While the world waited Wednesday on what Donald Trump would utter on Greenland, what if we missed the bigger picture? That for 73 minutes, the US president before an audience of traditional transatlantic allies in Davos, hurled invectives and insults while doubling down on what’s now official US policy, the assessment that Europe’s a continent […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union must remain vigilant and ready to respond firmly in case of new threats, President Emmanuel Macron said in Brussels ahead of an emergency EU leaders summit to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s public intends to acquire Greenland. FRANCE 24’s Nicholas Rushworth reports.
Continue ReadingSpeaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Steven Durlauf, Director of the Stone Centre for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, says that ‘the damage has been done and it’s very persistent’, following the announcement by US President Donald Trump that he was scrapping the planned […]
Continue ReadingU.S. President Donald Trump insisted he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but he said he wouldn’t employ force to achieve that — using his speech Wednesday at the World Economic Forum to repeatedly deride European allies and vow that NATO shouldn’t stand in the way of U.S. expansionism.
Continue ReadingDelano D’Souza is pleased to welcome Larry Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Mr. Sabato dissects Trump’s combative unpredictable foreign policy and strained transatlantic relationships. With the US president in Davos, Mr. Sabato offers insight into a presidency defined by chaos, retribution, and revenge. Amid European miscalculations, domestic disillusionment, and the […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump insisted he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but said he wouldn’t employ force to achieve that, only a few days after threatening several European countries with tariffs if they do not agree to a US takeover of the Danish territory. FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert looks into the […]
Continue ReadingHere in France, as well as countries including Hungary, Greenland and Germany, some residents have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the northern lights. These vibrant scenes are the result of the most powerful solar storm the earth has seen since 2003. But fortunately, little telecommunication or electricity infrastructure was disrupted.
Continue ReadingEuropean 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.
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