America’s withdrawal from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the top international body to study and counter the climate crisis, is “regrettable and unfortunate”, the EU’s climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said on Thursday. President Donald Trump pulled the US – the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter after China – out of the […]
Continue ReadingKeir Starmer “set out his position on Greenland” in a phone call with Donald Trump on Wednesday evening, Downing Street has said. US officials have suggested America could use “military means” to take over the semi-autonomous Danish territory, which Mr Trump claims is vital for national security. Downing Street did not provide further details of […]
Continue ReadingJan 8, 2026, 7:13 amJan 8, 2026, 7:13 am In the US Congress, several Republican party colleagues of President Donald Trump have expressed criticism of a possible military operation to annex Greenland. Senator John Curtis wrote on Platform The huge Arctic island of Greenland with around 56,000 inhabitants is largely autonomous, but officially belongs to […]
Continue ReadingThe British government may be saying as little as possible to upset Donald Trump but it is still frantically reassessing the UK’s place in the world, with implications for Ireland, North and South. Much of this has manifested itself as a fresh debate over Brexit, directly and indirectly connected to defence. The UK wants to […]
Continue ReadingParts of Australia will face catastrophic fire conditions on Friday, as heatwaves hit most of the country, creating the most “significant” conditions since the Black Summer bushfires. Severe to extreme heatwaves have been declared in every state and territory in Australia, except for Queensland, with high temperatures forecast for days. The state of Victoria has […]
Continue ReadingFootage shows protesters march in the streets of Aligudarz There were violent clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in several locations in Iran on Wednesday, as a wave of unrest sparked by the country’s economic crisis continued for an 11th day. Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency, which is close to the Revolutionary Guards, said […]
Continue Reading“We have many, many people below the poverty line, and the infrastructure in Greenland is lagging, and our resources are primarily taken out without good profit to Greenland but mostly profit to Danish companies,” said Kuno Fencker, a pro-independence Greenlandic opposition MP. An attractive offer from Denmark and the EU could be enough to keep […]
Continue ReadingRussian attacks left Ukraine’s southeastern regions of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia almost entirely without power, the country’s energy ministry said on Wednesday night. Critical infrastructure was “operating on reserve power”, it said in a statement on Telegram, while officials said water supplies and the internet were also disrupted. Russia has recently intensified attacks on Ukraine’s energy […]
Continue ReadingFrance, Germany, and Poland on Wednesday called for the rapid signing of a free trade deal between the EU and India, calling it a “decisive step” in relations, the French foreign minister said. “A major agreement between the EU and India is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks, with a summit dedicated to […]
Continue ReadingThe United States says it has seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil exports in “back-to-back” operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean. US forces boarded the Russian-flagged Marinera after a pursuit lasting almost two weeks and as it travelled through the waters between Iceland and Scotland. The British Navy gave logistical support by […]
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