on Wednesday to hold former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time.The contempt proceedings are an initial step toward a criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice that, if successful, could send the Clintons to prison.They’re not above the law. We’ve issued subpoenas in good faith.For five months we’ve worked with them. And time’s up. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump rows back on Greenland tariff threats after ‘deal’ talks with Nato chief

The US president had only earlier on Wednesday doubled down on his threats to secure the Arctic island, but ruled out the use of force to do so.

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7 d. ago Europe set to unleash devastating 'trade bazooka' in vengeful payback plot against Trump

European leaders are preparing for the worst amid President Donald Trump's threats to impose on Greenland.

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7 d. ago Kieron Bowie set for big money European bids as Hibs prepare for top dollar transfer

The striker has been linked with Celtic and Rangers but could be on his way to the Continent with big guns ready to pounce

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