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US President Donald Trump on Saturday escalated his quest to acquire Greenland, threatening multiple European nations with tariffs of up to 25 percent until he achieves his goal of controlling the Danish territory.Trump's threats came as thousands of people protested in the capital of Greenland ...
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Saturday rejected US President Donald Trump's threat to European nations of swingeing tariffs if they did not let him acquire Greenland."We won't let ourselves be intimidated," he said in a message sent to AFP. "Only Denmark and Greenl...
Israel said on Saturday it objected to the line-up of a Gaza panel that will operate under US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, which oversees post-war governance in the Palestinian territory.The panel, known as the Gaza executive board, notably includes Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fid...
A protester who climbed onto the roof of Iran's embassy in London and removed a flag was arrested with several others, police said late on Friday, adding multiple officers were injured in the demonstrations."During the ongoing protest at the Iranian Embassy this evening, a protester illegal...
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday said authorities "must break the back of the seditionists" and blamed US President Donald Trump for "casualties" after a crackdown on a protest wave against the country's clerical authorities."We do not intend...
The White House on Friday announced the names of several figures expected to help oversee the next phase in Gaza, as a U.S.-backed Palestinian committee tasked with governing the territory met for the first time in Cairo.The committee’s head, Ali Shaath, a Gaza-born engineer and former Palesti...
Protests in Iran have subsided after a crackdown that has killed thousands under an internet blackout, monitors said Friday, a week after the start of the largest demonstrations in years challenging the country's theocratic system.Reza Pahlavi, the US-based son of Iran's late shah, however, ...
India's foreign ministry has urged its citizens to leave Iran, where rights groups say a crackdown on mass protests has killed and arrested thousands of people.India's foreign ministry estimates there are usually around 10,000 citizens in Iran."Indian nationals who are currently in Iran...
Israel on Thursday condemned the Syrian government over what it described as attacks against the Kurdish community in Aleppo, just days after the two sides agreed to establish a joint mechanism aimed at lowering bilateral tensions."Attacks by the Syrian regime's forces against the Kurdish m...
The Lebanese army announced Thursday that it had completed the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah, covering the area between the Israeli border and the Litani River.In a statement, the army said it had "achieved the objectives of the first phase" of its plan, with an intention to ...
US President Donald Trump's administration said Wednesday it will dictate decisions to Venezuela's interim leaders and control the country's oil sales "indefinitely" after toppling Nicolas Maduro.Trump's assertion of US dominance over the oil-rich South American country com...
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Caracas would only buy US-made products with the profits from what Washington says is a deal to sell oil from Venezuela following the toppling of Nicolas Maduro."I have just been informed that Venezuela is going to be purchasing ONLY American Made Prod...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday invited his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro to the White House, just days after threatening him with military action over alleged drug trafficking.Trump had warned Petro on January 3 to "watch his ass" following US forces' ousting of leader Ni...
The US attack that led to Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro's capture in Caracas left 100 people dead and dozens more wounded, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said Wednesday."So far -- and I mean so far -- there are 100 dead and a similar number of wounded. The attack on our country was t...
Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges at a defiant appearance in a New York court Monday, two days after being snatched by US forces in a stunning raid on his home in Caracas.Maduro, 63, told a federal judge in Manhattan "I'm inn...
France on Monday expressed its "solidarity" with Denmark following US President Donald Trump's fresh threats to take over the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland."Borders cannot be changed by force," French foreign ministry spokesman Pascal Confavreux told television cha...
Iran called on Monday for the release of Nicholas Maduro, the ousted president of Tehran's close ally Venezuela who was seized in a US military operation and taken to New York to stand trial."The president of a country and his wife were abducted. It's nothing to be proud of; it's an...
President Donald Trump's claim that the United States is "in charge" of Venezuela will be underscored Monday when the oil-rich nation's deposed leader is hauled before a New York court, while his successor offers to cooperate.Leftist strongman Nicolas Maduro, 63, faces narcotraffic...
Iran accused Israel on Monday of trying to undermine its national unity after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support for protests in the Islamic republic."The Zionist regime (Israel) is determined to exploit the slightest opportunity to sow division and undermine our nation...
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Sunday rejected threats by his US counterpart Donald Trump who also accused him of being a drug trafficker.US forces attacked Caracas in the early hours of Saturday, bombing military targets during a shock snatch-and-grab raid to remove Venezuelan leader Nic...
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