Pressure is growing on European leaders to deploy its trade bazooka against the United States after President Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs if Denmark does not agree to sell the territory of Greenland. In a scenario of coercion, the EU counts with a powerful tool in the anti-coertion instrument, and calls are intensifying for Brussels […]
Continue ReadingFRANCE 24 Brussels correspondent Pierre Benazet talks about the closed-door crisis meeting between ambassadors from all 27 European Union members following US President Donald Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on eight nations accused of opposing his efforts to annex the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland.
Continue ReadingThe Syrian government has announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), taking almost full control of the country, according to Syrian state media. The ceasefire ends nearly two weeks of fighting and forms part of a broader 14-point agreement that will see the SDF integrated into Syria’s military and state […]
Continue ReadingResidents of the city of Tabqa cheer the entry of Syrian government troops. Image: keystone January 18, 2026, 6:45 p.mJanuary 18, 2026, 6:45 p.m In Syria, the government of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa says it has agreed on a ceasefire with the Kurdish-led militias in the north. An “immediate and comprehensive ceasefire” applies “on all […]
Continue ReadingThe Syrian government has announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country and dismantling the Kurdish-led forces that controlled the north east for more than a decade. The agreement comes as tensions between government forces and the SDF boiled over earlier this month, eventually resulting in a major […]
Continue ReadingThe German military reconnaissance team that arrived in Greenland on Friday is on its way back after a 44-hour deployment on the Arctic island, Bild newspaper reported on Sunday. The team of 15 was due to board a flight from the capital of Nuuk at midday, according to the German newspaper, which said the soldiers […]
Continue Reading“We’re not the ones looking for conflict,” Frederiksen stated. “At the same time, it is now even clearer that this is an issue that reaches far beyond our own borders,” she added. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was one of Frederiksen’s colleagues stressing that European countries “will not let ourselves be blackmailed.” “This is an […]
Continue ReadingThe countries targeted by US President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs over their opposition to his designs on Greenland will “stand united” in their response, they said in a joint statement on Sunday. “Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral,” Britain, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden said. […]
Continue ReadingHere Russian soldiers are preparing an FPV drone.Image: Russian Defense Ministry Press S / Uncredited As Russia attacks Ukraine again with hundreds of drones, Kiev is countering the threat with technological ingenuity. Now there are the first images of a Ukrainian reconnaissance aircraft with built-in “Snich” technology. January 18, 2026, 4:38 p.mJan 18, 2026, 4:49 […]
Continue ReadingEuropean governments blasted US President Donald Trump’s announcement that eight countries will face 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland beginning next month. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland are on Trump’s list, though it was not immediately clear if the tariffs would impact the European Union as […]
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