Italy on Wednesday said that an EU trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur could bring "enormous benefits", despite calling for a postponement of plans to seal the accord in December. On Friday, the bloc's member states are expected to vote in favour of the text that will create the world's largest free-trade area.
The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom have joined Denmark in reaffirming that mineral-rich Greenland “belongs to its people.” As the Americas and Europe find themselves deep in uncharted territory, François Picard welcomes fellow journalists Philip Turle and Fraser Jackson and Stefan Wolff, Political Scientist and Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham. They offer a lucid interpretation of US foreign policy, particularly in the c
US President Donald Trump, whose renewed threats to seize Greenland from NATO member Denmark have rattled the transatlantic alliance, said Wednesday he doubted allies would "be there for us if we really needed them." FRANCE 24's Gabrielle Nadler reports.
What's behind US President Donald Trump's obsession with taking over Greenland? FRANCE 24's Laurent Berstescher takes a look at the territory's strategic & economic importance for the US, and at previous attempts to purchase it, dating back to the 1800s.
The United States on Wednesday seized a Russian-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic after pursuing it from off the coast of Venezuela, in an operation condemned by Moscow. The US military also announced a second sanctioned tanker had been seized in the Caribbean Sea, bringing the total number of ships Washington has taken control of since last month to four. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
It’s a tweet pinned to the top of the official account of the US state department: “This is OUR Hemisphere, and President Trump will not allow our security to be threatened.”
Fossils of archaic humans found in a cave in Casablanca are helping to fill a gap in the history of humanity's evolutionary lineage, with researchers saying they may represent a population that existed shortly before Homo sapiens populated Africa.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he will meet with Danish officials next week amid rising fears that Washington plans to seize the world's largest island by force.
The United States said on Wednesday it had seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic and a second oil tanker in the Caribbean. US officials said both of the vessels are part of a so-called shadow fleet that has carried oil for countries such as Venezuela, Russia and Iran in violation of US sanctions.
US President Donald Trump says he is considering “a range of options” to acquire Greenland for national security reasons, with reports that the White House discussed scenarios including military action. Danish, Greenlandic and European leaders have firmly rejected the idea, stressing international law and insisting that Greenland is not for sale.
