The Trump administration has said repeatedly that the US needs to gain control of Greenland, a mineral-rich, largely self-governing part of Denmark with foreign and security policy run from Copenhagen.
The White House has said using the US…
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Trump Team Races to Come Up With Deals for His Greenland Vision
(Bloomberg) — US officials are rushing to come up with options for business deals and other ways to step up links to Greenland, taken by surprise by President Donald Trump’s renewed demand to take over the island, people familiar with the…
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One million without heat and water after Russian strikes, Ukraine says
Russian drone strikes on Ukraine overnight have left more than one million people in the southeastern region of Dnipropetrovsk without heating and water supplies, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister says.
Oleksiy Kuleba added that work was continuing…
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Philippines evacuates 3,000 people after activity increases at Mayon Volcano
MANILA, Philippines — A series of mild eruptions at the most active volcano in the Philippines has prompted the evacuation of nearly 3,000 villagers from a danger zone on its foothills, officials said Wednesday.
Authorities raised the 5-step…
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Bollywood film 120 Bahadur spotlights a forgotten battle from 1962 India-China war
Geeta PandeyBBC Correspondent, Delhi
120 Bahadur teamThe film stars Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar in the lead role of Major Shaitan Singh A recent Bollywood film has put the spotlight on a largely forgotten battle from the 1962 war between India…
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Video. Angry protesters throw snowballs after US immigration officer kills driver in Minneapolis
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A US immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis ended with a driver being shot dead by a federal officer, prompting protests and criticism from city officials, as…
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Greenlanders express fear and indignation as Trump eyes territory
Gabriela Pomeroy,
Alicia Curryand
Adrienne Murray,in Copenhagen
Mia ChemnitzMia Chemnitz says “the people of Greenland do not want to become American” “The people of Greenland do not want to become American,” Mia Chemnitz tells the BBC. “We are not…
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