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NATO Chief: Europe Can't Defend Itself Without US

'Keep on dreaming,' Mark Rutte tells EU lawmakers amid Greenland tensions

(Newser) - If Europe envisions defending itself without help from the US, "keep on dreaming," NATO's chief told lawmakers Monday. Addressing the European Parliament in Brussels, Mark Rutte warned that the continent cannot defend itself without the US, even as tensions simmer over President Trump's push to increase...

After Outcry, Trump Praises UK Troops

Statement doesn't include the apology Starmer suggested

(Newser) - President Trump heaped praise Saturday on British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan, in a post on social media that represented a partial reversal of disparaging comments he made this week that drew a cascade of criticism in the UK, particularly from families of those killed and seriously injured in the...

Prince Harry Rebukes Trump on Allies' Sacrifice

Family members of troops killed in Afghanistan condemn president's contention

(Newser) - The UK's Prince Harry joined the outraged response on Friday to President Trump's contention that US allies largely hung back during the fighting in Afghanistan after 9/11. Harry, who did two tours in Afghanistan while serving in the British army, said in a statement that the sacrifices of...

Trump Outrages Canadians, Brits With NATO Remarks

He claims allies stayed 'a little back, a little off the front line' in Afghanistan

(Newser) - The day after he dropped his threat to seize territory from NATO ally Denmark, President Trump found a different way to outrage alliance members. "We've never needed them. We have never really asked anything of them," he told Fox News on Thursday. "You know, they'll...

Details of Trump's Greenland 'Framework' Are Hazy

Greenland's PM says he hasn't been told about plan but is ready for 'respectful' dialogue

(Newser) - President Trump says there's a Greenland deal in the works, but many details remain very unclear. Trump announced Wednesday that he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had agreed on a "framework" for a future arrangement covering Greenland and the wider Arctic, calling it potentially "great" for...

Trump Says He Is Canceling Tariff Threat Over Greenland

He says NATO chief has agreed to 'framework' of a future Arctic deal

(Newser) - President Trump announced Wednesday that he was canceling his planned tariff on US allies in Europe over US control of Greenland after he and the leader of NATO agreed to a "framework of a future deal" on Arctic security.
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France Wants NATO War Games in Greenland

Macron asserted that Europe 'would not give in to bullies'

(Newser) - France just floated a new response to President Trump's Greenland pressure: bring in NATO war games. On Wednesday, President Emmanuel Macron's office said France wants the alliance to stage a military exercise on the vast Arctic island and is prepared to take part. The proposal came as Trump...

Carney at Davos: World's 'Old Order Is Not Coming Back'

He says the world is 'in the midst of a rupture, not a transition'

(Newser) - Canada's prime minister went to Davos and warned about the "breaking of the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a brutal reality where the geopolitics of the great powers is not subject to any constraint." Speaking at the World Economic Forum,...

Europe Tells US It Risks 'Downward Spiral' in Ties
Europe Warns US About Tariffs
Jan 18, 2026 7:03 PM CST

Europe Warns US About Tariffs

Emergency meeting considers retaliatory measures

(Newser) - European officials held an emergency meeting in Brussels on Sunday to map out a response to President Trump's threat to raise tariffs on eight US allies unless they accept his effort to buy Greenland, calling the move coercive and a challenge to sovereignty. Diplomats from the 27 EU nations...

GOP Rep Threatens Trump Impeachment Over Greenland

Congressman Don Bacon blasts annexation talk, says White House is bullying US allies

(Newser) - A Republican lawmaker is warning that any move to seize Greenland by force could put President Trump on a collision course with impeachment. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, who's retiring at the end of his current term, said he'd consider supporting Trump's removal from office if the...

European Troops Arrive in Greenland
European Troops
Arrive in Greenland
Jan 15, 2026 10:32 AM CST

European Troops Arrive in Greenland

NATO allies bolster Arctic defenses after Trump's threats over island

(Newser) - European troops arrived in Greenland on Thursday in what was seen as a show of support for Denmark as the dispute over the island's future continues. Troops from France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and other NATO members headed to the vast Arctic territory, which is part of the kingdom of...

Finland Makes Big Move on Land Mines

After treaty exit, country plans to start producing advanced mines

(Newser) - Finland is formally stepping back into the landmine business. The country's military said Wednesday it will begin buying anti-personnel mines and training professional soldiers, conscripts, and reservists to use them, following Helsinki's exit from the international treaty that bans such weapons. Finland's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention...

Bipartisan Bill Would Cut Trump Off at the Pass on Greenland

Senate legislation would bar using US funds to annex NATO land

(Newser) - US lawmakers are trying to put a legal fence around Greenland before President Trump can test NATO's borders. A bipartisan pair of senators has introduced the NATO Unity Protection Act, a bill that would prohibit the Pentagon and State Department from spending money to "blockade, occupy, annex, or...

Leaders of Greenland Ask US to Curb Its 'Contempt'

'We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danes,' PM Nielsen, others say in statement

(Newser) - Greenland's party leaders have rejected President Trump's repeated calls for the US to take control of the island, saying that Greenland's future must be decided by its people. "We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,...

A 1952 Danish Military Order Draws Attention

Troops must engage with anyone attacking Denmark's territory, which includes Greenland

(Newser) - As the US escalates talk about gaining control of Danish-controlled Greenland , a Cold War-era directive has drawn attention. It stipulates that Denmark's troops must immediately engage with foreign troops attacking Danish territory, even if they have not received explicit orders to do so, reports EuroNews . Denmark's Defense Ministry...

Trump: 'Only One Thing' Limits My World Power

'My own morality,' he tells the New York Times

(Newser) - President Trump doesn't see many checks on his status as a world power broker. Asked by the New York Times if he perceived any limits to his powers, he responded: "Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me....

White House: Trump Looking at 'Options' to Acquire Greenland

NATO allies rebuke aggressive US stance

(Newser) - The White House is refusing to rule out a military invasion of Greenland. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told key lawmakers Monday that Trump wants to purchase the vast Arctic territory from Denmark, not invade it, officials tell the New York Time s reports. But on the same day, Trump...

Stephen Miller: Nobody Will Fight the US Over Greenland

Trump aide questions why Denmark controls the territory

(Newser) - Stephen Miller defended the Trump administration's push to make Greenland a part of the US and accused critics of hypocrisy on the question. "The real question is by what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland?" he asked in a CNN interview on Monday. "What is the...

Danish PM to Trump: 'Enough Is Enough'

She says US takeover of Greenland would shatter NATO

(Newser) - Denmark's prime minister says there's a red line in the Arctic, and Washington is inching toward it. Mette Frederiksen warned Monday that any US military move against Greenland—part of the Danish kingdom and a NATO member's territory—would shatter the alliance and the security order built...

Finland Hikes Military Reserve Age to 65 Amid Russia Fears

Move responds to Russian threat, aims for 1 million reservists by 2031

(Newser) - Finland just gave "citizen-soldier" a much longer shelf life. A new law signed on Monday keeps most military reservists on the books until age 65, a sharp jump from the current limits of 50 for enlisted men and 60 for officers and noncommissioned officers, per the Kyiv Post . The...

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