60 h. ago What Trump is forgetting: American nations have a long history of open borders | Daniel Mendiola

The US cites the ‘wisdom’ of historical immigration policy. But nation states in the Americas have spent more time with open borders than closedLate last year, Donald Trump’s White House published a new National Security Strategy (NSS) outlining its vision for the world. At the time, the plan raised alarm for dismissing European alliances (now largely confirmed after Trump threatened Nato allies over Greenland), previewing interventions in Latin America (also largely confirmed by recent military action in Venezuela), and aligning closely with the priorities of the Kremlin.The document also demonizes immigrants. In one widely cited passage, it even claims that “unchecked migration” has gotten so out of control that Europe is facing imminent “civilizational erasure”. On these grounds, the plan makes ending “The Era of Mass Migration” a top priority for the US. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Hezbollah warns enemies will 'taste death' and threatens 'comprehensive war' if Trump strikes Iran

Hezbollah has warned that its enemies will 'taste the bitterest forms of death' if Donald Trump strikes its backer, Iran. 

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64 h. ago Venezuela’s acting leader says she has ‘had enough’ of US orders in shot at Trump

The US president said that Rodriguez would be carrying out Washington’s demands after the capture of Nicolas Maduro

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3 d. ago Trump uses new mystery 'Discombobulator' weapon in Venezuela but 'can't talk about it'

Just weeks after Donald Trump forcibly removed Nicolas Maduro from power, the President has claimed to have used the "Discombobulator" to attack — but is sworn to secrecy

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4 d. ago Trump threatens Canada with ONE HUNDRED per cent tariffs and warns nation will be 'eaten alive' in deal with China

Trump launched a sharp warning to Canada and PM Mark Carney over plans to make the country a 'Drop Off Port' for Chinese imports into the United States, saying they are 'sorely mistaken.'

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4 d. ago Trump warns China will 'eat Canada alive' as he threatens 100% tariff over trade deal

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbour goes ahead with its trade deal with China

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4 d. ago Trump threatens Canada with ONE HUNDRED percent tariffs and warns nation will be 'eaten alive' in deal with China

Trump launched a sharp warning to Canada and PM Mark Carney over plans to make the country a 'Drop Off Port' for Chinese imports into the United States, saying they are 'sorely mistaken.'

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4 d. ago Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canada if it seals trade deal with China

North American tensions resurface after Mark Carney warned of ‘rupture’ in global order at Davos

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4 d. ago Trump ramps up threats of war with another country after Greenland crisis

As Donald Trump continues his wave of threats to several nations, Cuba is next on the list — giving a warning to Havana to do a deal with him "before its too late"

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4 d. ago Donald Trump's unhinged latest as he threatens Canada and huge star demands an apology

Here's all the unhinged episodes from the last 24 hours in Trumpworld - as Donald Trump ratchets up tensions with its closest neighbour

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4 d. ago Iran leader issues 'finger on the trigger' threat to Donald Trump armada

A military chief in the brutal Iranian regime has issued a chilling warning to Donald Trump's forces following the deadly crackdown which ended anti-government protests

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4 d. ago The EU finally used an economic threat against Trump. But the markets forced his climbdown | Rosa Balfour

While the threat of retaliatory measures to stop the annexation of Greenland worked, it remains to be seen if Europe has the unity to follow throughThe past couple of weeks have seen the most spectacular crisis escalation in the transatlantic relationship, over the US threat to annex Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark. It risked becoming a major conflict among the members of Nato, the most powerful security alliance in world history – until now.On Wednesday, after a meeting with Nato’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, the US president, Donald Trump, backtracked on his threats to slap tariffs on countries that got in the way of his annexation project. As European leaders huddled together over dinner for a post-crisis debrief in Brussels on 22 January, they congratulated themselves on their unity and appreciated the intervention of Rutte, or “Daddy diplomacy”. If these really were the conclusions of the latest debacle in transatlantic relations, they are missing important ...

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5 d. ago Gold records best week since 2008 as Greenland crisis rattles dollar

Precious metal closes in on $5,000 and silver tops $100 as Trump’s shortlived tariffs threat sparks rush to safe havens

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5 d. ago A beloved national monument is under threat from Utah Republicans. Activists are calling to save the ‘crown jewel’

The monument came under threat during the previous Trump administration

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5 d. ago Danish veterans of US wars say Trump’s Greenland threats are a ‘betrayal’

Danish veterans say, ‘when America needed us after 9/11 we were there’

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5 d. ago Trump’s second term has been rife with bizarre moments – here are seven

From derailing meetings by telling fictional stories about serial killers to Davos, the president has left people confused and concernedDonald Trump vowed to “plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars” during his inauguration speech last year, a bold promise that spoke to otherworldly achievements.But during the first year of his second term, it is on the planet Earth where Trump has sought to plant the US flag. He has deployed troops to US cities, as waves of ICE agents terrorize communities. Trump has ordered the invasion of Venezuela and the capture of its leader, is engaged in ongoing saber-rattling over Greenland, and has threatened historic US allies should they oppose his efforts to seize the autonomous territory of the Danish kingdom. He has amplified online claims that Nato is a bigger threat to the US than historical adversaries China and Russia. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Donald Trump's latest outburst is a contemptible slur on our military heroes

Everyone knows Donald Trump is a cage-rattler, happy to use threats, insults and hyperbole to get what he wants.

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5 d. ago As the world finally punches back, was this the week Donald Trump went too far? | Jonathan Freedland

The US president took his bullying doctrine to Davos and hit a wall of opposition. If this creates a new western alliance against him, all to the goodThe temptation is strong to hope that the storm has passed. To believe that a week that began with a US threat to seize a European territory, whether by force or extortion, has ended with the promise of negotiation and therefore a return to normality. But that is a dangerous delusion. There can be no return to normality. The world we thought we knew has gone. The only question now is what takes its place – a question that will affect us all, that is full of danger and that, perhaps unexpectedly, also carries a whisper of hope.Forget that Donald Trump eventually backed down from his threats to conquer Greenland, re-holstering the economic gun he had put to the head of all those countries who stood in his way, the UK among them. The fact that he made the threat at all confirmed what should have been obvious since he returned to office a ...

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5 d. ago Gold heads for best week since 2008 as Greenland crisis rattles dollar

Price closes in on $5,000 per ounce and silver tops $100 as Trump’s shortlived tariffs threat sparks rush into precious metals

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5 d. ago ‘Foolish’ to assume Trump will not threaten tariffs again, says Harris

Tanaiste Simon Harris defended the EU’s response to the US over Greenland and said it was a ‘wake-up call’ for Europe.

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