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Trump hits Macron with tariff threats, underscores tense US-France relations

Donald Trump posted a private message from France’s leader and threatened hefty tariffs on French wine and champagne, targeting an ally who has taken a firm stance against US pressure over Greenland. ...

17hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Ex-NYC mayor Eric Adams denies moving money out of controversial token

Despite the backlash, a spokesperson for Adams said he remains committed to funding education programs and supporting scholarships for underserved students through the token....

6dCoinTelegraphPoliticsImpact

Trump to meet Venezuela opposition leader Machado at White House

President Donald Trump is set to meet Thursday at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whose political party is widely considered to have won 2024 elections rejected...

5dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Russian oil firm says it will keep its Venezuela assets after US military operation

Russia and Venezuela maintain a strategic partnership spanning energy, defense, and diplomacy. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images Russia's state-owned Roszarubezhneft says its Venezuelan oil assets belong t...

6dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

US to host officials from Denmark and Greenland as Trump renews takeover threats

The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Wednesday....

Jan 13EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Poland's PM praises cyber defences after attempted attack on energy infrastructure foiled

Tusk blamed Russia and urged Parliament to swiftly pass new cybersecurity legislation to strengthen protection against foreign interference....

5dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

'To remain free, one must be feared': Macron says of France’s defence priorities

On Thursday, the French president offered his New Year's address to the armed forces. The eagerly awaited annual event comes amid multiple geopolitical crises....

5dEuronewsPolitics

Pentagon invests $1bn in US missile motor unit of defence group L3 Harris

Deal marks government’s first direct-to-supplier agreement but raises questions over conflict of interest...

Jan 13Financial TimeseconomicsImpact

European troops arrive in Greenland as US and Denmark talks fail to resolve dispute

The deployment was announced the same day the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland met with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington....

5dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Case on whether Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya opens at UN court

The Gambia filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2019, arguing a so-called "clearance operation" by Myanmar's military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention....

Jan 12EuronewsPoliticsImpact

US Senate Banking cancels Thursday crypto bill markup amid negotiations

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott says further negotiations to garner bipartisan support for a key crypto-regulating bill are needed before it can advance....

6dCoinTelegraphPolitics

Greenland 'can count on us,' European Commission chief says ahead of White House talks

Von der Leyen's comments come as US officials will host the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers at the White House for crunch talks later on Wednesday....

6dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

The right will want a United States of Europe

Conservatives will come to see a unified continent as the only defence against America and China...

4dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

Italy and Japan upgrade ties to strategic partnership as Meloni meets Takaichi in Tokyo

The partnership between Italy and Japan — its third-largest trading partner in Asia — centres on defence and security, economic security and critical minerals, and cooperation in Africa....

4dEuronewsPolitics

The number of foreign students enrolling in US universities has dropped for the first time in 3 years

The number of foreign students enrolling in US universities has declined Eduard Figueres/Getty Images Graduate international student enrollment in US colleges fell by 5.9% in fall 2025. The drop comes...

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Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington on Wednesday

U.S. Vice President JD Vance will meet Denmark's foreign minister and his Greenlandic counterpart in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, at the center of a geopolitical storm. (Image...

6dNPR NewsPoliticsImpact

Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump. Can it be regifted?

President Trump described the move as a “wonderful gesture of mutual respect.” The Nobel Committee said the medal can change hands, but “the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot.”...

4dWashington PostPoliticsImpact

US planning for the Maduro raid eyed a time when much of the Venezuelan military was expected to be on holiday, memo reveals

The US initially planned its raid into Venezuela at a time when soldiers would be on leave, a newly released memo reveals. AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez US planning for the Maduro raid focused on a time...

5dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Why Iran's fate means more to oil markets than Venezuela's

While markets appeared barely fazed by the fate of Venezuela's oil industry, they are considerably more nervous about the potential impact of internal unrest and foreign escalation when it comes to Ir...

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Anything short of US control of Greenland 'unacceptable,' Donald Trump says

Donald Trump has again doubled down on threats to seize the autonomous territory. Foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland are in Washington DC for talks on easing the tensions over the Arctic isl...

6dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact
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