3 d. ago Tory peers force UK to pause passage of Chagos Islands bill after US criticism

Donald Trump called plan to transfer sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius an ‘act of great stupidity’

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6 d. ago Labour MPs rebel over Chagos Islands deal following Trump criticism

The government has been urged to “pause” a deal which would hand Mauritius sovereignty of the Islands

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6 d. ago Dollar and US stocks fall as Trump says ‘no going back’ on Greenland bid

European leaders criticise stance on Arctic island, with Macron taking aim at US president’s ‘useless aggressivity’

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6 d. ago Starmer to press ahead with Chagos Islands handover despite Trump criticism

Ministers say the deal is necessary because international court rulings on Mauritian sovereignty had threatened the future of the base.

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1 week ago Syrian swimmer among activists cleared by Greek court of aiding migrant rescues

A Greek court has acquitted a group of rescue volunteers who aided migrants on the island of Lesbos, ending a case that drew criticism from international human rights groups

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2 w. ago Greenland says it cannot accept US takeover ‘under any circumstances’

Self-governing island stresses it is member of Nato, which is looking at improving Arctic defences, through DenmarkGreenland’s government has said it “cannot under any circumstances accept” Donald Trump’s desire to take control of Greenland, as Nato’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, said the organisation was working on ways to bolster Arctic security.At the start of a critical week for the vast Arctic island, a largely self-governing part of Denmark, the US president restated his interest in the strategically located, mineral-rich territory, saying the US would take it “one way or the other”. Continue reading...

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