Keywords: Foreign policy


María Corina Machado vows to lead Venezuela despite Trump's backing of Rodríguez

María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, insists she will become her nation's first female president when the time is right, undeterred by the Trump administration's preference for interim leader Delcy Rodríguez. Speaking at the Heritage Foundation in Washington,......

EU commits to doubling financial support for Greenland

The European Union has pledged to double its financial aid to Greenland amid escalating tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump's persistent push to acquire the Arctic island. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reaffirmed this commitment during a press conference in Limassol, Cyprus,......

Trump refuses to rule out military force or NATO exit for Greenland acquisition

President Donald Trump escalated his push to acquire Greenland on January 14, openly declining to dismiss military action or a potential withdrawal from NATO as means to secure the strategically vital Arctic territory under Danish control. The remarks came amid reports of NATO allies deploying troops......

Russia lacks resources to aid Iran amid escalating protests

Intensifying civil unrest across Iran threatens to topple a weakened regime, with Russia powerless to intervene as a key strategic ally in the Middle East. Analysts warn Moscow's commitments in Ukraine leave it unable to prop up Tehran amid protests sparked by the rial's collapse on December......

Trump blames Zelensky for blocking Ukraine peace deal

President Donald Trump has pinpointed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the key barrier to ending Russia's nearly four-year war in Ukraine. In an exclusive Oval Office interview with Reuters on January 14, Trump stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin stands ready to negotiate, while......

Danish and Greenlandic leaders meet Vance amid Trump annexation push

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt held crucial talks Wednesday at the White House with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Greenland's future. The meeting followed hours after President Donald Trump declared......

Trump warns Iran amid escalating protest death toll

President Donald Trump has ramped up his rhetoric against Tehran, telling Iranian protesters that help is on the way as the death toll from nationwide unrest climbs past 2,500, according to a U.S.-based human rights group. Speaking to demonstrators, Trump posted on Truth Social that he had canceled all......

France faces isolation in EU over Ukraine arms loan dispute

European Union member states clash over whether Ukraine can use a proposed 90 billion euro loan to purchase U.S. weapons, with France pushing strict "buy European" rules while Germany and the Netherlands argue Kyiv needs flexibility to acquire vital American systems. The European Commission......

Cuba rejects US talks amid Trump's oil cutoff threat

President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on Cuba by announcing an end to Venezuelan oil and financial flows to the island nation, demanding in a Truth Social post that Havana "make a deal before it's too late." This follows the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro......