Irish farmers have gathered for a rolling tractor protest in Athlone as anger grows over the progression of the EU-Mercosur deal. On Friday, the EU ambassador approved a trade deal with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay – but it still needs to be backed by the European Parliament. The Irish Government voted against the deal […]
Continue Reading“We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not, because if we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor,” Trump told reporters during an event at the White House on Friday. “I would like to […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Greenlandic party leaders have unequivocally dismissed Donald Trump’s repeated proposals for the United States to take control of the vast Arctic island, asserting that its future must be determined […]
Continue ReadingIran’s supreme leader has warned the government would not “back down,” as rights groups fear the communications blackout in place could presage a brutal crackdown.
Continue ReadingGreenlanders are voicing concern after US President Donald Trump on Friday again suggested the use of force to seize Greenland as he brushed aside Denmark’s sovereignty over the autonomous Arctic island. Denmark and other European allies have voiced shock at Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland, where the United States already has a military […]
Continue ReadingThe German capital just experienced its longest blackout since the end of World War II and authorities say it was caused deliberately — by an arson attack.
Continue ReadingHelen Sullivan,BBC Newsand Soroush Negahdari & Roja Asadi,BBC News Persian Reuters Burning vehicles were pictured in Tehran on Friday night As protests in Iran entered their second week and Iranian authorities issued coordinated warnings to protesters, a doctor and medic at two hospitals told the BBC their facilities were overwhelmed with injuries. One doctor said […]
Continue Reading01/10/2026, 07:1901/10/2026, 07:19 The supposedly South Korean drone was shot down by the North Korean military.Image: keystone Pyongyang has accused South Korea of violating North Korea’s sovereignty with a drone flight. A surveillance drone is said to have taken off from the South Korean city of Incheon on January 4th and used a camera to […]
Continue ReadingKatya AdlerNuuk, Greenland ‘We just want to be left alone’: Greenlanders on US President Trump’s takeover threats US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Danish officials next week to discuss the fate of Greenland – a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark that President Donald Trump says he needs for national security. The vast island finds […]
Continue ReadingBack in 2017, in the early days of Leo Varadkar’s period as taoiseach, he was fond of referring to Ireland as “an island at the centre of the world”. It was a phrase that reflected both Varadkar’s facility for a catchy soundbite but also Ireland’s good fortune in the second half of the 2010s, as […]
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