20 h. ago Tariff threats could ignite the most serious transatlantic crisis yet

When a Far Northern Ice Sheet Became the Latest Riddle of Global Power It began, improbably, like a provocation you might swipe past on your phone: a headline about Greenland, tariffs, and a president who seems allergic to convention. But the island’s blue-white horizon and the fog of polar seas have suddenly become central to […]

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22 h. ago Vice President Harris to Join EU Ministers Over US Tariff Threats

Tension in Brussels: When Tariffs Become a Diplomatic Shockwave The marble corridors of the EU finance ministry in Brussels usually hum with routine — budget briefs, tax harmonisation, sleepy debates about value-added rates. This morning, they hummed with something else: the electricity of a crisis that arrived not through a leaked cable or overnight memo, […]

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40 h. ago EU ambassadors to convene after Trump’s looming threat of tariffs on EU

When Tariffs Meet Ice: How a Twitter-Style Ultimatum Threw Greenland and Europe into Crisis On a winter afternoon that felt ordinary to the untrained eye, a short, blunt message set off a chain reaction that stretched from the fjords of Nuuk to the marble halls of Brussels. The message came not from a formal diplomatic […]

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56 h. ago Trump threatens tariffs on European countries amid dispute over Greenland

Greenland on the Line: A Tiny Arctic Nation, a Global Storm Imagine waking up to the sound of drums and throat-singing echoing off a fjord carved by ice older than most nations. Now imagine, without warning, being told your homeland is the subject of an international bargaining chip. This is the surreal scene that unfolded […]

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3 d. ago Trump threatens tariffs against nations opposing his Greenland purchase plans

The Island No One Thought Could Be Bought Imagine waking to the scent of diesel and coffee in Nuuk, catching sight of a black government van rolling away from the parliament building, and hearing — on a crackling radio, or more likely on a streaming feed — that a distant leader is once again talking […]

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3 d. ago UN official warns threats to Iran heighten regional volatility

In the Dark: Iran’s Streets, Silent Screens, and the Dangerous Glow of Threats There are nights in Tehran when the city feels like a living thing holding its breath — cars idling, tea shops half-empty, a random radio murmuring old revolutionary songs. Then there are nights when the streets roar. Last week those roars became […]

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3 d. ago UN Warns Rising Threats to Iran Heighten Regional Volatility

In the streets, in the halls of power — a country on a knife-edge Walk down any avenue in Tehran and you feel the residue of a week that refused to quiet itself easily: flyers stuck to lampposts, the smell of smoke and last night’s grilled kebab lingering in the cold air, fresh graffiti layered […]

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5 d. ago WHO advocates steeper taxes on sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages

A soda on a sultry afternoon and the soft, steady drumbeat of a global health crisis On a corner in Lagos, a boy trades a crinkling naira note for a chilled bottle of soda, popping the cap with a grin. In a suburb of Madrid, an office worker grabs a supermarket pack of beer on […]

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7 d. ago Trump Urges Cuba to Negotiate a Deal Now Before It’s Too Late

On the Edge of an Island: What a Threat to Cut Off Venezuelan Oil Means for Cuba The sun sets amber over Havana, and the city’s aging grid stutters and sighs. In a corner café, a woman with threadbare hands sips dark coffee and counts the hours until the next blackout. At the gas station […]

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8 d. ago Greenland opposition says diplomacy can overcome U.S. threats

Greenland at the Crossroads: Ice, Identity, and an Unwanted Spotlight On a raw, wind-cut morning in Nuuk, a woman in a bright, patterned anorak pours freshly boiled coffee into a thermos and pauses to watch a freighter make its slow way through the fjord. Around her, the city hums in quiet, practical ways—children chatter in […]

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1 week ago Somalia: Mogadishu Clerics Lead Protest Against Israeli Interference

Mogadishu, Somalia — Somali religious leaders on Wednesday led a public protest in Mogadishu opposing what they described as Israeli interference and threats to Somalia’s national unity.

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1 week ago Greenland’s prime minister tells Trump “That’s enough” over threats

When Greenland Became a Word on the World Stage On a bright, bitter morning in Nuuk the houses stood like a string of beads along the fjord—reds and yellows and blues against a backdrop of looming ice. A woman pushed a stroller past a café whose windows fogged with steam; a fisherman in a wool […]

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2 w. ago Netanyahu’s Somaliland recognition fails to ignite diaspora celebration

Both Israel and UK Lawyers for Israel contrast the Somaliland Administration with Palestine in order to argue that the latter… Sii akhri

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2 w. ago Denmark’s prime minister urges United States to cease threats against Greenland

Greenland on the Line: Between Ice, Independence and Global Geopolitics On a bright, cold morning in Nuuk, the capital’s painted houses look like jewels scattered against a vast white palette. Steam rises from a fishing trawler tied to the quay. Children weave between parked cars, their laughter drifting over the fjord. For the 56,000 or […]

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2 w. ago Somalia: EAC warns Israel move to recognize Somaliland threatens stability of the Horn of Africa

The move to recognize Somaliland risks undermining stability in the Horn of Africa, the East African Community (EAC) said, rejecting Israel's decision and reaffirming support for the Federal Republic of Somalia's sovereignty.

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2 w. ago Somalia: Mass protests erupt over Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

Nationwide demonstrations erupt as protesters denounce the move as illegal, divisive and a threat to Somalia’s territorial unity.

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