2 h. ago Trump says ‘there can be no going back’ on Greenland as private messages from Macron leaked – Europe live

Flurry of posts on Truth Social firmly set out Trump’s Greenland stance to European leaders 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 to be acqu...

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27 h. ago Greenland latest LIVE: Starmer to speak at Downing Street as Trump's Greenland tariffs threat plunges Nato into crisis

Starmer’s speech comes as Trump claims Denmark has failed to heed warnings to protect Greenland from the threat of Russia

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28 h. ago Trump declares 'now it is time' to thwart the Russian threat to Greenland as he scolds Denmark for failing to protect the Arctic nation

Donald Trump slammed Denmark for failing to 'get the Russian threat away from Greenland' as he declared that 'now is the time' to shut down Kremlin advances on the territory.

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41 h. ago Iran warns world that any attack on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would be declaration of war

Iran’s president makes comment in response to speculation Donald Trump is planning to assassinate or remove Iran’s supreme leaderIran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, warned on Sunday that any attack on the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would mean a declaration of war.In an apparent response to speculation that Donald Trump is considering an attempt to assassinate or remove Khamenei, Pezeshkian said in a post on X that “an attack on the great leader of our country is tantamount to a full-scale war with the Iranian nation.” Continue reading...

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57 h. ago 'Special relationship' in crisis as Trump declares economic war on NATO with punishing tariffs unless he gets Greenland deal

Mr Trump announced that, from February 1, Nato countries that oppose an American takeover of Greenland will have a 10 per cent tariff imposed on all goods imported by the US.

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5 d. ago Trump accused of exaggerating Russian threat to Greenland as European troops arrive

Military reinforcements from France, Germany, Norway and Sweden are to help boost Arctic security amid ongoing US threats to take the territory

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6 d. ago The Trump dynasty could run and run – but will Ivanka, Barron or Kai take the crown? | Arwa Mahdawi

This week, Trump’s granddaughter announced she definitely doesn’t want to go into politics. Expect a run for office very soonLast week Kai Trump, Donald Trump Jr’s daughter and the president’s eldest grandchild, publicly declared she had no plans to run for office. The 18-year-old appeared on Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast, where she stated that “politics is such a dangerous thing I think if both sides met in the middle, everyone would be so much more happier.” (Maybe tell that to your grandpa, kid.) “To be honest with you,” she said, “I stay out of politics completely I don’t want anything to do with politics.”Look, I know you’re still very young, Kai, so here’s a little advice from an old lady: maybe work just a teeny bit harder at keeping a safe distance from politics. It has not gone unobserved that the influencer and golfer has made a lot of content about life behind the scenes at the White House. She’s also launched an apparel collection, which she’s modelled on the White Hou...

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6 d. ago Trump declares 'help is on its way' as he tells 'Iranian patriots to keep protesting'

US President Donald Trump has sent a message to "Iranian Patriots" as he told them "help is on its way" after confirming he has cancelled meetings with officials from Iran

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7 d. ago Trump declares himself 'Acting President of Venezuela' in cryptic social media post

Donald Trump fancies that he is the real president of Venezuela.

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8 d. ago Trump officially declares himself 'acting president of Venezuela' as he 'runs' country

Trump has shared a fake Wikipedia page dubbing him the 'Acting President of Venezuela' in a recent social media post – the development comes after the US captured the former Venezuelan resident

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8 d. ago Trump declares himself ‘acting president of Venezuela’ in Truth Social post

US President Donald Trump has posted a fake Wikipedia page on Truth Social where he is calling himself the "acting President of Venezuela" following the capture of Nicolas Maduro

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9 d. ago What unites Greenland, Venezuela and Ukraine? Trump's immoral lies and Europe's chronic weakness | Simon Tisdall

The president’s inability to tell right from wrong fuels his increasingly dictatorial, illegal and erratic behaviour Donald Trump made 30,573 “false or misleading” claims during his first term, according to calculations published in 2021 by the Washington Post. That’s roughly 21 fibs a day. Second time around, he’s still hard at it, lying to Americans and the world on a daily basis. Trump’s disregard for truth and honesty in public life – seen again in his despicable response to the fatal shooting in Minneapolis – is dangerously immoral.Trump declared last week that the only constraint on his power is “my own morality, my own mind”. That explains a lot. His idea of right and wrong is wholly subjective. He is his own ethical and legal adviser, his own priest and confessor. He is a church of one. Trump lies to himself as well as everyone else. And the resulting damage is pernicious. It costs lives, harms democracy and destroys trust between nations.Simon Tisdall is a Guardian foreign ...

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1 week ago Russian citizens urged 'prepare for Armageddon' after nuclear WW3 threat to UK

One of Vladimir Putin’s top propagandists has warned Russians to brace for the end of the world - this is a breaking story

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1 week ago Washington National Opera to move out of Kennedy Center after Trump ‘takeover’

Artistic director of US’s national opera also cites ‘shattered’ donor confidence and box office revenueThe Washington National Opera (WNO) announced on Friday it is moving its performances out of the John F Kennedy Center, where it has been performing since 1971, according to a New York Times report.Francesca Zambello, WNO’s artistic director, had said in November that the move was a possibility as a result of the “takeover” of the center by Donald Trump. Trump declared himself the chair of the institution in February and quickly thereafter fired and replaced its board and leadership. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘We are not for sale’: chair of Greenland’s top labor union rebukes Trump’s call for annexation

Exclusive: SIK leader Jess Berthelsen rejects Trump claim that the US needs Greenland for ‘national security’Greenland “will not be annexed”, the longtime leader of its largest labor union has declared, refuting Donald Trump’s claims that the Arctic territory’s current status poses a national security threat to the US.In an interview with the Guardian, Jess Berthelsen, chair of SIK, Greenland’s national trade union confederation, said people in the territory do not recognize the US president’s allegations that Russian and Chinese ships are scattered throughout its waters. “We can’t see it, we can’t recognize it and we can’t understand it,” he said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia's chilling nuclear WW3 threat after UK helps US seize 'ghost fleet' tanker

A Russian Duma member has issued a chilling threat to the US after British forces supported American seizure of an oil tanker, and suggested nuclear weapons could even be deployed

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1 week ago Putin aid threatens to 'sink US boats' and use nuclear weapons after tanker seized

A high-profile member of the Russian Duma issued a chilling threat to the States

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1 week ago Trump administration releases updated dietary guidelines: ‘Eat real food’

New guidance presented by Robert F Kennedy Jr prioritizes protein, healthy fats and ‘declares war on added sugar’The Trump administration has released updated dietary guidelines for Americans on Wednesday that emphasize eating whole and minimally processed foods, scaling back refined carbohydrates, and “declaring war” on added sugars.The recommendations encourage “prioritizing high-quality protein, healthy fats, fruits, vegetables and whole grains” while steering clear of highly processed foods. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health and human services (HHS) secretary, and Brooke Rollins, the agriculture secretary, are presenting the new guidance at a White House briefing. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump admin declares war... on added sugar with new dietary guidelines

New guidelines push Health Secretary Kennedy’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ agenda

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1 week ago Trump administration declares it will control Venezuela's oil 'INDEFINITELY'

Energy secretary Chris Wright said the United States intends to maintain control over Venezuela’s oil, including the sale of the country’s production “indefinitely”

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