9 h. ago EU's von der Leyen condemns Trump and vows to build a 'new independent Europe' ahead of confrontation with US President as he flies into Davos after Greenland row

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has blasted US President Donald Trump for threatening to hit his European allies with tariffs over Greenland.

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9 h. ago Trump ‘crossing red lines’ says Belgian PM after US president warns ‘there can be no going back’ on Greenland – Europe live

Belgium’s PM says Europe is ‘at a crossroads’ and 80 years of Atlantacism could be drawing to a close Trump cites UK’s ‘stupidity’ over Chagos Islands as reason to take over GreenlandAnd Davos looks like the place to be this week, with Trump now declaring that after his call with Nato’s Rutte he will have “a meeting of the various parties” on Greenland – whatever that means and whoever is going to be involved.Separately, it’s not clear if Macron’s offer of setting up a G7 meeting on the sidelines was accepted (although looking at timings it would risk clashing with the emergency EU summit on Thursday night), but his separate invitation to a dinner at the Élysée Palace might be gone after Trump’s very pointed and personal criticism of the French president.Attacked the UK, mockingly calling it a “brilliant” ally, for “shocking” plan to hand over sovereignity of the Chagos islands to Mauritius (despite previous US support), saying it’s among a “long line” of reasons why Greenland “has ...

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37 h. ago US futures sink after Trump’s tariff warning to European countries over Greenland

The targeted European countries swiftly condemned the move

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47 h. ago Europe warns of ‘dangerous downward spiral’ after Trump’s Greenland tariff threat

UK needs to have ‘adult debate’ with US, culture secretary says, as EU warns of ‘dangerous downward spiral’

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49 h. ago Europe warns tariff threat ‘risks dangerous downwards spiral’ in Greenland row

The US president now faces potential counter-tariffs of over £80bn if he chooses to proceed

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49 h. ago Starmer has spoken to Donald Trump on the phone about his 'gangster' threats of a trade war over Greenland and told him it's 'wrong' after Europe warned of a 'dangerous downward spiral' in Nato

Sir Keir Starmer told US President Donald Trump that 'applying tariffs on allies for pursuing the collective security of Nato allies is wrong' in a telephone call this afternoon, No10 has said.

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55 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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3 d. ago European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland – Europe live

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 FebruaryWhat do people in Greenland think of Donald Trump and his threats to take over the island? The Guardian’s Miranda Bryant and Lauren Hurrell take a look.Reuters estimated that thousands of protesters attended the “Hands Off Greenland” rallies around Denmark on Saturday, chanting “Greenland is not for sale” and waving Greenland’s red and white “Erfalasorput” flag. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump promises 'very strong action' if Iran 'crosses red line' and executes protester

At least 2,000 people have been killed during anti-government protests in Iran, and Donald Trump has spoken out against the regime's handling of demonstrators in the country

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7 d. ago Trump trolls Europe with image of him  gazing out at Greenland through White House windows

The official White House page took to Instagramon Monday night to upload an edited image of what was originally the US President looking out at the construction site of his future ballroom.

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8 d. ago Trump warns Iran close to crossing 'red line' vowing 'strong options' on deaths

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: US President Donald Trump is said to be considering weighing up possible strikes on Iran amid ongoing demonstrations against the tyrannical regime

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8 d. ago Trump says Iran is getting close to crossing the 'red line' and vows to look at 'strong options' after 'deaths of 500 protesters'

Donald Trump has warned Iran it is close to crossing a 'red line' after the nation's security forces killed a reported 500 protesters during a brutal crackdown against demonstrations in Tehran.

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1 week ago Denmark 'will shoot first and ask questions later' if the US invades Greenland

Tensions have been escalating this week over the Trump administration's threats to use the US military to seize Greenland, despite furious warnings from Europe's leaders.

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2 w. ago European leaders warn Trump Greenland ‘belongs to its people’ after president’s threats

‘Greenland belongs to its people,’ said European leaders after Trump threats to annex territory

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2 w. ago Iran warns Trump not to cross ‘red line’ after US president says military ‘locked and loaded’ to help protesters

Wave of protests across Iran including calls for overthrow of Ayatollah Khamenei

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2 w. ago Iranian officials warn Trump not to cross ‘red line’ over threats to intervene in protests

US president’s posts that US will come to the rescue of protesters prompts warnings of ‘regret-inducing response’Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if its government killed demonstrators, prompting warnings from senior Iranian officials that any American interference would cross a “red line”.In a social media post on Friday, Trump said that if Iran shoots and kills protesters, the US would “come to their rescue”. He added: “We are locked and loaded, and ready to go”, without explaining what that might mean in practice. Continue reading...

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