12 h. ago How China’s leadership purge could raise the military threat for Taiwan

China’s most senior army figures are under investigation – with potential repercussions for the island nation Beijing claims

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5 d. ago No military force on Greenland but Trump’s biggest threat came in what he didn’t say at Davos

Trump has backed away from using force against Greeland but that doesn’t leave Europe any safer, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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1 week ago Donald Trump makes chilling threat to use military against US citizens protesting against ICE

The Insurrection Act allows the President to deploy the military inside the United States to suppress rebellion or violence. Using troops would be a dramatic line to cross for Trump's administration

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1 week ago Military jets scrambled to 'terrorist threat' on European flight with 140 passengers

The call was given about a suspicious device onboard

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1 week ago BREAKING: Military jets scrambled as plane in Barcelona terror threat – 'Device onboard'

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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2 w. ago Hidden threat from secret military base discovered lurking deep below Greenland's ice sheet

As President Donald Trump renews calls for US control of Greenland, citing national security concerns, scientists said the buried base is hiding a different type of security threat.

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2 w. ago Rubio downplays threat of military invasion of Greenland and instead pushes plans to buy the island

In recent days, Donald Trump and Stephen Miller have escalated desires to acquire Greenland and refused to rule out military invasion

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2 w. ago Senate Democrats attempt to curb Trump’s warmaking abilities after Venezuela raid

President said over the weekend that he wants the U.S. to take over Greenland and repeated his threat of using military force

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2 w. ago How a US takeover of Greenland would undermine Nato from within

The alliance has no provision for the previously unthinkable: one of its members turning on anotherEurope live – latest updatesThe idea that one Nato country could attack another – a US invasion of Greenland – is so alien that the most famous article in Nato’s founding treaty does not distinguish clearly what would happen if two of its members were at war.Article 5, the cornerstone of mutual protection, dictates that “an armed attack against one or more” in Europe or North America shall be considered “an attack against them all”. Simple enough if the military threat comes from Russia, but more complicated when it comes from easily the alliance’s most powerful member. Continue reading...

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