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US President Donald Trump said he will not be imposing planned tariffs on European allies following talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, citing agreement on a framework for future cooperation on Arctic security. Trump said the discussions covered Greenland and the wider Arctic region, and that tariffs due to take effect on 1 February…
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Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said Moscow’s relationship with Cuba is strengthening despite a “turbulent geopolitical situation,” during an official visit to Havana. According to Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk, Kolokoltsev made the remarks in talks with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and later met his Cuban counterpart Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas. “The Russian minister expressed…
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EU lawmakers have voted to seek a legal opinion from the EU Court of Justice on whether the bloc’s newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur can be applied before full ratification, a move that could delay the pact by up to two years. The agreement, concluded after 25 years of talks, covers Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay…
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California Govenor Gavin Newsom delivered a blunt rebuke of global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, accusing them of enabling US President Donald Trump through what he described as performative diplomacy. “People are rolling over,” Newsom told reporters, calling the behaviour of world leaders “pathetic” and “embarrassing from an American perspective.” He warned…
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US President Donald Trump used his keynote address at the World Economic Forum to argue that only Washington can guarantee the security and development of Greenland, while ruling out the use of force and calling for “immediate negotiations” over its future status. Trump cited historical precedent, including the US military role in Greenland during the…
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that the rules-based international order is facing a “rupture, not a transition” in a keynote address at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Carney argued that economic integration is increasingly being used as coercion, with tariffs, financial infrastructure, and supply chains weaponised amid intensifying great-power rivalry. He urged “middle…
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India is accelerating plans to expand its space-based surveillance architecture, aiming to deploy more than 50 new spy satellites with enhanced night-time and all-weather imaging capabilities. The initiative follows intelligence gaps exposed during the 2025 India–Pakistan border conflict, under the Narendra Modi government. Key developments: • The Space-Based Surveillance-3 (SBS-3) programme will initially deploy 52…
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Greece will expand defence cooperation with Israel, focusing on anti-drone systems and cybersecurity, following talks in Athens between Nikos Dendias and Israel Katz. Dendias said the two sides agreed to exchange expertise to counter drone swarms, including unmanned aerial and subsea vehicles, and to strengthen readiness against cyber threats. The discussions build on close bilateral…
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Norway’s armed forces will issue around 13,500 preparatory requisition notices, informing civilians that homes, vehicles, boats, and machinery could be requisitioned in the event of war. The military said the notices are designed to ensure access to critical civilian resources during a conflict. They carry no practical effect in peacetime and are valid for one…
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French President Emmanuel Macron warned at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos that the international system is entering a dangerous phase, marked by a “shift towards a world without rules, where international law is trampled underfoot.” He argued that growing instability, trade coercion, and the return of power politics are eroding collective governance…
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