Trump threatens new tariffs on countries opposed to Greenland takeover as US lawmakers visit Denmark to ease tensions

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Daniel Bush,Washington correspondentandPaulin KolaReutersMost Greenlanders are opposed to Trump's bid to buy their island or to seize it by forcePresident Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place tariffs on nations that do not go along with his ambitions to annex Greenland.Trump said at a White House meeting that he "may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland," which is a self-governing territory that is controlled by Denmark. He did not say which countries…

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Machado vows to lead Venezuela ‘when right time comes’

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has vowed she will lead the country "when the right time comes"."There's a mission, and we are going to turn Venezuela into that land of grace, and I believe I will be elected when the right time comes as president of Venezuela, the first woman president," she told Fox News.Her comments come a day after she gave President Donald Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal, calling it a recognition of his commitment…

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Man accused of murdering woman and toddler in Munich car attack goes on trial

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A man has gone on trial in Germany charged with driving his car into a crowd of people in the city of Munich last year, killing two people.The 25-year-old man, named only as Farhad N, in line with German privacy laws, is an Afghan national.Prosecutors say that on the morning of 13 February 2025, he deliberately drove his BMW Mini into a trade union demonstration in the centre of Munich. About 1,400 people were taking part in the…

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Exiled crown prince urges world to help protesters topple Iran’s government

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The exiled son of the last Iranian shah (king) has called on the world to help protesters topple Iran's government, saying he is confident "the Islamic Republic will fall - not if, but when".Reza Pahlavi, an opposition leader based in the US, called for "surgical" strikes on Iran's Revolutionary Guards which he said "will facilitate our task and prevent more loss of life".More than 2,000 protesters have been killed, according to human rights groups, in demonstrations that started…

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