55 m. ago UK parties unite to condemn Trump’s tariffs threat over Greenland

United political front reflects potential danger to British exports and fragile economic growth

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68 m. ago ‘Sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark cannot be violated’ – Irish premier

President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs unless a deal to buy Greenland is struck.

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81 m. ago King Charles' US trip in jeopardy over Trump's Greenland threats

As the US president imposes tariffs on the UK in a bid to ‘buy’ Greenland, several MPs have warned King Charles about his outward state visit to America in April

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1 hour ago German troops withdraw from Greenland after only 44 hours following Trump's tariff threat

Donald Trump's threat of tariffs being put in place next month if Greenland is not sold to the US may have caused a European nation to have withdrawn troops from the Danish territory

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1 hour ago Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland risks ‘dangerous downward spiral’, warn Nato members – Europe live

The leaders of Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK issue joint statement ahead of EU ambassadors meetingThe 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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2 h. ago Trump risks 'dangerous spiral' with Greenland threat says UK and Europe

The UK and other European countries facing tariffs from Donald Trump if they continue to oppose the sale of Greenland to the United States, have issued a joint statement

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2 h. ago Starmer joins European allies warning of 'dangerous downward spiral' in Nato after Trump's 'gangster' threat of trade war unless he gets Greenland

A joint statement from Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK said they stood 'firmly behind' the 'principles of sovereignty'.

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2 h. ago Trump’s tariff threat on Greenland is a golden opportunity for Starmer – it is time to rejoin the EU

President’s threat to impose 10 per cent tariff is another sign that the UK should turn away from Washington and towards its allies in Europe, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

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2 h. ago BREAKING: UK and EU countries hit back at Donald Trump's tariff threat in joint statement

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2 h. ago UK and EU countries hit back at Donald Trump's tariff threat in joint statement

Last night the US President Donald Trump warned he will slap 10% tariffs on countries including the UK for opposing his desired takeover of Greenland

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3 h. ago France urges EU to use most potent trade weapon over Trump Greenland threat

Emmanuel Macron asks fellow leaders to back punitive measures against US companies

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3 h. ago Trump’s tariff threat on Greenland is a golden opportunity for Starmer

The President’s threat to impose a 10 per cent tariff is another sign that the UK should turn away from Washington and towards its allies in Europe, world affairs editors Sam Kiley writes

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3 h. 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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4 h. ago Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize

Mid-level and senior officials uncomfortable with awardFifa says it still ‘strongly’ supports the peace prizeThere is a growing sense of embarrassment among mid-level and senior officials within Fifa over the awarding of its peace prize to Donald Trump. The US president was handed the award at the World Cup draw in Washington DC in December with the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, telling Trump: “We want to see hope, we want to see unity, we want to see a future. This is what we want to see from a leader and you definitely deserve the first Fifa Peace Prize.”Since then, the US has launched airstrikes across Venezuela and captured the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them to the US, where he was put in jail. Maduro appeared in court on 5 January, pleading not guilty to drugs, weapons and “narco-terrorism” charges. Trump has also threatened to invade Greenland because he said the US needs the territory “very badly”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Greenland protesters condemn ‘circus’ of Trump tariff threats

Greenlanders condemned the "circus" of Donald Trump's threat of new tariffs on European allies until they agree to sell the territory to the US.

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4 h. ago UK could become Trump’s ‘poodle’ if it fails to invest in defence, Badenoch warns

Her comments come after Trump threatened to slap fresh tariffs on the UK and Europe over their opposition to his threats to annex Greenland

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4 h. ago Britain 'on recession watch' if Trump follows through on Greenland trade war threats amid fears US 'can't be counted on'

Alarm has been raised that Donald Trump's latest extraordinary salvo at long-standing allies could crush the paltry growth being eked out.

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5 h. ago Starmer faces calls to cancel King's US visit over Trump's Greenland 'gangster' threats

President warns UK and allies face tariffs if they oppose American takeover of Danish territory

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6 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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7 h. ago Five reasons why Trump claims the US ‘needs’ Greenland after tariff threat

The island’s strategic location above the Arctic Circle makes it a focal point in global security and trade debates

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