President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but said he would not use force to do so while repeatedly deriding European allies and vowing that NATO should not try to block U.S. expansionism. In an extraordinary speech at the World Economic Forum, the president said he was asking
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he reached a framework for a deal over Greenland following a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte, and that he would therefore waive tariffs scheduled to hit European allies. "We have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region," Trump said in a post on
An emotional Prince Harry on Wednesday blasted the publisher of two UK newspapers, accusing them of making his wife Meghan's life "an absolute misery" as he finished testifying at London's High Court. Holding back tears, the prince said pursuing the years-long joint legal action against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), the publisher of the Daily Mail
A commuter train near Barcelona ploughed into the rubble of a collapsed wall on Tuesday, killing one and injuring dozens in Spain's second deadly rail accident in days. The latest incident is likely to raise more questions about Spanish transport safety, coming two days after the collision of two high-speed trains in the southern region of Andalusia
US Ambassador to Malta Somers Farkas “will not hesitate to pursue” Donald Trump’s agenda, she said in an introductory video posted to the US Embassy’s social media channels. Farkas, a Virginia-born former model, philanthropist and advertising executive, was nominated as ambassador to Malta in late 2024. She has previously spoken of her plans to deepen
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Wednesday. All newspapers report on Storm Harry, which brought strong winds to Malta for more than 24 hours between Monday and Tuesday, diverting and cancelling flights and ferries, tearing down dozens of trees and wrecking shop fronts. MaltaToday also refers to a call by Maltese MEPs for unity
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Tuesday it was facing an "unprecedented attack" as Israeli bulldozers began demolishing buildings inside its east Jerusalem headquarters. UNRWA spokesman Jonathan Fowler said in a statement to AFP that Israeli forces "stormed into" the compound shortly after 7am (0500 GMT). "This is an unprecedented
Flooding in Tunisia has killed four people, authorities said Tuesday, with one official reporting a "critical" situation as parts of the North African country experienced their heaviest rainfall in more than 70 years. All four deaths occurred in Moknine, in the Monastir governorate, where "two people were swept away by floodwaters, while a woman drowned
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday the bloc plans "massive" investments in Greenland, as it seeks to counter US President Donald Trump's threats to take the autonomous Danish territory in the name of securing the Arctic. "We are working on a massive European investment surge in Greenland," von der Leyen told the World Economic Forum in Davos,
US President Donald Trump accused the United Kingdom on Tuesday of "great stupidity" for a deal to hand the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. "The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired," Trump posted on his