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'Ultimate litmus test': Can the EU stand up to Trump over Greenland?

EU member states are finding themselves in a “real bind” as they debate how to respond to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland, FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert said in an analysis. “T...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington on Wednesday

US Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to meet Denmark’s foreign minister and Greenland’s counterpart in Washington this Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark,...

Jan 14France 24PoliticsImpact

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says defense giants are 'failing the American people' by falling behind on orders

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Donald Trump. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took aim at US defense contractors on Tuesday. He said they'...

5dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Russia, UK, Ukraine sit for tense talks in Abu Dhabi

US.-mediated talks between Ukraine and Russia resumed on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as part of rare trilateral negotiations aimed at ending the nearly four-...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Crew 11 returns to earth and reflects on early mission end

Crew 11- comprising US astronauts Zena Cardman, 38, and Mike Fincke, 58, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, 55, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, 39 - safely returned to Earth on January 15 from the In...

3dFrance 24ScienceImpact

Macron brandishing 'threat of dissolution' as budget talks resume, although 'unlikely'

Crucial budget talks are resuming in French parliament, as MPs have failed to secure the 2026 budget in time last year. President Emmanuel Macron has brandished the threat of dissolution in case parti...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

China-focused hedge funds surged in 2025. Here's who won big.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his ruling party have pushed to stimulate China's economy. Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images Hedge funds betting big on China generated strong returns last year. Manage...

Jan 18Business InsidereconomicsImpact

Do you trust AI enough to stop saving for retirement?

The Tesla board has proposed a pay package for Elon Musk that could be worth up to $1 trillion. ALLISON ROBBERT/Getty Images; Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI This post originally appeared in the Business In...

Jan 16Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

The week in pictures: Outrage in Minneapolis, delight in Dakar – and Macron's shades

The fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent sparked renewed outrage in the US on a week that saw revellers line the streets of Dakar to celebrate Senegal's Africa Cup of ...

13hFrance 24EntertainmentImpact

Africa’s role in Trump’s uncertain vision of a New World Order

No sub-Saharan African country was invited to join Donald Trump’s newly created “Board of Peace,” a decision that has prompted some analysts to argue the US president is once again showing disregard f...

19hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

EU Commission says Mercosur delay means EU "weakening itself"

The European Union's parliament voted on Wednesday to refer a freshly signed trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur to the EU's top court, casting the hard-fought accord into legal limbo. The vo...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Camp housing djihadist relatives taken by Syrian army after Kurdish-led forces pull out

Syrian government forces on January 21 took full control of the sprawling camp of al-Hol in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group, as a truce between the govern...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

"Sign of a growing front" against Donald Trump as Europe goes confrontational

President Donald Trump is heading to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps on January 21, where his ambitions to wrest control of Greenland from NATO ally Denmark could tear relations with Europe...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

EU vows 'unflinching' response to Trump's Greenland gambit

European leaders drew a clear line over Greenland Tuesday, vowing an "unflinching" response to Washington's threats even as US President Donald Trump said he was ready to hold a meeting in Davos about...

5dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

At least 2,000 protesters killed in Iran, with footage suggesting summary executions

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked January 12 to at least 2,000 people killed, activists say. With the Internet down in Iran, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more ...

Jan 13France 24world_newsImpact

Live: UN rights chief 'horrified' by Iranian crackdown amid reports of hundreds killed

UN ​human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday he was "horrified" by the violence in Iran as a government crackdown continued. The Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated the death toll at 646 w...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Chipotle's new PAC signals a change in how the company engages in politics

Chipotle quietly filed FEC paperwork to form a political action committee. Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Chipotle has filed to form a PAC, allowing the compan...

3dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about a universal basic income before it was cool

Martin Luther King Jr. fought for both racial and economic equality. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Martin Luther King Jr. fought for both racial and economic equality during his life. He argued f...

6dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

Front-line NATO ally Finland says it's ready for a Russian attack. Here are the capabilities giving it confidence.

Finland's military was designed with threats from Russia in mind. Leon Neal/Getty Images Finland's president outlined the ways the country is ready for a Russian attack. He pointed to elements like ci...

4dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Major cold front hits the United States

US weather forecasters are monitoring an unusually large and intense winter storm that is expected to bring dangerously cold air to more than half of the country through the weekend and into early nex...

1dFrance 24environmentImpact
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