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What you need to know <\/h2>\n
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Trump tells senior Republicans of his irritation<\/a> that Nicol\u00e1s Maduro has been shown singing and dancing, interpreted by Washington as mockery<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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European leaders and senior American officials are meeting in Paris today<\/a> to discuss Ukrainian security as transatlantic tensions rise over US threats to annex Greenland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Why Greenland?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Since the capture of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro in Venezuela, President Trump has escalated threats to seize control of Greenland, which he has long argued should be under US control. Trump has refused to rule out using military force to occupy the island, which the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland insist is not for sale.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why is he so keen? Think strategic importance and the presence of natural resources, against a background of geography, history and the effects of climate change. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Read in full: Why does Trump want Greenland?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Greenland wants to meet Rubio<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Greenland has said that, along with Denmark, it has asked for a meeting with Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, about US threats to annex the territory. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe objective of the meeting is to discuss the significant statements made by the United States about Greenland,\u201d Vivian Motzfeldt, the foreign minister, wrote on Facebook. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt has so far not been possible for US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to meet with the Greenlandic government, despite the fact that the Greenlandic and Danish governments have requested a meeting at the ministerial level throughout 2025.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Watch: compare Maduro and Trump dancing<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Melania \u2018hates Trump\u2019s dancing\u2019 <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

President Trump claimed during his speech that his wife, Melania, dislikes him dancing in public because she thinks it is \u201cnot presidential\u201d.<\/p>\n

In an extended skit at the Trump-Kennedy Center on Tuesday, Trump began his imitation of a transwoman in a female weightlifting competition, holding his hands by his shoulders, before breaking off, saying: \u201cMy wife hates when I do this. She\u2019s a very classy person, right? She says \u2018It\u2019s so unpresidential\u2019,\u201d he said to chuckles from the audience.<\/p>\n

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President Trump\u2019s weightlifting skit<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe hates when I dance, she says \u2018Darling, it\u2019s not presidential\u2019. She actually said, \u2018Could you imagine FDR dancing?\u2019 And I said, there\u2019s a long history that perhaps she doesn\u2019t know\u2026\u201d Trump continued, hinting at the fact that Franklin D Roosevelt was paralysed from the waist down.<\/p>\n

His comments were posted to X by an official White House account, complete with laughing emojis.<\/p>\n

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Death toll of US raid on Caracas <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Fifty-five Cuban and Venezuelan troops were killed in the US raid to seize Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, the Venezuelan president.<\/p>\n

Cuba published the names of 32 members of its military who died in the assault on Caracas early on Saturday morning, and Venezuela issued a list of 23 of its personnel who were killed.<\/p>\n

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Keep Maduro lieutenants, US officials say<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

A secret intelligence assessment said senior members of Nicolas Maduro\u2019s regime were best positioned to lead a Venezuelan government after him, NBC News reports. <\/p>\n

US officials believed this was the best way to maintain stability after Maduro\u2019s exit, said the report. Among those they backed were Delcy Rodriguez, who was sworn in as Venezuela\u2019s new president on Monday.<\/p>\n

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Torture chamber allegation<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Trump also claimed during his speech that the Maduro regime operated a torture chamber in the Venezuelan capital.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cAnd [Maduro has] killed millions of people. He\u2019s tortured. They have a torture chamber in the middle of Caracas that they were closing up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2018He tries to imitate my dance\u2019 <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

President Trump has said he was annoyed that Maduro had tried to copy his signature moves.<\/p>\n

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Trump danced off stage at the end of a rally in North Carolina on the day before the 2024 presidential election<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe gets up there and he tries to imitate my dance a little bit,\u201d he said during his speech to senior Republicans in Washington.<\/p>\n

Reports earlier in the week suggested that one of the reasons Trump ordered the military action in Venezuela was that in recent public appearances, the captured Venezuela president had been shown singing and dancing<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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At one point, Maduro sang John Lennon\u2019s Imagine<\/i> to a crowd of supporters. This was interpreted in Washington as Maduro mocking Trump, reported the New York Times.<\/p>\n

After his speech on Tuesday, Trump danced to YMCA<\/i> by Village People.<\/p>\n

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Wall Street takes volatility in its stride<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Wall Street traders and dealmakers returned to their desks on Monday for the first full day of trading in 2026 under a shifting global world order, but despite the escalation of geopolitical tensions in the wake of President Trump\u2019s military adventures in Venezuela, the focus was on rising US equities and an acceleration of mergers and acquisitions activity.<\/p>\n

