Congress plans to increase funding for the Department of Defense by close to $8.4 billion over the Trump administration’s budget, according to draft legislation released by the House Appropriations Committee.
Mother fears British Isis suspect Jack Letts has been left ‘to die’ in Syrian clashes
As many as 60 people, including 35 children, with connections to the UK are in Syrian prisons and camps now engulfed by fighting, despite efforts to repatriate them
DOJ subpoenas Tim Walz and top Minnesota officials accused of obstructing Trump surge
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Attorney General Keith Ellison among at least five officials ordered to testify before federal grand jury
Ukraine’s Chornobyl Nuclear Plant Lost All Power After Russia Attack: UN Watchdog
Ukraine’s Chornobyl nuclear power plant, site of the world’s worst civil nuclear catastrophe, lost all off-site power following widespread military activity on Tuesday morning, the UN atomic watchdog said in a post on X.
Greenland ‘will stay Greenland’ ex-top adviser declares in major blow to Trump
The adviser, who aided Trump on the economy in his first term, said invasion is “a little bit over the edge”.
After Trump salvo, Macron says: we don’t give in to bullies
The President of France warned against US attempts to “subordinate Europe”. Speaking in Davos, Switzerland, Emmanuel Macron blasted as “unacceptable” Trump’s threats to impose tariffs of up to 25% on countries opposed to his Greenland takeover plans. …
Concerned European football chiefs discuss response to Trump over Greenland
Annex attempt could bring about Uefa-led boycott Implications for World Cup alarming heads of FAsEuropean football’s leaders are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s wish to annex Greenland and have held initial discussions about how the sport c…
Starmer could face rebellion by north-west Labour MPs over local funding
Exclusive: Northern towns are unfairly penalised by new three-year council settlements, say members with Liverpool seatsKeir Starmer is facing another potentially damaging rebellion, as Labour MPs from north-west towns urge the government to give their…
Greenland PM tells island he cannot rule out American attack as officials weigh stockpiling food after Trump threats
GREENLAND has told its citizens to stockpile essential supplies as it prepares for the worst-case scenario of an American invasion. Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said such an attack was “not likely” but could not be ruled out entirely. Speaking …
The world is facing irreversible water ‘bankruptcy’. Billions of people are at risk
Nearly three-quarters of the global population reside in nations deemed “water insecure” or “critically water insecure”, UN researchers said