14 m. ago NATO responds as Trump hails Greenland 'deal' covering 'entire Arctic region' that involves 'small pockets of land for US bases'

A top NATO official said the organization is working with Donald Trump to 'implement his vision' on not just Greenland but the future of 'the whole Arctic region.'

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2 h. ago SNL criticized for releasing sketch mocking ICE after it was cut from live broadcast: ‘Cowardly move’

SNL repeatedly played a clip of an ICE officer falling on ice in Minnesota

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2 h. ago Minnesota toy shop hit with shock audit by Trump officials after criticizing ICE on TV, owners claim

Toy store says it was hit with an audit notice hours after one of its owners said ICE had ‘terrorized’ Minnesota

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15 h. ago US supreme court to consider Trump’s bid to fire Lisa Cook from Fed board

Case will test the limit of Trump’s powers as he continues extraordinary campaign for control over central bankThe US supreme court will hear oral arguments over Donald Trump’s bid to fire a Federal Reserve governor on Wednesday morning, as his administration continues its extraordinary campaign for control over the central bank.The US president tried to fire Lisa Cook in August over apparent discrepancies on mortgage applications Trump’s officials claim are evidence of fraud. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Scammers duped billionaires with bogus tickets for access to Trump officials at Davos: report

The USA House is a venue just outside the Davos security boundary where billionaires can rub shoulders with Trump administration officials attending the event

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28 h. ago DOJ subpoenas Tim Walz and top Minnesota officials accused of obstructing Trump surge

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Attorney General Keith Ellison among at least five officials ordered to testify before federal grand jury

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33 h. ago Top EU official blasts Trump for going back on his word after Greenland threats: ‘A deal is a deal’

The European Union’s top official has called into question President Donald Trump's trustworthiness while labeling new tariffs over Greenland a “mistake” between long-standing allies.

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59 h. ago Danish officials snub Davos gathering of global leaders as fallout over Trump's Greenland land

Corporate chiefs and government leaders are gathering for the conference which will see Trump dominate proceedings

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2 d. ago Nato now 'heading for disaster' in Trump row: UK official's warning as Starmer tells US President he's 'wrong' and EU aims £81billion 'trade bazooka' at America

In an unprecedented rebuke amid warnings Nato was 'heading for disaster', the PM told the US President his proposal to impose tariffs on those willing to defend Greenland was 'wrong'.

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4 d. ago ‘You don’t want this smoke’: US sheriff reflects on her viral remarks about ICE

Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s words have become a rallying cry against Trump’s immigration crackdown“You don’t want this smoke,” Rochelle Bilal, Philadelphia’s sheriff, warned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during an 8 January press conference. Her words have since become a rallying cry for resistance to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. At the conference with Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s district attorney, and city council members, Bilal spoke out against the 7 January fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. “We stand here today with all those who stand against the made-up, fake, what you can call ICE, professional law enforcement,” she said at the conference. “I don’t call them none of that. I call them made-up, fake, wannabe law enforcement. Because what they do is against not only legal law, but the moral law.”Bilal is part of a growing body of elected officials who are speaking out against the Trump administ...

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4 d. ago Tony Blair ‘honoured’ to be part of Donald Trump’s efforts to rebuild Gaza

The former prime minister was listed alongside high-profile Trump administration officials.

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4 d. ago Tony Blair 'honoured' after appointment to Donald Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza

Former Prime Minister named alongside high-profile Trump administration officials as a founding member of board to lead long-term peace efforts in the Middle East

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4 d. ago Tony Blair ‘honoured’ to be part of Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza

The former prime minister was listed alongside high-profile Trump administration officials.

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4 d. ago Sir Tony Blair appointed to Donald Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza

Sir Tony’s named alongside high-profile Trump administration officials as a founding member of the founding executive board” to lead long-term peace efforts in the Middle East

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5 d. ago Former PM Sir Tony Blair chosen by Donald Trump for Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

Sir Tony’s name appeared alongside high-profile Trump administration officials, as a founding member of the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’.

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5 d. ago White House announces Gaza ‘board of peace’ with Tony Blair, Jared Kushner and Marco Rubio

Body chaired by Trump tasked with overseeing reconstruction of Gaza and transitional administrationThe White House has released a list of officials appointed by Donald Trump to what he’s calling a “board of peace”, tasked with overseeing the reconstruction of Gaza, and its transitional administration.The names included US secretary of state Marco Rubio, former British prime minister Tony Blair, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff, the White House said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump has pulled back from the brink on Iran – for now | Mohamad Bazzi

When he returned to power last year, Trump was eager to negotiate a new deal with Tehran, but a diplomatic breakthrough has been elusiveWill Donald Trump order a US military attack on Iran? That question captivated the world for the past two weeks, as the US president issued bellicose threats warning the Iranian regime not to crack down on nationwide protests demanding economic and social reforms. On Tuesday, as he was scheduled to be briefed by Pentagon officials on various options for a strike, Trump posted a message on social media urging Iranians to continue their demonstrations and take over government institutions. The president signaled that he was leaning toward ordering an attack, telling protesters that “help is on its way”.But by Wednesday, Trump pulled back from the brink of a military intervention, saying he had received assurances from “very important sources” that Iran had stopped killing protesters and was not moving forward with executions. A group of US allies in t...

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5 d. ago Russia warns Donald Trump he will trigger the 'end of the world' if he snatches Greenland

As tensions rise between Russia and the West, one Russian official has warned that all-out war could break out if Trump's plan to take over Greenland actually goes through

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5 d. ago European diplomats reveal the 'tough guy' US negotiator leading the charge on Greenland: 'He hates us'

A meeting between top Trump administration officials and representatives of Denmark and Greenland seems to have done little to ease rising tensions with European diplomats.

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6 d. ago US military seizes Venezuela oil tanker under Trump sanctions

US marines boarded foreign-flagged crude carrier Veronica in a pre-dawn operation backing Trump’s sanctions pushThe US military has seized another oil tanker at sea in support of Donald Trump’s sanctions against Venezuela, military officials announced on Thursday.Veronica, a crude oil tanker that marine records suggest is sailing under a Guyanese flag, was boarded in a pre-dawn action by US marines and sailors, the US Southern Command said in a post on social media. Continue reading...

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