Andrew Woeber, global head of M&A at Barclays, said: \u201cI think CEOs and boards have become used to volatility, uncertainty and risk. I would say that they look at it this way: that the bigger risk for them is not acting and waiting for perfect conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read Louisa Clarence-Smith\u2019s column in full: <\/b>Wall Street is taking Trump\u2019s Venezuela adventure in its stride<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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PMs of Denmark and Canada meet<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Mette Frederiksen and Mark Carney, the prime ministers of Denmark and Canada, met on the margins of the Ukraine talks in Paris to discuss President Trump\u2019s threats to annex Greenland.<\/p>\n

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Mette Frederiksen and Mark Carney at the Canadian Embassy in Paris on Tuesday<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs Nato allies and close partners, the leaders discussed Arctic security and the growing investments from both nations in infrastructure and defence,\u201d a statement released by Carney\u2019s office said. Carney had, it said: \u201cemphasised Canada\u2019s support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark, including Greenland, which must be respected in accordance with international law\u201d.<\/p>\n

Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Trump has repeatedly stated that the US should take control of the island for reasons of national security, an argument that has been widely rejected by European leaders. Trump has also spoken of a desire to make Canada the 51st American state.<\/p>\n

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Colombia responds to Trump threat<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Colombia\u2019s foreign minister Rosa Villavicencio said her country\u2019s military must defend the country\u2019s sovereignty in the event of any US \u201caggression\u201d. <\/p>\n

In a speech in Bogota she said the Trump administration should have \u201cmore detail\u201d of what the country was doing in the fight against drugs.<\/p>\n

President Trump threatened Colombia with military action on Sunday after capturing President Maduro in a strike on Venezuela on Saturday. <\/p>\n

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It was brilliant, Trump tells Republicans <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

President Trump has described the US military mission to snatch Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela as \u201cbrilliant\u201d.<\/p>\n

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President Trump arrives at the Republican Party\u2019s annual policy retreat in Washington<\/p>\n

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The event is at the Kennedy Center, recently renamed by its Trump-appointed board as the Trump-Kennedy Center<\/p>\n

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Speaking at a Republican party event in Washington, he said: \u201cIt was brilliant\u2026 it was brilliant tactically, an incredible thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

He called on domestic critics to give the military action more praise, saying: \u201cThe US proved once again we have the most powerful and fearsome military\u201d in the world. \u201cNobody can take us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Venezuelans \u2018should determine their destiny\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Russia has affirmed solidarity with the Venezuelan government and insisted that Venezuelans should determine their own destiny.<\/p>\n

The Russian foreign ministry welcomed the appointment of Delcy Rodr\u00edguez as interim president of Venezuela, stating: \u201cWe welcome the efforts undertaken by the country\u2019s official authorities to protect state sovereignty and national interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor our part, we express our readiness to continue providing the necessary support to our friend Venezuela. We firmly maintain that Venezuela must be guaranteed the right to determine its own destiny without any destructive external interference.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Delcy Rodr\u00edguez<\/p>\n

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Greenland PM\u2019s \u2018deep gratitude\u2019 for support <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

In further comments from the Greenlandic prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen said support from European powers \u201cis important at a time when fundamental international principles are being challenged. For this support, I wish to express my deepest gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cAt a time when the president of the United States has once again stated that the United States is very serious about Greenland, this support from our allies in Nato is both important and unequivocal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nielsen said: \u201cOur country is not something that can be annexed or taken over simply because someone wishes to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Netherlands backs joint Greenland statement <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

The Dutch prime minister, Dick Schoof, has said the Netherlands \u201cfully supports\u201d the statement published by European leaders earlier in the day that the future of Denmark and Greenland is for Denmark and Greenland to decide. <\/p>\n

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US \u2018stupid\u2019 for demanding Greenland <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

A US congressman has said it \u201cembarrassing\u201d for the US that European allies have felt the need to issue a joint statement affirming the sovereignty of Greenland.<\/p>\n

Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, also accused the White House of \u201cdenigrating our allies\u201d and called on the Trump administration to stop the \u201cGreenland BS\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is embarrassing for the US that this statement even has to be made,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cDenigrating our allies serves no purpose and there is NO up side. It weakens us by diminishing trust between friends, and Russia and China love it. So \u2026 stop the stupid \u2018we want Greenland BS\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Show respect, Greenland PM tells US <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Greenland\u2019s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, with the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen<\/p>\n

