Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent Getty Images Protesters have taken to the streets outside the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland this month What on earth has the last fortnight been all about? In the wake of a successful military operation in Venezuela earlier this month, a buoyed-up Donald Trump started to ratchet up the rhetoric on Greenland. […]
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Olivia Irelandand Paulin Kola Reuters US President Donald Trump speaking to media outside Air Force One with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum A series of text exchanges between Donald Trump and European leaders about ownership of Greenland have sensationally been released. The US president has pledged to tell European leaders at this week’s forum […]
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Getty Images The US plan for “New Gaza” was presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos The US has unveiled its plans for a “New Gaza” that would see the devastated Palestinian territory rebuilt from scratch. Slides showed dozens of skyscrapers stretching along the Mediterranean coast and housing estates in the Rafah area, while […]
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Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter Watch: Who got nominated and who got snubbed? Awards pundits were taken by surprise from the first two words spoken at the Oscar nominations on Thursday. “Elle Fanning, for Sentimental Value,” said hosts Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman, as they kicked off the nominations with the best supporting actress category. Fanning’s appearance […]
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Faisal IslamEconomics editor Watch: How was Trump’s Davos speech received? I was in the room when President Donald Trump entered and it’s fair to say he got a good welcome from the crowd, certainly at the beginning. A standing ovation. On top of that, there was an astonishing scrum to try to get in, with […]
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BBC When campaigning to become president for the second time, Donald Trump made improving the economy a central part of his pitch to voters. One year after returning to the White House, we asked voters about that promise. What do they think of the state of the economy? Are their lives better today than they […]
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A key US congressional panel has voted to hold former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in contempt of Congress over their refusal to comply with subpoenas in its investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee approved the contempt measure, with the support of […]
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Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporter Watch: Trump takes aim at world leaders in Davos speech Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos was mostly focused on the strength of the American economy and his desire to acquire Greenland, but the US president also vented about about other world leaders. Prime Minister Mark Carney […]
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Ros Atkins on… Trump’s Davos speech claims In a free-wheeling speech to world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump made a series of contested claims. Trump touched on his desire to obtain Greenland from Denmark – which he referred to as a “small ask”, America’s contribution to Nato, and wind […]
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Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter Reuters US President Donald Trump appeared on course for a setback at America’s top court on Wednesday over his unprecedented move to fire a central bank governor. Supreme Court justices from the left and right asked why they should speed through such an impactful decision, citing concerns about process and implications for […]
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