4 d. ago "Hands off Greenland, Trump" rally outside the U.S. Embassy in London

"Hands off Greenland, Trump" rally outside the U.S. Embassy in London  Reuters Connect

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1 week ago European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland – Europe live

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 FebruaryWhat do people in Greenland think of Donald Trump and his threats to take over the island? The Guardian’s Miranda Bryant and Lauren Hurrell take a look.Reuters estimated that thousands of protesters attended the “Hands Off Greenland” rallies around Denmark on Saturday, chanting “Greenland is not for sale” and waving Greenland’s red and white “Erfalasorput” flag. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Donald Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 FebruaryWhat do people in Greenland think of Donald Trump and his threats to take over the island? The Guardian’s Miranda Bryant and Lauren Hurrell take a look.Reuters estimated that thousands of protesters attended the “Hands Off Greenland” rallies around Denmark on Saturday, chanting “Greenland is not for sale” and waving Greenland’s red and white “Erfalasorput” flag. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump threatens UK with 10% tariff 'on all goods' until Greenland handed over

US President Donald Trump has threatened the UK and several European countries with a 10% tariff, which could rise to 25% in months, if Greenland is not made available to buy

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1 week ago Panicking over Greenland plays into Trump’s hands – it’s time for cool heads and stalling diplomacy | Simon Jenkins

European countries sending troops to the island is only raising the temperature and generating fear – exactly what the US president wantsIs Greenland Donald Trump’s 25th-amendment moment? Last time around, this was when the Washington “grownups” debated his capacity to be president, notably in the final fortnight of his presidency, after the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Under the constitution, a president can be replaced should the vice-president and a cabinet majority decide their leader is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office”. The trouble today is that there are no grownups.The US president’s designs on Greenland are clearly mad. He claims Russia and China are scheming to seize the island and that Denmark should be forced urgently to transfer its sovereignty. Denmark had long allowed the US extended military access to Greenland, but Trump seems to want to own it. None of his staff has been able to say why.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist and the author...

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2 w. ago Trump says NATO must back US bid to 'put Greenland in the hands of the US', warns 'anything less is unacceptable' and mocks island's 'two dogsleds' defence again

In a post on his platform Truth Social on Wednesday, the US President wrote: 'The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security'

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2 w. ago Trump says NATO must back US bid to 'put Greenland in the hands of the US' because it makes the alliance stronger and warns 'anything less is unacceptable'

In a post on his platform Truth Social on Wednesday, the US President wrote: 'The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security'

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2 w. ago Trump orders army chiefs to draw up Greenland invasion plans after Maduro capture success

Donald Trump is so keen to get his hands on Greenland he is looking to pay each islander $100k to convince them to join the US, but has also ordered military chiefs to draw up invasion plans

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3 w. ago Residents of Scots Greenland warn Donald Trump to keep his hands off their home

People living in the small farming settlement near Thurso are sending an urgent letter to America amid fears the Orange Manbaby might mistake it for the Danish territory.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump told 'keep your hands off our land' by defiant residents of UK’s Greenland

Hands off our Greenland! Donald Trump has been warned to keep his tiny hands off of Greenland (not that one). The Daily Star went to the top of the Highlands where the tiny hamlet of Greenland lies

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3 w. ago Hands off Greenland, Donald Trump warned by Britain, France and Germany vowing to defend its borders

The US President says he wants the autonomous Danish territory for national security reasons

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3 w. ago Hands off Greenland, Britain bluntly warns Donald Trump after he says US needs the frozen territory now

The US President says he wants the autonomous Danish territory for national security reasons

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3 w. ago Hands off Greenland! Starmer backs Denmark's rebuke to Trump

Keir Starmer threw his support behind Denmark after it rebuked the president's persistent demands to take the territory.

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