Sunday, February 22

Tag: Europe

22Jan By AdminsNo Comments

Donald Trump appears to mix up Greenland and Iceland four times

Donald Trump appeared to repeatedly mistake Iceland for Greenland in his speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland overnight. In his speech, the president referenced Iceland four times in a context that seemed to fit his previous remarks on Greenland. "I'm helping Europe, I am helping NATO, and until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me," he said. Donald Trump appeared to repeatedly confuse Iceland and Greenland. (AP) "(NATO is) not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. "So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money." He made the same apparent mistake yesterday in a long press conference. But White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt re...
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22Jan By AdminsNo Comments

Trump announces ‘framework of future deal’ for Greenland reached, drops tariff threat against European countries

US President Donald Trump has claimed the "framework of a future deal" on Greenland has been reached, and dropped his latest tariff threat over his mooted takeover of the island. "This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations," he wrote on Truth Social. He also announced that due to this understanding, he would not impose the threatened tariffs previously announced for European allies from February 1. President Donald Trump, right, meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Davos. (AP) "Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region," he ...
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22Jan By AdminsNo Comments

Trump says he ‘won’t use force’ to take control of Greenland, but insists it’s US territory

US President Donald Trump has said he "won't use force" to obtain Greenland, while describing it as "our territory" and calling for an "immediate" return to negotiations – although he refused to name his price for the island. Addressing some of the world's richest and most powerful people at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday (early Thursday AEDT), Trump called on Denmark and NATO to give him "a piece of ice, cold and poorly located, that can play a vital role in world peace and world protection". Trump directly addressed NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte before saying the US would not use "excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly unstoppable". US President Donald Trump addresses the audience during the Annual Meeting of the World Eco...
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22Jan By AdminsNo Comments

Emotional Prince Harry tells court how publisher made Meghan’s life ‘a misery’

Prince Harry has struck a defensive tone at the start of his testimony against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid newspaper and left the witness box hours later on the brink of tears. After disputing that reporters used legitimate sources to publish revealing details of his life, he provided an emotional glimpse into the toll that a life in the spotlight and his battle against the British media had taken on him and his family. "They continue to come after me, they have made my wife's life an absolute misery," he said as he choked back tears in London's High Court on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT). Britain's Prince Harry arrives at London's High Court to lead a group, including Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, accusing the Daily Mail's publisher of privacy invasion thro...
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15Jan By AdminsNo Comments

Denmark still has ‘fundamental disagreement’ with Donald Trump over Greenland after high-stakes meeting

Danish officials claim a "fundamental disagreement" over Greenland remains with President Donald Trump after highly anticipated talks with the vice president and secretary of state. It comes as Trump insisted anything less than total US control of the island would be "unacceptable". The two sides, however, agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to work through differences as Trump continues to call for a US takeover of the semi-autonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. US President Donald Trump has made strong demands of Denmark surrounding the fate of Greenland. (AP) "The group, in our view, should focus on how to address the American security concerns, while at the same time respecting the red lines of the Kingdom of Denmark," Danish Foreign Minister La...
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13Oct By AdminsNo Comments

Floods trap people in cars in Spain’s Catalonia region

BBC Floods caused by torrential rain have left a number of people trapped in vehicles in Spain's north-eastern Catalonia region, officials say. Videos on social media have emerged showing torrents of muddy water sweeping through the towns of La Ràpita and Santa Bàrbara in the Tarragona province, and moving everything in their path. The highest red alert has been declared in the coastal province by Spain's national weather agency AEMET. So far there have been no reports of any deaths or injuries. Catalonia's Civil Protection agency urged residents in Tarragona's Ebro Delta to stay indoors, as AEMET warned of 180mm (7in) of rain in 12 hours in the area. "The situation is complicated, and more rain is forecast," Cristina Vicente, a senior official at the agency, was qu...
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