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The United States should \u201cseek a respectful dialogue\u201d with Greenland, the Arctic territory\u2019s prime minister has said.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Facebook, Nielsen thanked European leaders who issued a joint declaration this morning affirming that \u201cit is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland\u201d.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cI must again call on the US to seek a respectful dialogue through the correct diplomatic and political channels and the use of already existing forums, based on agreements that already exist with the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe dialogue must take place with respect for the fact that Greenland\u2019s status is rooted in international law and the principle of territorial integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As Venezuelans celebrate, British friends wonder why<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Venezuelans living in the UK expressed mixed emotions about the US operation to oust Maduro<\/a>, but the overwhelming one was relief.<\/p>\n

There were more than 21,000 Venezuelan-born people in Britain at the most recent census in 2021, and celebrations broke out around the country.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read in full: As Venezuelans celebrate Maduro\u2019s capture, British friends wonder why<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

However, Venezuelans also said they felt \u201cbullied\u201d by Britons as protesters called for the release of Maduro outside Downing Street on Monday evening.<\/p>\n

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China: US trampled on Venezuelan sovereignty<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

China has accused the US of \u201ctrampling\u201d on Venezuela\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n

Mao Ning, the Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman, said on Tuesday: \u201cAs a permanent member of the security council, the US has disregarded the serious concerns of the international community and trampled upon Venezuela\u2019s sovereignty, security and legitimate rights and interests. China firmly opposes this.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked whether the Chinese government was considering sanctions against the US, she said: \u201cWe support the security council in fulfilling its primary responsibility to champion international peace and security.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Badenoch: Deposing Maduro was right <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Kemi Badenoch says US action in Venezuela was \u201cmorally right\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said that deposing Maduro was morally \u201cthe right thing to do\u201d, but the legality of it \u201cis not yet clear\u201d.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Today<\/i> on BBC Radio 4, she drew a comparison between Venezuela, which she described as a \u201cgangster state\u201d, and the Nigeria of her childhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up under a military dictatorship, so I know what it\u2019s like to have someone like Maduro in charge,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She also expressed concern over Trump\u2019s threats to take over Greenland, stating: \u201cWhat happens in Greenland is up to Denmark and the people of Greenland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later, she told Sky News that the Nato alliance was \u201clooking fragile\u201d and called on Sir Keir Starmer to do \u201ceverything he can to ensure that President Trump stays at the table\u201d.<\/p>\n

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US raid \u2018signals that the powerful are above the law\u2019 <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

The UN human rights office spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani, has warned that the US operation in Venezuela makes the world less safe.<\/p>\n

She said the US raid damaged the \u201carchitecture of international security\u201d and sent \u201ca signal that the powerful can do whatever they like\u201d.<\/p>\n

Shamdasani called on the international community to \u201ccome together with one voice to insist\u201d that the American intervention undermined international law.<\/p>\n

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US \u2018threatening civilised relations\u2019, Russian politician says <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

The US has \u201claid a mine\u201d beneath the foundations of international relations, the head of Russia\u2019s foreign relations committee has said in response to comments by Stephen Miller, a senior Trump aide, who said that the world is \u201cgoverned by strength\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States has publicly and cynically proclaimed the \u2018right of might\u2019, and in doing so laid a mine beneath the system of civilised international relations,\u201d Leonid Slutsky said. \u201cAs White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said, \u2018You can talk all you want about international propriety, but the real world is governed by force and power.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Slutsky, who is head of the influential committee on international affairs in Russia\u2019s parliament, said that European leaders gathering in Paris for Ukraine talks today were guilty of \u201cdouble standards\u201d given their mealy-mouthed response to the abduction of Nicolas Maduro. <\/p>\n

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Why does Trump want Greenland?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Donald Trump Jr visited Greenland in January last year<\/p>\n

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Since the capture of Maduro, Trump has ramped up threats to seize control of Greenland, which he has long argued should come under US control.<\/p>\n

Trump has refused to rule out using military force to occupy the island, which the prime ministers of both Denmark and Greenland insist is not for sale.<\/p>\n

He initially became interested during his first term in the White House after it was suggested by his friend Ronald Lauder, heir to the Est\u00e9e Lauder cosmetics brand. Why is he so interested?<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read in full: Why does Trump want Greenland?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Opposition call for release of political prisoners<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

The opposition leader Mar\u00eda Corina Machado\u2019s movement has demanded the release of almost 900 political prisoners after the US captured Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who unjustly hold the civilian and military political prisoners should free them immediately,\u201d Vente Venezuela said of political detainees linked to the movement, of which a leading local rights group estimates there are 863.<\/p>\n

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RAF \u2018intercepting Russian tanker\u2019 <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Two Royal Air Force jets are thought to be headed to intercept a Russia-flagged tanker that broke the US blockade of Venezuela.<\/p>\n

