European leaders drew a clear line over Greenland Tuesday, vowing an “unflinching” response to Washington’s threats even as US President Donald Trump said he was ready to hold a meeting in Davos about his plans to take the autonomous Danish territory. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned of relations “plunging into a downward spiral” […]
Continue ReadingAn overnight Russian bombardment on Kyiv left thousands of residential buildings and parliament without heating and water in -14C temperatures on Tuesday, just as the Ukrainian capital was scrambling to restore vital utilities destroyed in earlier attacks. The barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles, which targeted energy facilities across Ukraine, killed at least one […]
Continue ReadingThe President of France warned against US attempts to “subordinate Europe”. Speaking in Davos, Switzerland, Emmanuel Macron blasted as “unacceptable” Trump’s threats to impose tariffs of up to 25% on countries opposed to his Greenland takeover plans. FRANCE 24’s Emerald Maxwell reports.
Continue ReadingThe UK goverenment on Tuesday approved a 20,000-square-metre plot of land, known as Royal Mint Court, for China’s new embassy in London. The decision has stoked heated controversy, mostly over national security concerns and the signal it could send, that Britain bows to economic pressure from Beijing.
Continue ReadingFrench Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is set to ram his budget bill through parliament without a vote after conceding it was a “partial failure” Monday after weeks of stalled negotiations. French hard-left France Unbowed and far-right National Rally party are both expected to file votes of no-confidence, said FRANCE 24 Senior Reporter James André, adding […]
Continue ReadingFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday offered to host a G7 summit in Paris in a private text message to US President Donald Trump, adding that he could invite “the Russians” on the sidelines. The US president then posted the message, which was authenticated on Tuesday morning by the French president’s entourage, on his Truth […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump claimed late on Monday that Europeans would not “push back too much” on his bid for Greenland. EU leaders will hold an emergency summit in Brussels Thursday to discuss their response as the US president dangles tariff threats against eight European countries opposed to his plan. Follow our liveblog for all the […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute at the University of Dublin, says that Europe must be ‘ready to respond in kind’ if the US proceeds with the threat of punitive tariffs for the eight European countries that oppose plans to take over Greenland.
Continue ReadingThe EU said on Monday it wanted to engage with the United States after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on European countries in the standoff over Greenland, but was ready to act if needed. FRANCE 24’s Brussels correspondent Dave Keating says that ‘there are signs of split between European leaders as the reality sets in’.
Continue ReadingSo much for appeasement: The same Europeans who held their nose and swallowed their pride when the EU agreed Donald Trump’s tariffs last summer can no longer ignore the obvious, that there are limits with a president of the United States who tends to treat them as vassals, not allies… even as adversaries for pushing […]
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