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Italy on Wednesday said that an EU trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur could bring “enormous benefits”, despite calling for a postponement of plans to seal the accord in December. On Friday, the bloc’s member states are expected to vote in favour of the text that will create the world’s largest free-trade area. France24 […]

US President Donald Trump says he is considering “a range of options” to acquire Greenland for national security reasons, with reports that the White House discussed scenarios including military action.  Danish, Greenlandic and European leaders have firmly rejected the idea, stressing international law and insisting that Greenland is not for sale.

Days after US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, US President Donald Trump suggested that other regions of the world could be on Washington’s radar, including Greenland. Ever since his first term, the billionaire has repeatedly expressed interest in the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory in the Arctic – a focus that predates Trump’s […]

Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a self-governing Danish territory. Tensions escalated after the White House said Tuesday that the “U.S. military is always an option,” even as a series of […]

US President Donald Trump is discussing options including military action to take control of Greenland, the White House said on January 7, upping tensions that Denmark warns could destroy the NATO alliance. Denmark has warned any move to take Greenland by force would mean “everything would stop,” including NATO and 80 years of close transatlantic […]

In Paris, discussions aimed at ending the war in Ukraine are underway. French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, EU leaders and a delegation from the US including Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. On January 6, Kyiv’s allies said they would provide security guarantees as part of a deal to […]

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has stated that using the US military to acquire Greenland is ‘always an option’. It comes after European leaders issued a joint statement on Greenland, after the US president said the United States needed the semi-autonomous region from a national security standpoint. Greenlandic leaders say the people will determine […]

Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, James J. Townsend Jr, Senior Advisor at the Atlantic Council, says that the presence of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Ukraine peace talks in Paris was ‘very important’ in light of developments in Venezuela, to assuage allies’ concerns about the US’ commitment to Ukraine, by […]

European and US allies of Ukraine on Tuesday agreed “robust” security guarantees for Kyiv to come into force after an eventual ceasefire in Russia’s war against the pro-Western country that would see the United States lead a truce monitoring mechanism, French President Emmanuel Macron said. FRANCE 24’s Clovis Casali reports from the Elysée Palace.