2 h. ago The transatlantic order is crumbling. Greenland is a moment of great rupture | Christopher S Chivvis

Trump’s demand for Greenland is a throwback to the 1884 Berlin conference: a transaction of land and people driven by a might makes right worldviewThe announcement on 17 January that Washington will impose punitive tariffs of 10% to 25% on eight European allies – unless they facilitate the “complete and total purchase” of Greenland – is likely to be the death knell of the post-1945 transatlantic order. By linking the territorial sovereignty of a Nato ally to trade access, the US has transitioned from Europe’s security guarantor to a 19th-century imperial rent-seeker.This is a moment of profound rupture. For decades, the western world believed that raw imperialism had been relegated to the past among advanced industrial powers. Even China, for all its assertiveness, largely couches its ambitions in the language of revanchism – the “reclaiming” of lost territory. Washington’s current demand for Greenland, by contrast, is a throwback to the age of the 1884 Berlin conference: a transact...

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5 h. ago Loch Ness Monster under threat as locals start petition against 'aggressive industrialisation'

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6 h. ago We’re all friends really? Trump’s not so useful idiot Mike Johnson drops in on MPs | John Crace

Everyone was trying not to mention the one thing on everyone’s mind as they welcomed the US House speakerSo. That went well, then. A day after Keir Starmer gently pointed out that the US would be wrong to seize Greenland and that a period of calm diplomacy was needed, Donald Trump goes mad. Again. Having already rubbished the Norwegian prime minister for not awarding him the Nobel peace prize, the US president took aim at the UK prime minister. No good deed goes unpunished and all that.The Chagos Islands deal was an act of gross stupidity, The Donald posted on his Truth Social platform. No matter that nine months previously he had warmly endorsed it. No one knows if he could even find Diego Garcia on a map. Sure, he can. Next to Greenland. That’s loyalty and consistency for you. And teach Starmer not to take anything he does or says for granted. Let’s face it, not even Trump is entirely sure what Trump will do next. Depends on how he is reacting to his meds on any given day. The wor...

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10 h. ago Andy Burnham on what Greater Manchester can expect as Campaign for Gigi gathers pace

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14 h. ago Kim Jong Un’s bizarre tirade against ‘goat’ in his cabinet exposes North Korea’s economic struggles

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15 h. ago Trump trolls European leaders with AI image of them looking at map showing Greenland as US territory in the Oval Office as he flies to Davos

US President Donald Trump has trolled European leaders with an AI image of them looking at a map showing Greenland as US territory in the Oval Office.

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34 h. ago Burnham says Hillsborough Law negotiations should only take ‘a matter of days’

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35 h. ago Starmer ‘wants to get balance right’ on Hillsborough Law after amendment pulled

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56 h. 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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58 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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