Jan 7 (Reuters) - The British government said on Wednesday Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with United States President Donald Trump this evening and also set out his position on Greenland. Both leaders discussed the joint operation to intercept the Marinera tanker, recent progress on Ukraine and the U.S. operation in Venezuela, the statement said. Starmer had...
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela captured in a U.S. military raid, faces criminal charges in Manhattan, where federal prosecutors have targeted him for years. Here is a recap of the indictment unsealed on Saturday against Maduro, his wife, his son, and other co-defendants. WHAT CHARGES DOES MADURO FACE? The indictment alleged Maduro and...
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Monday that Greenland belonged to Denmark and that the NATO alliance could discuss strengthening its protection if necessary. Wadephul was speaking after U.S. President Donald Trump made renewed threats to take over Greenland, a prospect that alarmed NATO allies and has taken on a...
BUDAPEST, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. decision to topple Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro should have a positive impact on world energy markets, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday, adding that the U.S. and Venezuela would control up to half of global oil reserves. In the biggest U.S. intervention in Latin America since the...
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday doubled down on Mexico's opposition to Washington's attack on Venezuela and extradition of the country's president. "We categorically reject intervention in the internal matters of other countries," Sheinbaum said, reiterating an earlier statement. The Mexican leader added that Mexico is a sovereign country and is cooperating with...
Jan 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner will represent the United States at talks on Ukraine in Paris this week, a White House official said on Monday. (Reporting by Steve Holland, writing by Costas Pitas and David Ljunggren)
LATAKIA, Syria Dec 28 - Three people were killed on Sunday when protests in Syria's Alawite heartland of Latakia spiralledinto gunfire and other violence, according to the province's media office. Syria has been rocked by several episodes of sectarian bloodshed since longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, who hails from the Muslim Alawite minority, was ousted by a...
BELGRADE, Dec 23 (Reuters) - A decision by Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, to pull out of a luxury development plan in Serbia will deprive the country of much-needed foreign investment and other Balkan states will benefit, the head of Serbia's ruling party said. Kushner's U.S.-based Affinity Global Development told the Wall Street Journal...
WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN, Dec 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on Sunday as his special envoy to Greenland, reigniting Danish and Greenlandic alarm over Washington's plans for the vast, mineral-rich Arctic island. Trump has said several times over the years that Greenland, a Danish territory that is now largely self-governing, should become...
WIESBADEN, Germany, Dec 19 (Reuters) - A senior NATO military official voiced cautious optimism that the Czech Republic may continue an initiative to source large-calibre ammunition for Kyiv from global suppliers despite a recent change of government in Prague. Before taking office, new Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis pledged to cut military aid to Ukraine from...
