Attacks on refineries and gasfields in the Middle East have compounded fears the escalating war in Iran and the wider region may lead to a prolonged shock to global oil and gas prices, even if shipping routes are unblocked. US president Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s largest gasfield unless Tehran halted drone and missile … Read more
Heavy JD Vance vibes still hung in the air of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Saturday when US chief diplomat Marco Rubio decided to spare the transatlantic relationship a Valentine’s Day massacre. Though more conciliatory than the US vice-president a year ago, it was still no love-in as Rubio dropped key Trumpian messages – … Read more
German chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for Europe and the US to “revive and repair” the transatlantic relationship, warning that not even Washington is powerful enough any more to go it alone. Merz swung from conciliatory to challenging in his Munich Security Conference opening address, warning the US not to overestimate itself by thinking “great … Read more
Deal or no deal? That was the question waiting for Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen on Friday in Greenland. On a snap visit to show “strong Danish support” for the island, an autonomous territory of the kingdom of Denmark for three centuries, Frederiksen had barely landed when a journalist wanted to know “if the crisis … Read more
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who once called Donald Trump “daddy,” also found his private text to Donald Trump made public, in which he praised the president’s “incredible” achievements, adding: “Can’t wait to see you.” | Jim lo Scalzo/EPA Ultimately, Carney had a message for what he termed “middle powers” — countries like Canada. They could, … Read more
European leaders descend on Brussels this evening for a crunch summit with the transatlantic relationship top of their agenda. U.S. President Donald Trump backed down Wednesday from his most belligerent threats about seizing Greenland from Denmark, but that hasn’t assuaged European concerns about America’s posture toward Europe. It’s another busy day in Davos too, with … Read more
Europe is potentially facing the “entire breakdown” of its relationship with the United States over Donald Trump’s “dark and grim” territorial desires on Greenland, Simon Harris says. Leaders of several European Union states are preparing to mount a diplomatic blitz over the next 48 hours to try to convince the US president to walk back … Read more
The push for more restrictive migration policies from some European governments has pivoted toward Europe’s top human rights court. Spearheaded by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Danish counterpart, Mette Frederiksen, nine European Union member states have penned an open letter calling for a reinterpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights to make … Read more
Greenland’s Prime Minister Rejects U.S. Acquisition Amidst Rising Tensions By World-Today-News.com Expert Journalist | Published March 30, 2025 Greenland’s Firm Stance: “The United States Will Not Get It” The newly appointed Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has issued a strong rebuke to the United States regarding any potential acquisition of the Arctic island. Nielsen’s … Read more
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen says his country will not end up a part of the United States. Trump is obsessed with Greenland. Here is why Donald Trump has been calling for America to take over Greenland, which the Danish PM has rejected. Here is what we know. He made clear that the US would … Read more