Danish soldiers must open fire even without orders if US troops were to try and capture Greenland by force, according to a 1952 directive that Denmark's Defence Ministry confirmed remains in place, do...
Kazakhstan's President Tokayev signed a law banning LGBTQ+ propaganda, sparking criticism for its vague language and potential misuse against the community....
In an effort to combat childhood obesity, the United Kingdom has banned daytime TV and online ads that promote junk food. The health ministry says this could recede by 20,000 the number of children li...
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After 14 years, Cyprus takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1. It will lead during a politically sensitive moment, and aims to shape the EU's role on the ...
The EU offered extra funds to farmers protesting against the Mercosur trade deal, which the organisation hopes to sign on January 12. But the offer hasn't satisfied French farmers, who have been prote...
Aspiring prime minister and political heavyweight Tarique Rahman was welcomed back to Bangladesh on Thursday by huge crowds of joyous supporters after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Rahman, the son o...
Donald Trump’s proposal to take control of Greenland faces opposition not just in Europe, but in the US – even in Trump’s own Republican Party....
Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste — and why do single-use items still pile up in takeaway restaurants, shops and the environment?...
William Lawrence, a professor at American University, says France should pay reparations to Algeria for crimes committed...
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The Community Bankers Council has asked the Senate for a crypto market structure bill that will ban exchanges and others offering interest on stablecoins....
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European leaders have issued a joint statement on Greenland, after the US president said the United States needed the semi-autonomous region from a national security standpoint. Greenlandic leaders sa...
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Moscow has made a "proposal" to France concerning the case of researcher Laurent Vinatier, who has been imprisoned in Russia since June 2024, the Kremlin said Thursday. Vinatier was sentenced by a Rus...
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Democrats said he needed congressional authorization to use military force....
Key European allies of Ukraine and top US envoys meet President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on January 6 in their latest bid to agree security guarantees for any ceasefire in Russia's war against its ...
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