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Canada dispatches senior officials to open Greenland consulate
15+ hour, 5+ min ago (851+ words) Canada is set to open its first diplomatic outpost in Greenland in a significant show of solidarity following US President Donald Trump's threats to take control of the territory. A delegation of senior Canadian officials, including Governor General Mary Simon,…...
US Congress members visit Denmark as Trump's pressure on Greenland rises
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (564+ words) A bipartisan group of members of the US Congress is visiting Denmark in what is seen as a show of support in the face of increasing pressure from President Donald Trump for the US to annex Greenland - a semi-autonomous region…...
Greenland chooses Denmark over US, island's PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen says
3+ week, 3+ day ago (689+ words) Greenland's prime minister has said his people would choose Denmark over the US if they were asked to make such a choice "here and now". Jens-Frederik Nielsen's remark at a joint news conference with Denmark's prime minister is the strongest…...
Denmark urges 'respect' after Trump aide's wife posts on Greenland
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (495+ words) Denmark has urged the US to respect its "territorial integrity", after the wife of one of Donald Trump's top aides tweeted a map of Greenland in the colours of the American flag. Katie Miller, who is married to the US…...
Ydy hi'n amser dychwelyd trysorau Castell Powys i India?
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (1608+ words) Mae'r Amgueddfa Brydeinig yn Llundain yn aml yn cael ei feirniadu am y ffaith bod trysorau gwerthfawr o wledydd eraill wedi eu lleoli yno, fel yr Elgin Marbles a Charreg Rosetta. Ond a oes gan Gymru hefyd drysorau a gafodd…...
Trade deal on US tariffs within reach, says EU, as 1 August deadline nears
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (718+ words) The European Union has said it believes a deal on trade tariffs with the US is "within reach", ahead of a 1 August deadline when President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a sweeping 30% levy on EU imports. Hopes were raised…...
Kyrgyzstan takes down Central Asia's tallest Lenin statue
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (234+ words) Kyrgyzstan has taken down a huge statue of the revolutionary Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, which was thought to be the tallest in Central Asia. First erected when Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union, the 23m-tall monument towered over the…...
BBC Audio | What in the World | Why does Trump want Greenland to be part of the United States?
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (177+ words) BBC journalist Laura Gozzi explains the basics of what the United States would gain if Greenland became part of the U.S. And we also hear reaction from two 26-year-old Greenlanders, as we try to ... What in the World Why does Trump…...
NI could be impacted by Donald Trump's US tariffs - Hilary Benn
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (811+ words) The Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has warned there could be an impact for Northern Ireland in any trade war. He said the introduction of 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imported in the US on Wednesday was "disappointing". Speaking at…...
La respuesta de Sheinbaum a los aranceles impuestos por Trump
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (948+ words) La presidenta de M'xico ... ante todo esto Trump insiste en poner los aranceles, lo que tambi'n ser'a un golpe para su econom'a y sus votantes sensibles a la inflaci'n, Sheinbaum ha dicho ... La presidenta de M'xico, Claudia Sheinbaum, anunci' este…...