4 d. ago 'Largest humanitarian crisis' explained as UK demand justice for war

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has called the conflict dividing Sudan the "worst humanitarian crisis of the 21st century" as more than 30 million people are left in desperate need of lifesaving aid

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6 d. ago Did you not get the memo, Tony? Blair shows up for Trump's 'board of peace' signing in Davos despite UK government snubbing ceremony over Putin invite

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said there were 'concerns' about the invite for the Russian dictator to join the body given his invasion of Ukraine.

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6 d. ago Britain snubs Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza signing ceremony over Putin invite

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said there were concerns about potential Russian involvement given Putin’s war in Ukraine

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6 d. ago UK will snub Trump's 'board of peace' signing in Davos TODAY amid anger at invite for Vladimir Putin

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said there were 'concerns' about the invite for the Russian dictator to join the body given his invasion of Ukraine.

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6 d. ago UK will not be joining Trump’s ‘board of peace’ for now, citing Putin’s invitation, Yvette Cooper says – UK politics live

‘We do also have concerns about President Putin being part of something which is talking about peace,’ the foreign secretary saidGood morning. In his Guardian article published on Tuesday, Gordon Brown, the former PM, said:Years from now the history books will tell us that [Donald] Trump could have declared a quick victory in negotiations over Greenland – accepting the Danish offer of virtually unlimited military bases and access to Greenland’s 25 critical minerals.There’s a huge amount of work to do. We won’t be one of the signatories today, because this is about a legal treaty that raises much broader issues, and we do also have concerns about President Putin being part of something which is talking about peace, when we have still not seen any signs from Putin that there will be a commitment to peace in Ukraine.And to be honest, that is also what we should be talking about. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago UK will not join Board of Peace signing amid concerns over Russia

Yvette Cooper said there were concerns about potential Russian involvement.

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6 d. ago UK will not sign Donald Trump's board of peace, says foreign secretary

Yvette Cooper says the UK is concerned with Russia’s involvement in the board of peace signing ceremony in Davos.

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6 d. ago 'Now, focus on real issues,' says Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper after Trump climbdown on Greenland

The US president had threatened to impose tariffs on eight European nations, including Britain, over his demands for the territory

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1 week ago Gordon Brown 'regrets' not opposing Iraq War as former PM claims he was misled on WMD in new book

Mr Brown has said former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook 'had a clearer view' than the rest of the Government of the claims, which led to Britain's involvement in the Iraq War.

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1 week ago Venezuela? Iran? Greenland? We’re doing our best, says extreme tour operator

The Man Who Pays His Way: When the industry of human happiness turns sour, Lupine Travel soldiers on

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1 week ago White House claims ‘acquisition of Greenland’ is purpose of working group – Europe live

Denmark’s foreign secretary has denied the assertion and since reiterated that discussion over territory is a red line.After meeting with the US vice-president JD Vance and state secretary Marco Rubio on Wednesday, the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers announced a new diplomatic channel to discuss their “fundamental” disagreements over Greenland: namely, a working group with the US.Well, it turns out the White House does not see it exactly in the same way. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper shrugs off security fears over Chinese mega

The Foreign Secretaryhas indicated that she is not opposed to China's proposed 'mega-embassy' in Londondespite widespread fears it will be a base for espionage and repression.

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1 week ago LIZZY BUCHAN: 'I went to Arctic Circle with Foreign Secretary

The Mirror's Lizzy Buchan writes about her trip with Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to Norway, where British and Norwegian forces are acting as a deterrent to nearby Russia

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1 week ago UK backs new NATO mission in Arctic amid Donald Trump Greenland threats

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper revealed Britain wants to step up an operation known as ‘Arctic Sentry’ to bolster security in the High North - a move also backed by Norway

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2 w. ago US releases legal memo citing justifications for Maduro’s capture

The document offers new insight into how the administration proceeded with the operation on January 3

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2 w. ago German troops 'to touch down in Greenland in a matter of hours' as Danish leader says country is still stuck in a 'fundamental disagreement' with the US over the island after 'frank' meeting

The Danish foreign minister said the meeting with JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio was 'frank but also constructive' but admitted work was needed to 'find a common way forward'.

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2 w. ago Danish leader says country is still stuck in a 'fundamental disagreement' with the US over Greenland after 'frank' meeting

The Danish foreign minister said the meeting with JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio was 'frank but also constructive' but admitted work was needed to 'find a common way forward'.

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2 w. ago Trump administration lawyers blessed US operation to remove Maduro from power, memo shows

A legal memo that came out days before the U.S. military operation against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro said such a move would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense” and would serve “important national interests

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2 w. ago LIZZY BUCHAN: I watched armed men storm ship for chilling show of force against Russia

The Mirror's Lizzy Buchan has been in Finland with Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, where Finnish patrols are monitoring the freezing waters along NATO's eastern flank

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2 w. ago UK to 'choke' Putin's war machine and help allies intercept Russia shadow ships

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper issued a warning over Russia's dark fleet, a network of decaying oil tankers flying under false flags to evade Western sanctions

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