An RAF Typhoon fighter, accompanied by a KC2 Voyager tanker aircraft, was tracked heading to where the Marinera, formerly Bella 1, was last spotted.<\/p>\n

The ship is among at least 16 US sanctioned oil tankers that reportedly attempted to break the US naval blockade over the past two days in a possibly co-ordinated action.<\/p>\n

The Marinera tanker vessel is now sailing in stormy weather towards Iceland. Since last month, US forces have pursued the crude oil tanker. Two officials familiar with the Marinera seizure plans told CBS on Monday that the US planned to seize the ship.<\/p>\n

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Danish MPs called to extraordinary meeting <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

The Danish parliament\u2019s foreign policy committee has been called to an extraordinary meeting this evening, with only one item on the agenda: Copenhagen\u2019s relationship with the US.<\/p>\n

Denmark\u2019s Jyllands-Posten newspaper reports that the meeting will take place at 6pm local time and will be held in a \u201csecret, secure room at Christiansborg Palace\u201d, a government building in central Copenhagen.<\/p>\n

The meeting comes amid growing alarm in Denmark over claims in Washington that it could annex Greenland. <\/p>\n

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Trump has threatened to seize Greenland, over which Denmark has sovereignty<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Greenland MP calls for bilateral deal with US <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Kuno Fencker, a Greenland MP, has said he would favour a \u201cbilateral agreement\u201d on defence and security between Greenland and the US and urged his government to \u201cgo and talk\u201d to the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

He told Times Radio the Northwest Passage was opening up to shipping which means Greenland is \u201ca very important geopolitical area\u201d.<\/p>\n

Fencker, a member of Naleraq, a pro-independence party, added: \u201cIn my opinion, we should have a bilateral agreement \u2014 Greenland, the United States \u2014 in regards to defence and security.\u201d He also accused the Greenland government of throwing \u201ca childish tantrum\u201d.<\/p>\n

Fencker said: \u201cAnd they have to go and talk to the US administration and find out what are their interests, what are their concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n

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European leaders close ranks over Greenland <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Greenland belongs to its people and only Denmark and Greenland can decide on their relations, the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Britain and Denmark said in a joint statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

The statement added that Arctic security remains a \u201ckey priority\u201d for Europe and is critical for international and transatlantic security. <\/p>\n

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Venezuela raid was \u2018shameful American imperialism\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

A former CIA director has warned that President Trump is putting Nato at risk and predicted he will not stop at Venezuela.<\/p>\n

John Brennan, who has long been critical of Trump, told Times Radio that the Venezuela intervention was \u201ca shameful exhibition of American imperialism under the Trump administration\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Brennan, who served as head of the CIA from 2013 to 2017 under Barack Obama, said that Trump\u2019s actions could lead its allies, including Ukraine, to question the value of the US commitment to Nato.<\/p>\n

\u201cDonald Trump is somebody who is very mercurial,\u201d he said. \u201cHe goes back on his word. And I don\u2019t think you can trust what he says. He\u2019s going to do what he wants, when he wants, and the way he wants.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brennan added: \u201cI think what we\u2019re seeing now is a demonstration of the Trump administration\u2019s imperialist agenda. And I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to stop at Venezuela.<\/b> <\/p>\n

\u201cThe question is, what is next? When is it going to happen? And he\u2019s already made some very public threats against Colombia \u2026 Mexico and Cuba, Iran and then Greenland, a Nato partner. It\u2019s just outrageous to think that we are threatening Denmark in terms of taking over Greenland.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Security forces deployed on streets of Caracas <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Diosdado Cabello and armed men in Caracas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Armed police were deployed on the streets of Caracas overnight, according to the Venezuelan minister of the interior, justice and peace.<\/p>\n

Diosdado Cabello posted photos of himself to social media surrounded by security forces holding automatic weapons.<\/p>\n

A caption says that he visited several areas on Monday evening to oversee the deployment of security forces.<\/p>\n

The former vice-president and spy chief had been a key ally of Maduro and is accused of high-level involvement in alleged corruption and drug trafficking by the Venezuelan opposition and the US.<\/p>\n

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Cost of Venezuelan oil may surprise Trump <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Hours after removing Nicol\u00e1s Maduro from power in Venezuela by abducting him from Caracas, President Trump vowed that America\u2019s oil giants would invest \u201cbillions\u201d in a revival of the resource-rich nation\u2019s beleaguered energy industry.<\/p>\n

