Donald J. Trump
Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize, European officials say
U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” two European officials said Monday. Trump’s message to Jonas Gahr Støre appears to ratchet up a standoff […]
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Venezuela shows how locals turn to Tether-issued USDT stablecoin as governments wobble
The Tether (USDT) stablecoin logo. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Amid the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, locals rushed to secure their savings by converting their bolívares to dollar-pegged digital tokens called USDT. The timing of the attack may have been surprising to some, but Venezuelans subsequent embrace of stablecoins wasn’t. From the Middle […]
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Here are the European exporters most exposed if Trump’s Greenland tariffs kick in
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Tom Brenner | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a rising wave of tariffs on several European allies, raising the alarm for industries and […]
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Democrat Khanna refloats bill to block investors from buying up homes after Trump proposal
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna on Friday reintroduced a bill that would curb institutional investors from buying up housing, leveraging a similar call made recently by President Donald Trump. Trump said […]
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Trump wants nations to pay $1 billion for permanent Board of Peace seats
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration wants nations to pay $1 billion to remain on the Board of Peace, Bloomberg first reported on Saturday night, citing […]
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Bessent: Unlikely Supreme Court will overrule tariffs, Trump’s ‘signature economic policy’
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during an Economic Club of Minnesota event in Golden Valley, Minnesota, US, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. Ben Brewer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said it’s “very unlikely” that the Supreme Court will overturn President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs, […]
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At least 5,000 dead in Iran unrest, official says, as judiciary hints at executions
Protesters carry a large “Lion and Sun” pre-Iranian Revolution national flag of Iran, during the ‘March for a Free Iran’, held by Britain’s Iranian Committee for Freedom and Stop The Hate, in London, Britain, on Jan. 18, 2026. Toby Melville | Reuters At least 5,000 people have been killed in protests in Iran, including about […]
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Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, U.S. officials say
Federal Agents stand guard outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility during a protest against ICE following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman by a U.S. immigration agent, in Minneapolis, United States, on Jan. 8, 2026. Mostafa Bassim | Anadolu | Getty Images The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in […]
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‘Unacceptable’: European leaders hit back at Trump’s Greenland tariffs threat
People bear Greenlandic flags as they gather in front of the U.S. consulate protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images European leaders have hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose […]
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Trump threatens to sue JPMorgan Chase for ‘debanking’ him
Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorganChase, speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, U.S. December 6, 2025. Jonathan Alcorn | Reuters President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to sue JPMorgan Chase over allegedly “debanking” him following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. […]
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