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Why is Trump opposing UK’s Diego Garcia deal with Mauritius?
The deal runs counter to Trump’s contention that only outright ownership ensures security, an argument he has made to seek full sovereignty over Greenland in preference to a treaty with Denmark on its use by the US without sovereign rights
Trump announces Greenland ‘Framework,’ backing off force and tariffs
By EurActiv January 22 — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had reached a framework of a deal that satisfies him on Greenland, as he backed down both on threats to seize the island by force from Denmark and on imposing tariffs against European...
U.S. seeks to be ‘friends’ with Bangladesh’s once-banned Islamist party
In obtained audio recordings, a U.S. diplomat in Dhaka described how Washington wants to engage with Jamaat-e-Islami, potentially straining U.S-India ties.
Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza may be a pie in the sky
Israel has objected to the participation of Turkey and Qatar in the boar’; human rights advocates have criticised Trump’s decision to put the infamous Tony Blair as its chief executive, and neither Hamas nor Israel has made a commitment to demilitarize Gaza.
Widespread scepticism over Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza
While Israel insists that the board must have its prior approval, world leaders say that Trump has to work within the UN framework and not create his own to serve his interest.
JD Vance: ‘despicable toady for Trump’ – and 2028 candidate in all but name
Vice-president has emerged as key defender of Maga flame – and is backed by big tech billions. Is this the heir apparent?
Why falls are becoming one of the deadliest risks for older adults
Elders dying after a fall is a WHO-flagged major issue
Trump is making China – not America – great again, global survey suggests
US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies feel ever more distant, results show
With Maduro in U.S. custody, his lieutenants warm to Trump
By Ana Vanessa Herrero/Anthony Faiola/Samantha Schmidt/Evan Halper Caracas (Venezuela) January 16 -Last month, as U.S. forces were massing off Venezuela, government officials here — the political heirs to Hugo Chávez, founder of the country’s socialist state — vowed American intervention would ignite 100 years of...
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