However, industry observers are sceptical about the feasibility of attracting US oil majors back to Venezuela more than a decade after all but one abandoned it.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read in full: Trump wants to pump more Venezuelan oil. The cost may surprise him<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a few very important problems here,\u201d said Jorge Le\u00f3n, head of geopolitical analysis at Rystad Energy and a former official at the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec). \u201cThe first one is underinvestment in infrastructure: the national oil company is completely broken, they have not invested at all. [There is] a lot of corruption \u2026 so you really need to fix the infrastructure and that is quite expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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US raid sent dangerous message, UN warns <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The United Nations human rights office voiced deep concern Tuesday over the dramatic US operation in Venezuela, warning that it clearly \u201cundermined a fundamental principle of international law\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cStates must not threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state,\u201d Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN rights office, told reporters in Geneva.<\/p>\n

The office added that the US intervention sent a message to the world that the powerful can so whatever they like.<\/p>\n

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Denmark \u2018can count on European solidarity\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Denmark can count on the solidarity of all of of Europe on the issue of Greenland, a Danish territory, the Polish prime minister has said, after President Trump reiterated that he wanted to take over the Arctic island.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo member should attack or threaten another member of the North Atlantic Treaty. Otherwise, Nato would lose its meaning if conflict or mutual conflicts occurred within the alliance,\u201d Donald Tusk said.<\/p>\n

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Who is Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, the new Venezuelan leader?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Delcy Rodr\u00edguez is sworn in as Venezuelan president in Caracas on Monday, as Nicolas Maduro Guerra, the son of the seized former president looks on<\/p>\n

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Her father was a Marxist guerrilla who kidnapped an American businessman. She calls herself a revolutionary and is sanctioned by the United States for repressing dissent. <\/p>\n

She runs the national oil company in a country that has more of the black stuff than Saudi Arabia. <\/p>\n

And now she seems to have been picked by President Trump as a \u201cgracious\u201d woman with whom he can do business.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read in full: Who is Delcy Rodr\u00edguez? Guerrilla\u2019s daughter is new Venezuela leader<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Leaders meet in Paris amid US tension<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney, is greeted by President Macron<\/p>\n

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European leaders and senior American officials are to meet in Paris today to discuss Ukrainian security amid transatlantic tensions over US threats to annex Greenland.<\/p>\n

Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister of Denmark, is expected to attend the \u201ccoalition of the willing\u201d meeting, as are the senior US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.<\/p>\n

The meeting of about 30 of Ukraine\u2019s allies will seek to agree on concrete commitments to a multinational peacekeeping force to be deployed in the event of a ceasefire.<\/p>\n

However, President Trump\u2019s calls for Greenland to come under US control will also be discussed on the sidelines of the meeting.<\/p>\n

Mark Carney, prime minister of Canada \u2014 another country that Trump has laid claim to \u2014 said he would have a bilateral meeting with Frederiksen in Paris.<\/p>\n

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Strongman Maduro dressed down by Manhattan judge<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

A minute before noon a tall, broad-shouldered defendant with a bushy moustache and a curly rug of greying hair walked into room 26a on the 26th floor of the Manhattan federal courthouse. The courtroom is ruled by Judge Alvin Hellerstein, 92, a lifelong New Yorker.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you, sir, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro Moros?\u201d Judge Hellerstein inquired.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read in full: Wearing prison garb, strongman Maduro is dressed down by a Manhattan judge<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI am president of the Republic of Venezuela and I\u2019m here, kidnapped, since January 3,\u201d the defendant replied, in Spanish. \u201cI was captured at my home in Caracas, Venezuela, in \u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHere, let me interfere,\u201d said Judge Hellerstein, cutting him off. \u201cThere will be a time and a place to go into all of this. The counsel will be able to make motions addressing the legal sufficiency of what was done.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Maduro in handcuffs after being brought to the US<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The rise and fall of Maduro \u2014 how Venezuela\u2019s president lost control<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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US already operates Greenland military base<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Pituffik Space Base<\/p>\n

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The Trump administration claims it needs Greenland for strategic defence purposes despite the US already having a military presence on the island.<\/p>\n

The US operates Pituffik Space Base on the northwest coast of Greenland<\/a> under an agreement with Denmark.<\/p>\n

The base is 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 947 miles from the North Pole. Formally Thule Air Base, it hosts 150 US service members \u2014 down from nearly 6,000 during the Cold War.<\/p>\n

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The 1951 Greenland Defence Agreement allows the US to operate the base under a Nato framework, as long as both Denmark and the US remain members.<\/p>\n

In March last year, the US vice-president, JD Vance, toured the installation. In April, the base commander, Colonel Susannah Meyers, was relieved of command by the Trump administration for \u201cundermining\u201d Vance\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Other countries in Trump\u2019s sights <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

