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Denmark’s Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.Image: keystone Jan 19, 2026, 6:22 p.mJan 19, 2026, 6:22 p.m Denmark’s Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen calls on NATO to do more in the Arctic. The Greenland Minister responsible for foreign policy, Vivian Motzfeldt, and he wanted to discuss this with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. This emerges from […]

Jan 19, 2026, 2:28 p.mJan 19, 2026, 2:28 p.m The EU special summit on the escalation of the Greenland conflict with the USA will take place this Thursday evening in Brussels. This was announced by a spokeswoman for EU Council President António Costa. The President of the EU Council, António Costa.Image: keystone At the crisis […]

Suspects a larger plan behind Trump’s Greenland ambitions: Alain Berset.Image: keystone Former Federal Councilor Alain Berset, in his role as Secretary General of the Council of Europe, criticized Donald Trump’s plans to take over Greenland in an unusually harsh manner. January 19, 2026, 1:55 p.mJanuary 19, 2026, 2:30 p.m From a diplomatic point of view, […]

Jan 19, 2026, 1:04 p.mJan 19, 2026, 1:04 p.m Ursula von der Leyen’s EU Commission wants to initially rely on dialogue in the Greenland conflict with the USA. “It is clear from the consultations among EU leaders, including President von der Leyen, that the priority is to seek dialogue, not to escalate, and to avoid […]

Only about four percent of the tariff burden was borne by foreign exporters, while 96 percent was passed on to US buyers.Image: keystone January 19, 2026, 12:39 p.mJanuary 19, 2026, 12:39 p.m The US punitive tariffs do not burden foreign exporters, but the American economy itself. This is shown by a study by Kiel Institute […]

Michael O’Leary and Elon Musk called each other idiots.Image: Keystone/www.imago-images.de A heated argument has broken out between the SpaceX boss and Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary. Both call each other idiots. Now Musk is hinting that he is considering buying the airline. Jan 19, 2026, 11:26 amJan 19, 2026, 11:26 am Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has […]

Elon Musk earns as much in four seconds as the average person worldwide earns in a year.Image: keystone There are more and more billionaires in the world – and their wealth is growing rapidly. The aid and development organization Oxfam has published an explosive report on assets worldwide. 01/19/2026, 01:01Jan 19, 2026, 10:14 am The […]

China’s birth rate fell to a record low last year. 01/19/2026, 07:0501/19/2026, 07:05 According to the statistics office in Beijing, only 5.63 children were born per 1,000 inhabitants. This means that the birth rate has reached its lowest level since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949. As a further sign of demographic change, […]

Donald Trump threatens EU countries with new tariffs.Image: keystone In order to take over Greenland, the US President is setting up a customs blockade against eight European countries. The situation could quickly escalate and even spread to NATO. 01/19/2026, 04:5601/19/2026, 04:56 Remo Hess, Brussels / ch media US President Donald Trump is turning the escalation […]