Donald Trump

Trump and Colombia’s Petro Hold Surprise Call on Drugs and Venezuela After Months of Bitter Personal and Diplomatic Attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro spoke by phone this week, marking an unexpected diplomatic turn in a relationship that has been increasingly hostile over drug policy and regional security. “It was a Great Honor to speak...
Greenland .

US Scramble to Expand Economic and Strategic Ties to Greenland as Trump Renewed Push to Acquire Island Surprises Washington

U.S. officials are rapidly exploring ways to increase economic and strategic engagement with Greenland, taken off guard by President Donald Trump’s renewed public calls to acquire the island, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Trump has long expressed...
Donald Trump - Xi Jinping

China Escalates Economic Pressure on Japan with Export Controls and Rare Earth Threats, Testing Trump’s Support Amid Takaichi’s Taiwan Stance and Growing Regional Tensions

China has begun applying fresh economic pressure on Japan in a move widely seen as a test of US President Donald Trump’s willingness to stand firmly behind Washington’s closest ally in Asia, months after Trump claimed he had “solved” the...
Donald Trump

Trump Targets Defense Contractors’ Profits, Rattling Wall Street and Signaling Overhaul of Military Industry

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed to block major defense contractors from paying dividends or buying back shares until they significantly speed up weapons production, delivering a rare presidential strike at Wall Street norms that sent defense stocks sharply...
Greenland

US-Denmark Diplomatic Talks Set Amid Growing Controversy Over Trump’s Proposal to Acquire Greenland and Counter China-Russia Influence

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans to meet Danish officials next week to discuss Greenland, amid escalating tensions over President Donald Trump’s repeated proposals to acquire the Arctic territory. The move comes as NATO allies express alarm at...
Venezuela Oil

Trump Claims $2bn Venezuelan Oil Deal as US Seeks to Divert Crude From China and Assert Control Over Caracas’ Energy Sector

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Venezuela will “turn over” approximately $2 billion worth of crude oil to the United States under a new arrangement that would redirect supplies away from China and ease pressure on Venezuela’s constrained oil...
Greenland

NATO’s Unthinkable Test: Greenland Dispute Exposes NATO’s Greatest Taboo as US Power Challenges the Alliance’s Core Promise of Mutual Defence

NATO countries could attack another, but it is so far outside the alliance’s postwar imagination that its most famous clause does not clearly spell out what would happen if two members were to come to blows. Article 5 of the...
Greenland .

Trump Revives Push for US Control of Greenland, Igniting Diplomatic Storm with Denmark and Raising Fears of a NATO Fracture

Just days after removing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power in a controversial move that shocked much of the world, US President Donald Trump has once again turned his attention to Greenland, reigniting one of the most sensitive geopolitical disputes...
Greenland

Europe Unites Behind Denmark and Greenland as Trump Ally Sparks Alarm by Refusing to Rule Out US Seizure of Arctic Territory

European leaders have mounted an unusually forceful and united defence of Denmark and Greenland after senior figures close to former US president Donald Trump suggested Washington could be prepared to seize control of the Arctic territory, even by force if...
Reliance Industries

India’s Reliance Halts Russian Crude Intake for January as U.S. Pressure Mounts and India Recalibrates Its Oil Diplomacy

India’s private refiner Reliance Industries said on Tuesday (Jan 6) it does not expect to receive any Russian crude oil deliveries in January and has not taken such cargoes for the past three weeks, signalling a further pullback by India’s...
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