The intervention in Venezuela<\/a> has heightened concerns the US may take military action against other countries.<\/p>\n

Colombia<\/b>: President Trump<\/a> says \u201cColombia is very sick\u201d. Asked whether the US would intervene in Colombia, Trump responded: \u201cSounds good to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 Could the US now turn its attention to Colombia and Cuba?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Mexico<\/b>: Shortly after the Maduro capture, Trump said: \u201cSomething\u2019s going to have to be done with Mexico.\u201d He has offered to send US troops to help fight cartels, an offer Mexico\u2019s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has rejected.<\/p>\n

Cuba<\/b>: Trump called Cuba<\/a> a \u201cfailing nation\u201d.<\/p>\n

Iran<\/b>: Amid protests in Iran, Trump said if Tehran \u201cviolently kills peaceful protesters \u2026 the United States of America will come to their rescue\u201d.<\/p>\n

Canada<\/b>: Last year Trump expressed a desire to make Canada the 51st US state. <\/p>\n

Panama<\/b>: Trump has said he wants to \u201ctake back\u201d the Panama Canal.<\/p>\n

Nigeria<\/b>: The US launched strikes against what Trump has called Islamic State militant \u201cscum\u201d over Christmas.<\/p>\n

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Machado to return to Venezuela \u2018as soon as possible\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

The international figurehead of the Venezuelan opposition, Mar\u00eda Corina Machado, plans to return home \u201cas soon as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n

In her first public interview since the US military forcibly removed President Maduro from power, the Nobel peace prize winner vowed to return to her country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m planning to go back to Venezuela as soon as possible,\u201d Machado told Sean Hannity, the Fox News broadcaster.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read in full: Mar\u00eda Corina Machado to return to Venezuela \u2018as soon as possible\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Tankers \u2018turn off GPS to evade US sanctions\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Several ships could be seen heading north from Venezuela in a satellite image from the European Copernicus programme. They appear to have left port without the interim government\u2019s authorisation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

At least 16 sanctioned oil tankers appear to have made an attempt to evade US sanctions, leaving Venezuelan waters since its forces captured Nicol\u00e1s Maduro on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Most of the oil tankers that left Venezuela in the past days have transmitted false GPS location signals, disguising their true locations, or cut off transmissions entirely.<\/p>\n

Thirteen of the tankers were carrying around 12 million barrels of crude oil and refined oil products, according to Tanker Trackers.<\/p>\n

The US blockade could affect up to 600 oil tankers, according to an AFP analysis of data provided by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control and the International Maritime Organisation.<\/p>\n

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Venezuelans brace for future: \u2018Now there is fear\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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People have been queueing outside grocery shops in Caracas amid fears of shortages<\/p>\n

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From Miami to Melbourne and Bogota to Buenos Aires, thousands of Venezuelan migrants have been celebrating the demise of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. On the streets of Caracas the mood is far quieter.<\/p>\n

The two million residents of the capital, who are famously loquacious, have been largely keeping their heads down in the two days since they were awoken by the sound of US missile attacks and the news that their unpopular president was gone.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read in full: Venezuelans brace for what comes next: \u2018Now there is fear\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Their reticence is understandable. Venezuela is under a state of emergency, imposed months before Saturday\u2019s attack, making it clear that supporting any US intervention would be deemed treason. On Monday an additional clause was introduced calling on security forces to search for and arrest anyone involved in facilitating the operation that captured Maduro.<\/p>\n

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Machado: I want to share Nobel prize with Trump<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Maria Corina Machado beat President Trump to the Nobel Peace Prize<\/p>\n

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The Venezuelan opposition leader, Mar\u00eda Corina Machado, says she plans to share her Nobel peace prize with President Trump.<\/p>\n

In her first public interview since the US military forcibly removed Nicol\u00e1s Maduro from power, she told Fox News: \u201cBecause this is the prize of the Venezuelan people, certainly we want to give it to him and share it with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Machado, who said she wants to return to her country as soon as possible, appears to have been sidelined by the US after the removal of Maduro, with Trump seeming to dismiss the option of involving her in the political transition.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Machado: I\u2019ll return home as soon as possible<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

He said it would be \u201ctough\u201d for Machado to lead the nation because she did not have the \u201crespect within or the support within the country\u201d.<\/p>\n

Machado said that her ally Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez, a former diplomat who is widely believed to have defeated Maduro in an election in July 2024, should \u201cimmediately assume his constitutional mandate\u201d as president.<\/p>\n

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The US has said it will run Venezuela for now<\/p>\n

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Streeting: Rules-based system is disintegrating<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Wes Streeting said that the events in Venezuela were \u201cjust the latest morbid symptoms of the disintegration of the rules-based international system\u201d.<\/p>\n

