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22Jan

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Trump announces ‘framework of future deal’ for Greenland reached, drops tariff threat against European countries

US President Donald Trump has claimed the "framework of a future deal" on Greenland has been reached, and dropped his latest tariff threat over his mooted takeover of the island. "This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations," he wrote on Truth Social. He also announced that due to this understanding, he would not impose the threatened tariffs previously announced for European allies from February 1. President Donald Trump, right, meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Davos. (AP) "Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region," he ...

22Jan

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Trump says he ‘won’t use force’ to take control of Greenland, but insists it’s US territory

US President Donald Trump has said he "won't use force" to obtain Greenland, while describing it as "our territory" and calling for an "immediate" return to negotiations – although he refused to name his price for the island. Addressing some of the world's richest and most powerful people at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday (early Thursday AEDT), Trump called on Denmark and NATO to give him "a piece of ice, cold and poorly located, that can play a vital role in world peace and world protection". Trump directly addressed NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte before saying the US would not use "excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly unstoppable". US President Donald Trump addresses the audience during the Annual Meeting of the World Eco...

22Jan

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Has Trump really ended eight wars? Fact-checking the president’s claim

If there is anything Donald Trump covets more than anything else, it's the Nobel Peace Prize. The president has repeatedly spoken of how much he deserved it, and raged in public and private at the country of Norway, which he believes is responsible for not giving it to him. At the centre of his claim for the prize is the boast that he has ended eight wars in a year. Reporters raise their hands as President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House. (AP) But has he? "The short answer is no. And in fact, the short answer is not even close," Monash University senior lecturer in international relations Ben Zala told nine.com.au. "Two and a half, or, let's be generous and say three, are factually correct." Israel ...

15Jan

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Donors give hundreds of thousands to Trump heckler suspended by Ford

Donors have raised close to half a million dollars for a factory worker who was suspended for heckling Donald Trump. Ford worker TJ Sabula called the president a "paedophile protector" when he visited the plant in Detroit yesterday. Trump gave Sabula the middle finger and appeared to twice say "f— you". Donald Trump pointed at and appeared to swear at a factory worker who called him a "paedophile protector". (Supplied) Ford responded by suspending Sabula without pay. But the father of two young children said he had "definitely no regrets whatsoever". "I don't feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity," Sabula told the Washington Post. TJ Sabula said he had no regrets after heckling Don...

15Jan

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Trump claims Iran has ‘no plans’ for executing protesters as US weighs potential military strikes

US President Donald Trump claims Iran has halted plans for executing detained protesters, but refused to take the idea of military action off the table. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he had been told Iranian authorities had "no plans" for executions, despite previous announcements from Tehran the first of them would begin today. "No, we're going to watch and see what the process is. But we were given a very good, very good statement by people that are aware of what's going on," Trump said when asked if he'd taken a military strike off the table. A crowd watches as the caskets of members of Iran's security forces, whom authorities said were killed during recent nationwide protests, are transported during a mass funeral. (Getty) "They say no e...

15Jan

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Denmark still has ‘fundamental disagreement’ with Donald Trump over Greenland after high-stakes meeting

Danish officials claim a "fundamental disagreement" over Greenland remains with President Donald Trump after highly anticipated talks with the vice president and secretary of state. It comes as Trump insisted anything less than total US control of the island would be "unacceptable". The two sides, however, agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to work through differences as Trump continues to call for a US takeover of the semi-autonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. US President Donald Trump has made strong demands of Denmark surrounding the fate of Greenland. (AP) "The group, in our view, should focus on how to address the American security concerns, while at the same time respecting the red lines of the Kingdom of Denmark," Danish Foreign Minister La...

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