From Jeff Bezos to Bill Gates: Billionaires bet on Greenland as Trump hints at taking it ‘the hard way’

Donald Trump’s renewed noise about taking control of Greenland has pushed the Arctic island back into global focus. Framing the idea as a matter of “national security,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, “We need Greenland,” just days after what he described as a successful military intervention in Venezuela. The remarks may sound extreme,…

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‘I love criminals, I love immigrants’: Swedish singer Zara Larsson slams ICE, explains why partner is barred from US

Swedish pop star Zara Larsson attacked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), saying the agency is the reason her partner has been banned from entering the United States for years.Larsson shared a series of Instagram stories on Saturday criticising ICE, which has been under intense scrutiny following the fatal shooting of a woman by a…

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‘His own wife isn’t white’: Christian nationalist author says interracial marriages are not ‘ideal’, draws ire

Christian nationalist commentator and pastor Dale Partridge faced backlash after saying interracial marriage is not “ideal.”However, he praised his own marriage to a Mexican American woman as loving and successful, which the internet called hypocritical.Partridge shared his views in a lengthy post on X, where he said he agreed with fellow Christian nationalist Joel Webbon,…

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Rocks in food, diseased detainees unable to see doctor: Ro Khanna ‘horrified’ by living conditions at California ICE facility

US Congressman Ro Khanna has said he was “horrified” by conditions at a California immigration detention centre after speaking directly with dozens of detainees who described a lack of medical care, poor food and degrading living conditions, even worse than what animals live in. In a post on X and in interviews following his visit,…

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Lebanon: Israel strikes Hezbollah infrastructure; comes days after evacuation warning

Israeli warplanes carried out a series of strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday after issuing an evacuation warning, with the Israeli military saying it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure, Lebanese state media reported. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said “enemy warplanes launched more than 10 raids on the threatened location” in the town of Kafr Hatta,…

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‘Powerful, standing European military’: EU floats idea of 100,000-strong joint force; aims to cut reliance on US troops amid Greenland row

European Union countries should seriously consider creating a joint military force that could one day replace US troops stationed in Europe, the bloc’s defence commissioner has said, as concerns grow over Washington’s long-term commitment to the region.Speaking in Sweden on Sunday, EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius suggested the idea of setting up a “powerful, standing…

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