The health secretary told Times Radio<\/a>: \u201cThat concerns us as a government, and should concern all of us, because a world without rules is a world in which we are all less safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Streeting defended Sir Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper for not criticising the Trump administration over alleged breaches of international law in Venezuela.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are choosing their words and their timing carefully because they are not commentators,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Greenland \u2018already part of the team\u2019 <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Wes Streeting has said that \u201cGreenland is already part of our team\u201d after President Trump threatened to annex the territory for national security reasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and they are playing their part,\u201d the health secretary told Times Radio.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are playing their part for our national security and national self-interest and for the contribution to our collective security through Nato.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I\u2019d say to President Trump, Greenland is already part of our team. They are already delivering with and for Nato, and they are doing that very well as part of the kingdom of Denmark.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tories play up US commitment to Nato <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

The shadow defence secretary has sought to play up the US commitment to Nato, despite Trump\u2019s threats to annex Greenland.<\/p>\n

James Cartlidge told Times Radio that the \u201cfundamental position\u201d of the US is that it is an ally, and that Nato is \u201cabsolutely central to them as it is to us\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Cartlidge said that he backed Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s defence of Denmark\u2019s sovereignty over Greenland, but he added: \u201cPresident Trump has a point in particular that he\u2019s made many times that Nato countries need to spend more on defence, to do more to defend \u2026 our backyard, because the US has enough on its hands in terms of looking at the China threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Miller: What right does Denmark have to Greenland?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

In further comments during his CNN interview, Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, questioned Denmark\u2019s legitimacy to govern Greenland.<\/p>\n

When asked by CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper if he could rule out military action against Greenland, Miller said: \u201cIt wouldn\u2019t be military action against Greenland. Greenland has a population of 30,000 people, Jake.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe real question is: by what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? What is the basis of their territorial claim? What is their basis of having Greenland as a colony of Denmark?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 Trump\u2019s hardline border tsar \u2018set for top role in Venezuela\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

He added that \u201cthere is no need to think or even talk about\u201d a military operation in Greenland.<\/p>\n

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Danish ambassador demands respect<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

The Danish ambassador to the US has responded after the wife of President Trump\u2019s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, posted a map of Greenland overlaid with an American flag with the caption \u201csoon\u201d.<\/p>\n

Katie Miller, a former White House aide, posted the contentious image of the Danish autonomous territory in the colours of the US flag on her X feed on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Jesper M\u00f8ller S\u00f8rensen, the ambassador of Denmark to the US, said: \u201cJust a friendly reminder about the US and the Kingdom of Denmark: We are close allies and should continue to work together as such.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWe expect full respect for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What happened on Monday?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Maduro and his wife in court on Monday<\/p>\n

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Nicol\u00e1s Maduro claimed to be a \u201cprisoner of war\u201d who was \u201ckidnapped\u201d by America during his first court appearance on Monday since being arrested in Venezuela on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a decent man, president of my country,\u201d Maduro declared as he and his wife, Cilia Flores, entered not guilty pleas on drug-trafficking and weapons charges. The couple were then returned to jail.<\/p>\n

\u2022 I\u2019m a prisoner of war, defiant Nicol\u00e1s Maduro tells US court<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The UN held an emergency meeting of its security council. The US ambassador said his country was not at war with Venezuela and that the raid was a law enforcement operation. The UN heard criticism of the US from several countries including China and Russia.<\/p>\n

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Protesters gather at New York courthouse<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

In the UK, Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, said the British government would \u201cshed no tears\u201d for the end of Maduro\u2019s rule and that she had raised the importance of international law with her US counterpart, Marco Rubio. She told MPs it was for the Trump administration to set out the legal basis for the raid.<\/p>\n

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Greenland is not for sale, PM says <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Jens-Frederik Nielsen<\/p>\n

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The Greenland prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has looked to calm fears among the Arctic island\u2019s residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not in a situation where we think that there might be a takeover of the country overnight, and that is why we are insisting that we want good co-operation,\u201d he told a news conference on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe situation is not such that the United States can simply conquer Greenland,\u201d Nielsen added.
Nielsen also called a post by Katie Miller, the wife of Trump\u2019s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, showing Greenland in the colours of the American flag \u201cdisrespectful\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cRelations between nations and peoples are built on mutual respect and international law \u2014 not on symbolic gestures that disregard our status and our rights,\u201d he said on X.<\/p>\n

But he added: \u201cThere is neither reason for panic nor for concern. Our country is not for sale, and our future is not decided by social media posts.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nato will collapse if US annexes Greenland, Danish PM warns<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Mette Frederiksen with Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street last February<\/p>\n

