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Cash, talks, troops? How Europe plans to hit back at Donald Trump’s Greenland grab

With his promise of the “nice way or the difficult way,” Donald Trump appears to be reviving an old American ambition with a harder edge. A US plan to buy Greenland for $100 million in the 20th century never came to fruition, but Trump’s renewed interest has given the idea fresh urgency and made it […]

Another ceasefire violation: 13 killed as Israel strikes across Gaza; comes a week before Trump’s Board of Peace

Israeli strikes killed at least 13 Palestinians, including five children, across the Gaza Strip on Thursday despite a ceasefire that has largely halted fighting.Medics said one Israeli airstrike hit a tent in the western area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing at least four people and wounding three others, including children, according to Gaza’s […]

Senate pushes back on Trump’s military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote

WASHINGTON: The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere. Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution on a 52-47 vote and ensure a vote next week on […]

‘Less partisan than JD Vance’: Trump’s border czar takes surprise ‘moderate’ stance on Minneapolis ICE shooting

Trump border czar Tom Homan made a surprising U-turn with his stance on the killing of US citizen in Minneapolis.Homan first told CBS Evening News that he would let the investigation play out, saying: “I’m not gonna make a judgment call on one video when there’s a hundred videos out there. I wasn’t on the […]

Chanakyaneeti or Strategy: Why is JD Vance missing from Trump’s Venezuela triumph? | World News

When President Donald Trump triumphantly unveiled his Venezuela gambit at Mar-a-Lago last weekend, the usual suspects crowded the stage. Secretary of State Marco Rubio beamed with hawkish pride. Pete Hegseth, the newly minted Secretary of War, stood at attention. Intelligence chiefs hovered near a tactical map. Even Stephen Miller lurked with a proprietary smirk.But one […]

‘Will take up arms’: Colombian president responds to Trump’s threats; US Prez warned of military action against Bogota

Colombian President Gustavo Petro (AP) Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday he was prepared to “take up arms” after US President Donald Trump threatened possible military action against the South American country.Trump warned Petro to “watch his ass” and described him as “a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United […]

‘If they don’t behave’: Is second strike on Venezuela off the table? Trump’s fresh warning

US President Donald Trump late Sunday issued another stern warning to Venezuela that US will conduct another strike “if they don’t behave.”This comes after strong military action by America on Venezuela, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on Saturday, hours after a dramatic US military operation in Carcas. FULL Q&A: Trump […]

Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela, clarifies Trump’s ‘run the country’ remarks

The United States will not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela, secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Sunday, clarifying President Donald Trump’s earlier comments that US would “run” the country following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.Rubio said the US would continue to enforce an existing “oil quarantine” on sanctioned Venezuelan tankers and use […]

After Venezuela, is Greenland next target? Trump’s remarks spark unease in the Arctic

The US bombardment of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro, has sent fresh shockwaves far beyond Latin America — all the way to Greenland — where Donald Trump’s latest remarks are being read as an ominous signal of what could come next.Trump, in Florida, said, “We need Greenland for national security, not […]

‘Make right decision’: Rubio softens Trump’s line, says US ready to work with current Venezuela leaders

The United States is prepared to work with Venezuela’s remaining leadership if they “make the right decision,” secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Sunday, a day after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro in a military operation.“We’re going to judge everything by what they do, and we’re going to see what they do,” Rubio […]