President-elect Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S. allies and potential adversaries with arguments that the frontiers of American power need to be extended into Canada and Greenland, and southward to include the Panama Canal. Originally Published: January 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM EST Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an … Read more
When asked if he had spoken with the incoming U.S. President, Egede said “no, but we are ready to talk,” echoing Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s statement on Thursday that she had asked to speak with Trump. As to what shape the Danish-Greenlandic relationship might entail in the future, Egede suggested that Greenland wants to … Read more
After years of tension with the previous Conservative government over human rights and security concerns, Reeves has political space to take a different, more business-like approach to Beijing and try and tap China’s vast market for economic benefits. “Everything the Tories did on foreign policy was about backbench management,” said a U.K. government official, who, like … Read more
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, pictured on January 3, 2025, has said the EU will not tolerate attacks on its territory after Donald Trump called for the U.S. to take control of Greenland. Omar Haj Kadour | Afp | Getty Images The European Union will not tolerate attacks within its borders, France’s foreign minister said … Read more
Trump declared Tuesday he would not exclude using economic or military coercion to gain control of Greenland, a self-ruling Danish territory, and the Panama Canal. “I’m not gonna commit to that. No. It might be that you’ll have to do something,” he said. “We need Greenland for national security purposes,” he added. “People really don’t even know … Read more
Donald Trump confirmed on January 6, 2024 that his eldest son Don Jr plans to visit Greenland, two weeks after the U.S. president-elect suggested that Washington annex the autonomous Danish territory. Ida Marie Odgaard | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s ongoing pursuit of Greenland may have raised the hackles of Denmark, which … Read more
Die grüne Wahlkampfmaschine läuft, doch ein echter Turnaround ist für die Partei bisher nicht in Sicht. Trotz eines Rekord-Mitgliederzuwachses nach dem Ampel-Aus und einem der höchsten Wahlkampfbudgets aller Parteien bewegen sich die Umfragewerte, auch von Robert Habeck persönlich, kaum nach oben. Worin liegt das grüne Dilemma, und ist es bis zum Wahltag am 23. Februar … Read more
“The United States will not hesitate to hold accountable individuals, like Rogán, who use the power of their office to illicitly enrich themselves and their cronies at the expense of their country and their fellow citizens,” declared Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Bradley T. Smith. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter … Read more
Across Europe, teaming up with Weidel is seen as an inflammatory step as members of her populist and anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party have for years been accused of whitewashing and trivializing Nazi crimes. The AfD is currently polling second. French President Emmanuel Macron was quick to accuse Musk of having gone too far … Read more
The Damascus med-school dropout has also had somewhat of a sartorial makeover in recent years, swapping the Osama bin Laden-look for a neatly trimmed beard and green fatigues à la Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, or corporate blazers and chinos. “A person in their twenties will have a different personality than someone in their thirties or … Read more
