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Denmark and Greenland say sovereignty is not negotiable after Trump’s reversal on tariffs

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Danish app urging shoppers to boycott US goods surges in popularity – The Irish Times

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The Irish originated the term boycott during the 1880s land wars, but now the Danes have taken the boycott digital. As Donald Trump steps up his campaign to take over Greenland, part of the three-country Kingdom of Denmark, 21-year-old Danish programmer Jonas Pipper has decided to push back with his app: UdenUSA or NonUSA. He … Read more

Tensions rise ahead of Trump appearance at Davos – The Irish Times

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Main Points Donald Trump is set to make an appearance at Davos amid escalating tensions with European leaders over his desire for control over Greenland The US president told reporters yesterday: “We have to have it [Greenland]” France’s Emmanuel Macron says Europe prefers “respect to bullies” amid US tariff threats over EU opposition to Greenland … Read more

The EU should channel Michael O’Leary when dealing with Donald Trump – The Irish Times

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There are many advantages to being the chief executive of the largest European customer of Boeing. One of them is being able to call Donald Trump a liar and face no consequences – as Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary did last week. “I don’t have any faith or trust in Trump, who has proven himself to be … Read more

‘It’s like fifth graders bullying the small guy in the corner’ – The Irish Times

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Henrik Bager, a Danish soldier who served with Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan, said US president Donald Trump’s vow to take Greenland from Denmark and his insults about Denmark’s military were “a punch to the gut”. Rasmus Jarlov, a voluble centre-right member of the Danish parliament and the chair of its defence committee, said “we … Read more

Europe ‘will not be blackmailed’ by Trump’s tariffs threat – The Irish Times

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Main points Trump accounced on Saturday he would impose tariffs on eight European countries from the beginning of February until a deal is reached on the purchase of Greenland The European Commission is considering a package of counter tariffs EU leaders will convene an emergency summit this week to consider how to push back against … Read more

European countries threatened by tariffs warn of ‘downward spiral’ in US relations – The Irish Times

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The governments of the eight European countries threatened with US tariffs have criticised comments coming from Washington as a breach in Europe-US relations and warned of a “downward spiral”. In a joint statement on Sunday, France, Germany, the UK, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, reemphasised their united stance on Greenland. “Tariff threats undermine … Read more

Fact Check: Claim of US Nuclear Test Behind 2004 Aceh Tsunami Is False

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – A narrative claiming the 2004 Aceh earthquake and tsunami were part of a nuclear test operation by the United States military circulated on Threads [archive], Facebook, and TikTok in early January 2026. The narrative claimed the information was contained in declassified CIA FOIA documents F-2013-00698 and F-2017-00427 concerning a secret operation called Operation Tidal … Read more

From a bling Trump clutch to a Maga dog bowtie, the choices are endless – The Irish Times

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US president Donald Trump was recently so offended by the footwear worn by JD Vance and Marco Rubio that he bought them new ones. Four pairs each, as reported by the New York Times, in a lengthy interview with that paper of record. Vance and Rubio showed them off to reporters during the interview. If … Read more