34 h. ago ‘Playing gods with the cradle of life’: French Polynesia’s president issues warning over deep

Exclusive: Moetai Brotherson fears environmental risks of controversial practice and says independence from France must not be ‘rushed’Read more Pacific leaders: in their wordsFrench Polynesia’s president has issued a stark warning over the risks of deep-sea mining, saying it will be allowed in his territory “over my dead body” as he argues the potential for environmental damage outweighs any benefits.Moetai Brotherson’s comments to the Guardian come as countries in the Pacific and elsewhere grapple with whether to extract minerals from the sea floor. Deep-sea mining has not yet begun, but some companies and countries are exploring the practice, which could start in the coming years. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Danish foreign minister responds after Vance stakes US claim for Greenland: ‘We don’t appreciate your tone’

US vice president JD Vance has been issued a warning by a Danish government minister, as Donald Trump's administration continues to express an interest in owning Greenland, despite it being a territory of Denmark.

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5 d. ago Donald Trump's overseas car tariffs are 'gift to the Chinese' and will see 'world retaliate'

Donald Trump's proposed overseas car tariffs have been slammed by an expert, who issued a stern warning to the US president saying 'look what happened to Tesla'

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1 week ago Starmer warns Putin of ‘severe consequences’ if he breaches peace deal

UK leader says Russia cannot veto how Ukraine defends itself as western military officials meet to draft security plansAnalysis: UK turns to the EU for defensive tiesVladimir Putin will face “severe consequences” if he breaches a peace deal with Ukraine, Keir Starmer has warned as western military planners begin drawing up plans to enforce any agreement between the two countries.The British prime minister issued his warning to the Russian president after meeting officials from 31 countries at the Northwood military base outside London, where they have started sketching out which western forces might be deployed to protect Ukraine in the future. Continue reading...

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1 week ago JFK assassination files show 'conspiracy theory' pushed by Trump is TRUE, journalist says

Glenn Greenwald highlighted a warning about the CIA's operations issued by President Kennedy's top adviser in 1961 which appears in the newly released dossier.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump issues chilling new 'World War 3' nuclear warning if Ukraine peace talks fail

President Donald Trump issued the stark warning on Friday, while revealing ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine are progressing - but catastrophe could yet be unleashed without peace.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump warned Canada 'ready to fight' as new PM Mark Carney says 'we'll win'

Mark Carney, who will succeed Justin Trudeau as Canadian Prime Minister, has issued a warning to US President Donald Trump amid ongoing trade tensions, saying, "Canada never ever will be part of America in any way, shape, or form"

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3 w. ago Donald Trump issues 'last warning' and threatens 'hell to pay' if Hamas 'don't do as I say'

The US President issued the warning via his Truth Social network

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