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Trump threatens 200% tariff on French wine to pressure Macron into joining ‘Board of Peace’ as Europe braces for wider rift U.S. President Donald Trump said he will impose a 200% tariff on French wines and champagne, a bid to pressure President Emmanuel Macron to join his proposed “Board of Peace,” as tensions with Europe deepened over the initiative and Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland. “Did he say that? Well, nobody wants him because he will be out of office very soon,” Trump said when told Macron would not…

European Union ambassadors will convene for an emergency meeting today after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened escalating tariffs on key European allies unless the United States is allowed to buy Greenland. Cyprus, which holds the EU’s rotating presidency, called the meeting for late afternoon. EU diplomats said it was set to start at 5 p.m. local time (4 p.m. Irish time). In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that starting Feb. 1, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland…

U.S. pulls some personnel from Middle East bases as Iran warns of strikes if attacked The United States is withdrawing some personnel from key military bases in the Middle East amid heightened tensions with Iran, a U.S. official said Wednesday, as Tehran warned regional neighbors it would target American facilities if Washington launches strikes. The U.N. Security Council is due to meet on Iran on Thursday at the request of the United States. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the drawdowns are…

COPENHAGEN — President Donald Trump said he may impose trade tariffs on countries that do not support his push to acquire Greenland, escalating a dispute as a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation arrived in Denmark to signal backing for Copenhagen and the island’s self-rule. “I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security,” Trump told reporters at the White House. The comments landed as senators and representatives from both parties began a two-day…

Iran has warned U.S. allies in the Middle East that it will strike American bases on their soil if Washington attacks Iran, according to a senior Iranian official, underscoring a sharp escalation in tensions surrounding a widening domestic crackdown and regional standoff. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Tehran has asked U.S. partners in the region to “prevent Washington from attacking Iran,” and delivered a direct message that bases hosting U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and…

Israel threatens to bar 37 aid groups from Gaza and West Bank over staff data dispute Israel has threatened to bar 37 international aid organizations from operating in Gaza and the occupied West Bank as early as tomorrow, saying they failed to submit personal details of staff under new registration rules. The move could force medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières to halt operations in Gaza, where it says deregistration would sever life-saving care for hundreds of thousands of people amid a deepening humanitarian crisis.…

Somalia asks U.N. Security Council to rebuke Israel’s recognition of North Western State of Somalia MOGADISHU — Somalia has asked the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israel’s formal recognition of North Western State of Somalia, calling the move a violation of Somalia’s sovereignty and a direct threat to regional stability in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea. In a letter sent to the council on Monday, Somalia said Israel’s decision last week to recognize the self-declared Republic of North Western State of…

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s National Consultative Council on Monday condemned Israel’s recognition of North Western State of Somalia, calling the move an illegal affront to Somalia’s sovereignty and a threat to security across the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the wider Middle East. In a communiqué issued after a series of meetings in Mogadishu, the council described Israel’s step as a violation of Somalia’s territorial integrity and international law, citing the Provisional Constitution as well as the charters of the United…

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s National Consultative Council on Monday condemned Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of North Western State of Somalia, calling the decision an illegal act that threatens security across the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the wider Middle East. In a communiqué issued by the Office of the Prime Minister after meetings in Mogadishu, the council said the move violates Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and reaffirmed what it called a non-negotiable national stance on unity rooted in the…

Somalia condemns Israel’s recognition of North Western State of Somalia, warns of regional security risks MOGADISHU — Somalia’s National Consultative Council on Monday rejected Israel’s recognition of North Western State of Somalia, calling the move illegal and a direct challenge to Somalia’s sovereignty that could destabilize security across the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the wider Middle East. In a communiqué issued after meetings in Mogadishu, the council said Israel’s decision violates the Provisional Constitution of…