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The European Union has signaled readiness to extend security assistance to Greenland should Denmark request it, as transatlantic tensions escalate over U.S. President Donald Trump's overt push to acquire the Arctic territory. European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius made this proposal on Monday at the Folk och Försvar......
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen firmly rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump's push to acquire the Arctic territory, stating that Greenland prefers to remain linked to Denmark amid escalating geopolitical tensions. Speaking at a joint press conference in Copenhagen alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen,......
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump are set to meet next week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where G7 leaders aim to secure Trump's personal backing for security guarantees to shield Ukraine following a potential ceasefire with Russia. Scheduled for Wednesday during the January 19-23......
Iranian authorities have for the first time acknowledged the scale of the deadly crackdown on nationwide protests, confirming that around 2,000 people were killed during two weeks of unrest. The admission comes as former United States president Donald Trump signals he is prepared to use military force against Iran, escalating tensions already......
United States authorities have freed all crew members, including three Indian nationals, from the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera following its seizure in the North Atlantic early January. The move ends a tense standoff that began on January 7 when U.S. Navy SEALs and Coast Guard forces boarded the vessel 190 miles south of Iceland after an......
Morocco’s Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, received Bryan J. Ellis, the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for African Affairs, on Monday, accompanied by a high-level delegation visiting Morocco for a working visit. During the meeting, both officials......
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that Iran’s ruling authorities appear to be living through their final days and weeks, as the country faces widespread protests and accusations of violent repression. Speaking during an official visit to India, Merz argued that a political system which relies solely on force to remain......
China has stated that it will firmly defend its legitimate interests following remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump threatening new trade sanctions linked to Iran. The announcement comes amid rising tensions surrounding Iran, which is currently facing widespread domestic unrest. Speaking at a regular press briefing, a spokesperson for China’s......
Taiwan announced on Tuesday that it has reached a “general consensus” with the United States toward the conclusion of a long-awaited trade agreement, following months of negotiations triggered by Washington’s tariff offensive launched in early 2025. According to Taiwan’s Office of Trade Negotiations, both sides agree......
Cuba's president Miguel Díaz-Canel firmly denied on Monday any ongoing diplomatic discussions with the United States, directly challenging President Donald Trump's assertion the previous day that the two countries were negotiating. The rebuttal came amid Trump's threats to halt all Venezuelan oil and financial flows to Cuba,......
President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on Cuba by announcing an end to Venezuelan oil and financial flows to the island nation, demanding in a Truth Social post that Havana "make a deal before it's too late." This follows the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, prompting a sharp rebuke......
Astronomers have uncovered one of the universe's earliest "dead" galaxies, where a supermassive black hole at its core halted star formation not through a dramatic outburst but via repeated cycles of gas heating and ejection a process likened to death by a thousand cuts. The study, published on January 11 in Nature Astronomy,......
President Donald Trump has escalated threats to acquire Greenland "one way or another," yet NATO has issued no public statement defending Denmark's territorial sovereignty. This unusual silence from the alliance has drawn sharp criticism from alarmed European leaders who see it undermining core NATO principles. The Financial......
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