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The Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has warned that any move by the US to take over Greenland will result in the end of the Nato military alliance.<\/p>\n

Frederiksen made the comments on Monday after President Trump told reporters on Sunday that he would \u201ctalk about Greenland in 20 days\u201d.<\/p>\n

The military operation to kidnap the Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife has caused alarm in Denmark and Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous territory of the Danish kingdom and thus part of Nato.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the United States chooses to attack another Nato country militarily, then everything stops,\u201d Frederiksen said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is, including our Nato and thus the security that has been provided since the end of the Second World War,\u201d she told the Danish broadcaster TV2.<\/p>\n

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Who owns Greenland? <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Greenland is a vast, sparsely populated Arctic territory<\/p>\n

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Greenland, the world\u2019s largest island, is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark that has its own language, flag and political institutions. Monetary, defence and foreign affairs fall under Danish control.<\/p>\n

Norway ruled Greenland<\/a> under an agreement with Norse settlers in 1261. It came under the union of Denmark, Sweden and Norway from 1397 to 1523 until Sweden departed, and finally fell under sole Danish sovereignty by the Treaty of Kiel of 1814.<\/p>\n

Greenland\u2019s colonial status ended with the Danish constitution of 1953, although it remained within the Kingdom of Denmark. The Home Rule Act of 1979 gave Greenland\u2019s legislature more autonomy and in 1985 it left the European Economic Community, the forerunner of the EU. Greenland gained self-rule in 2009 but continues to receive an annual grant from Denmark. Its citizens retain EU as well as Danish citizenship as an overseas territory of the EU.<\/p>\n

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Trump: I\u2019m very serious about Greenland<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

In fresh comments, President Trump said he is \u201cvery serious\u201d about annexing Greenland.<\/p>\n

Talking to the US broadcaster NBC, Trump reiterated his belief that the US has a claim to the semi-autonomous Danish territory. \u201cWe need Greenland for national security, and that includes Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump added that despite alarm among European countries over US claims to Greenland, he was \u201cvery loyal\u201d to Europe. \u201cYou know, I\u2019m very loyal to Europe. We need [it] for national security, right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, Donald Trump\u2019s powerful deputy chief of staff for policy, posted this image on on X with the caption: \u201cSoon\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Starmer \u2018very careful\u2019 what he says to the US <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Sir Keir Starmer chooses what to say to the United States \u201cvery carefully\u201d to use his influence in a way that works in the UK\u2019s national interest, a cabinet minister has said.<\/p>\n

Wes Streeting, the health secretary, said the prime minister was attempting to shore up \u201cthe rules-based system, which we\u2019ve seen disintegrating before our eyes\u201d.<\/p>\n

On Monday, a junior minister refused to say if the government would criticise President Trump if he attempted to annex Greenland.<\/p>\n

Starmer said on Monday, in response to Trump\u2019s threats: \u201cGreenland and the Kingdom of Denmark are to decide the future of Greenland, and only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Not the time to destabilise Nato, Streeting says <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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A protest against the US in Copenhagen last March<\/p>\n

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Wes Streeting said that \u201cthis is not the time to destabilise Nato\u201d in response to threats by the Trump administration against Greenland \u2014 which is part of Denmark, a member of the alliance.<\/p>\n

The health secretary said: \u201cThe UK and Nato members are doubling down on support for Greenland, their right to self-determination, their place as part of the Kingdom of Denmark and the role that they are already playing as part of the Nato alliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe good news for President Trump is that Greenland is already part of the team and is playing its part in defending our national security as the UK and our collective security.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cAt a time when we can see the security of Nato members and the alliance at threat, particularly from Russia, but also from our other adversaries, this is not the time to destabilise Nato and to undermine our collective security.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really clear about where we stand. We\u2019re really clear with the United States about where we stand on Greenland.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Greenland \u2018belongs to the US\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

One of President Trump\u2019s top aides, Stephen Miller, has said that Greenland rightfully belongs to the United States and that no country can stop America from annexing the Danish territory.<\/p>\n

In explicit remarks, Miller also told CNN that the world is \u201cgoverned by strength\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cNobody\u2019s going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland,\u201d Miller said, after being asked repeatedly whether he would rule out using military force.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWe live in a world, in the real world \u2026 that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power,\u201d he said. \u201cThese are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comments come at a time of growing alarm in European capitals over Washington\u2019s with regards to Greenland. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Who is Stephen Miller? Trump\u2019s hardline border tsar \u2018set for top role in Venezuela\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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