US Vice President JD Vance has now said he will join his wife Usha on her highly contentious visit to Greenland later this week, a decision that added fuel to the diplomatic fire while revealing major changes to the United States’ itinerary on the Arctic island. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday accused the US of […]
Ukraine’s European allies say now is not the time for lifting sanctions on Russia, after Moscow said it would only agree to a US-brokered deal on ending fighting in the Black Sea if some sanctions were eased. The leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany all affirmed at a summit on Thursday that Europe […]
Belal Abu Zaid, a Palestinian from northern Gaza, took to the streets alongside hundreds of others on Tuesday to protest against Israel’s war and the Palestinian militant group Hamas – both of which he blames for bringing destruction to the enclave. Israel, he says, is primarily to blame for Gaza’s misery, but Hamas – which […]
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada’s old relationship with the United States, “based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation, is over”. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa after a cabinet meeting, Carney said Canadians must “fundamentally reimagine our economy” in the face of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. […]
Canada’s prime minister has said the era of deep ties with the US “is over”, as governments from Tokyo to Berlin to Paris sharply criticised Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on car imports, with some threatening retaliatory action. Mark Carney warned Canadians that Trump had permanently altered relations and that, regardless of any future trade deals, […]
A federal judge ordered White House officials involved in a group chat on military strikes in Yemen to preserve the messages after a bombshell report revealed that they potentially shared classified information. US District Judge James Boasberg ordered members of President Donald Trump’s national security team to keep any messages sent or received over the […]
In Murmansk, the largest city north of the Arctic circle, President Vladimir Putin vowed to “strengthen Russia’s global leadership in the Arctic”, while warning that “geopolitical competition in the region” was intensifying. The first example he gave was Donald Trump’s idea to acquire Greenland. But from the Kremlin leader there was no criticism of his […]
The White House is attributing recent recorded declines in egg and gas prices to the Trump administration’s economic policy. “Americans are continuing to see the benefits as the economic agenda of President Donald J. Trump and his administration comes into focus,” the White House said in a statement on Monday. “After years of soaring prices […]
NIGEL Farage today unveiled 29 councillors have defected to Reform ahead of showdown local elections in May. Mr Farage dismissed “boring” claims of a bitter civil war in the party as he insisted his support base is “broadening and deepening across the country”. Reform leader Nigel Farage and Chairman Zia Yusuf unveil 29 new council […]
As the election nears, democracy is at the forefront of all of our minds. As citizens of a still vibrant democracy, we can vote for our favorite candidates, speak out about the issues we care about, and even run for office. We can also litigate. You might wonder what litigation has to do with democracy. In […]