39 h. ago Donald Trump trolls Europe with mock photo in the White House staring at Greenland map

The US President has claimed he wants to make a deal with Greenland as it's 'easier' than forcibly seizing control of the Danish territory

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47 h. ago Trump trolls Europe with image of him staring at Greenland through White House window

Trump has maintained that he sees US control of the Arctic territory as ‘inevitable’

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50 h. ago Peers rebuke ministers over Chagos 'surrender deal' as they again refuse to support law ceding control of territory to Mauritius

The Government signed a treaty back in May to return sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which will also see Britain lease back the military base on Diego Garcia

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68 h. ago Greenland says it ‘cannot accept’ US desire to control territory after Trump’s threat he would take it ‘one way or the other’ – Europe live

Government responds to Trump’s remarks and says it will work with Denmark to step up dialogue to ensure its defence through Nato The European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is to travel to Paraquay on Saturday to sign the controversial Mercosur trade deal with a group of Latin American countries this Saturday.The deal with Brazil, Argentina, Uraguay and Paraguay was adopted by member states on Friday, ending 25 years of negotiation and months of wrangling with member states over the final compromises. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Chagossans ‘very hopeful’ Starmer’s Chagos handover deal will be stopped on crunch day for treaty

Exclusive: Louis Misley Mandarin, the interim first minister of the Chagossian government in exile, spoke to The Independent ahead of the Lords voting on the deal with Mauritius and a high court verdict on a legal challenge on Monday

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6 d. ago France’s Macron warns US under Trump is ‘turning away’ from allies – Europe live

French president warned the US under Donald Trump was ‘breaking free from international rules’Another news line dominating this week’s coverage of European politics is to do with Greenland, and the US president Donald Trump’s ambitions to somehow take control of the Danish semiautonomous territory.The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said last night that he had plans to meet Danish officials next week to discuss Greenland as a crisis escalates within Nato over US threats to take over the Arctic territory. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Canada officials will visit Greenland after Trump’s renewed takeover threats

Trump has argued the U.S. needs to control Greenland to ensure the security of the NATO territory in the face of rising threats from China and Russia in the Arctic.

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9 d. ago Huge blow for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as Chagos Islands deal hammered by Lords

Controversial deal suffers series of defeats at the hands of peers

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9 d. ago Reason why Keir Starmer did NOT attack Trump decision but may have to soon

Donald Trump has been urged not to destabilise NATO by invading Greenland after saying he is 'very serious' about taking control of the Danish territory, sparking a diplomatic crisis

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9 d. ago Don't invade Greenland, Britain urges Trump after raid on Venezuela to seize dictator Maduro

The US president has repeated his desire to grab control of the vast frozen territory

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3 w. ago You cannot annex other countries, Danish and Greenlandic leaders tell Trump

Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen demand respect for borders after US appoints Greenland envoy The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland have demanded respect for their borders after Donald Trump appointed a special envoy to the largely self-governing Danish territory, which he has repeatedly said should be under US control.“We have said it very clearly before. Now we say it again: you cannot annex other countries,” Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a joint statement on Monday, adding that “fundamental principles” were at stake. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Wes Streeting hints he will back rejoining the customs union with 'closer trading relationship with EU'

The Health Secretary on Sunday described the Prime Minister's 'reset' deal with Brussels, branded a surrender by the Tories and Reform, as a 'good start'.

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3 w. ago Russian guards cross into NATO territory sparking Estonian 'response' weeks after Putin's war planes entered Baltic nation's airspace

The officers allegedly crossed the control line between Russian and Estonian territory on a breakwater in the Narva River.

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