Author: Emma Burrows
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Troop withdrawal announcement adds to friction between Europe and Trump
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister on Saturday appeared to take in stride a Pentagon announcement that the United States plans to pull some 5,000 troops out of the country, President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to reduce America’s commitment to European security. Boris Pistorius said the drawdown, which Trump has threatened for years, was expected,…
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Europeans push back at US over claim they face ‘civilizational erasure’
MUNICH (AP) — A top European Union official on Sunday rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas addressed the Munich Security Conference a day after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a somewhat reassuring message to…
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Denmark and Greenland say sovereignty is not negotiable after Trump’s reversal on tariffs
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Leaders of Denmark and its territory Greenland insisted Thursday that the island’s sovereignty was non-negotiable after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed on a framework with the NATO chief that Trump said would grant the U.S. “total access” to the island. Much about the potential deal remained unclear, though…
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Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” in a text message released Monday. Trump’s message to Jonas Gahr Støre appears…
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Europe warns of ‘dangerous downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland
BERLIN (AP) — The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move Sunday, warning that his threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.” The joint statement by some of America’s closest allies signaled a possible turning point in…
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Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years
Kremlin critics, turncoat spies and investigative journalists have been attacked or killed in a variety of ways
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6 people are killed, 18 injured by a missile strike in the Russian city of Belgorod, officials say
Officials say a missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border has killed six people, including a child, and injured 18 others, in what appears to be the latest exchange of long-range missile and rocket fire between the two countries