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U.S. to Hold Talks on Greenland ‘Ownership’ With Denmark, Risking NATO Crisis
The United States and Denmark are on an explosive collision course set for next week, as Secretary of State Marco...
US Moves to Seize Russian Oil Tanker in Atlantic Standoff
From the first signs of tension on the open sea, this latest move by Washington shows how far the US...
Iran Executes Man Accused of Spying for Israel
From the very start, the message coming out of Tehran after this hanging feels heavy and tense, and it again...
Why China Just Formally Banished Two Taiwan Ministers and What Happens Next?
In an about-face escalation of its campaign to strangle Taiwan's political independence, Beijing has formally banished two senior Taiwanese ministers...
A Frozen Prize Up for Grabs? Why a Top Trump Aide Says the World Would Let America Have Greenland
In a brazen assertion of American power that has sent shockwaves through Europe, a top advisor to President Donald Trump...
Why Venezuela’s Government Is Detaining Media Workers, According to the Press Union
According to Venezuela's National Press Association (SNTP), the government's detention of more than a dozen journalists on Monday was a...
‘Kidnapped’ Maduro Pleads Not Guilty During U.S. Court Appearance on Drug Charges
In a scene of extraordinary legal and political theater, toppled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stood shackled in a Manhattan courtroom...
A Republic, or a Kingdom? How One President Just Engineered a ‘Landslide’ to Rule Indefinitely
As a result that critics are branding the final death of democracy in one of Africa's most volatile nations, President...
US Impose $439 Visa Fee On Nigeria
From the very start, this new U.S. visa charge facing Nigerians shows how travel is no longer just about packing...
A ‘Colonial Master’ or a ‘Liberator’? In Florida, Trump’s Plan to ‘Run’ Venezuela is Tearing Communities Apart
In the diners, barbershops, and sun-baked streets of Florida, President Donald Trump's dramatic vow to "run" Venezuela after capturing its...
Canada’s Freeland Joins Ukraine’s Inner Circle
With Chrystia Freeland now advising Ukraine on economic development, the question is whether she can really make a difference in...
What Happens as Maduro Stands Trial and His Supporters Rally Against Trump
The world is holding its breath for two explosive acts of political theater unfolding in parallel: the historic arraignment of...
U.S. Strikes in Venezuela Reportedly Kill Dozens of Cuban Nationals in ‘Collateral Damage’ Nightmare
The human cost of the U.S. operation to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has taken a dramatic and inflammatory turn,...
China Tightens Grip on Pakistan as US Moves In
China is clearly pulling Pakistan closer at a moment when Washington is stepping back into Islamabad’s space, and that tension...
France Warns Trump: Greenland Is Not for Grabs
France’s warning to Donald Trump over Greenland did not come out of nowhere. From the very first moment Paris spoke,...
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