Donald Trump Appears to Swear and Flip the Bird at Factory Worker During Ford Plant Visit in Michigan

Trump Appears to Swear and Flip the Bird at Factory Worker During Ford Plant Visit in Michigan

US President Donald Trump appeared to swear and make an obscene gesture toward a factory worker during a widely circulated video of his visit to a Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday. The exchange occurred as Trump toured the...
Donald Trump

Trump Urges Citizens to Overthrow Institutions as Iran Faces Deadliest Unrest in Years, Economic Sanctions Tightened Against Tehran

US President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric toward Iran, urging citizens to continue protesting against the country’s clerical rulers and promising unspecified assistance, as Tehran faces its largest demonstrations in years. The unrest has drawn international attention, heightening tensions...
UK Royal Navy surface ships stopping and detaining vessels, supported by surveillance aircraft and potentially special forces boarding teams

UK Prepares Military Boarding of Shadow Fleet Oil Tankers Suspected of Sanctions Evasion Amid Rising Concerns Over Russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan Oil Smuggling

The United Kingdom is preparing to expand its capacity to act against so-called “shadow fleet” oil tankers suspected of circumventing sanctions on Russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan oil exports. British ministers have identified a domestic legal framework that could allow the...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Trump Administration’s Criminal Probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell Triggers Bipartisan Backlash and Fresh Fears Over Central Bank Independence

The Trump administration’s decision to open a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has ignited an extraordinary political and economic backlash, with former central bank leaders, senior economists and prominent Republican lawmakers warning that the move risks undermining...
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev

Russia’s Medvedev Says Greenlanders Might Opt for Moscow in Mock Warning to Trump Over Arctic Push

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has suggested that Greenlanders could vote to join Russia if US President Donald Trump does not move swiftly to secure control of the Arctic island, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported on Monday (Jan...
French armed forces walks on ice during a military drill as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian home guard units together with Danish, German and French troops take part in joint military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

NATO Weighs New Arctic Security Steps as Europe Pushes Back Against Trump’s Greenland Ambitions

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Monday (January 12) that the alliance is examining ways to strengthen security in the Arctic, as European allies move to counter US President Donald Trump’s controversial interest in taking control of Greenland. Speaking to...
Venezuela US Prisoners

Venezuela Frees Political Prisoners Amid US Pressure and Family Frustration

Venezuela on Monday announced the release of dozens more political prisoners, a move that rights groups questioned as families clamored for speedier action following the US-backed ouster of long-term autocrat Nicolás Maduro. The interim government in Caracas, under President Delcy...
Greenland

Greenland Rejects U.S. Takeover “Under Any Circumstance” Following Trump’s Threats to Seize Arctic Island

Greenland’s government on Monday firmly rejected any possibility of a U.S. takeover of the Arctic island, following repeated threats by U.S. President Donald Trump that the United States would acquire the territory “one way or the other.” In a statement,...
Sweden Defense

Sweden Announces SEK 15 Billion Plan to Build Modular Territorial Air Defense Units to Protect Cities, Critical Infrastructure, and Wartime Formations

The Swedish government has announced a sweeping new initiative to expand the country’s national air defense capabilities, directing the Swedish Armed Forces to generate, train, and equip multiple units specifically for “territorial air defense.” The SEK 15 billion ($1.6 billion)...
Venezuela

Trump Declares U.S. Is “Running” Venezuela After Maduro’s Removal, Promises Oil Companies Will “Start Making Money” as Delcy Rodríguez Consolidates Power

In a dramatic escalation of U.S. involvement in Latin America, President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will now be “running” Venezuela after American forces bombed Caracas on January 3, removed President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from...
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