U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were rebuffed Tuesday after attempting to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis without authorization, an incident that has triggered a formal diplomatic protest and raised serious legal questions under international law. Ecuador’s Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed that a note of protest has been filed with the U.S.…
The United States is set to gain control over designated areas of Greenland under a proposed security framework agreed this week on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, raising complex legal questions about sovereignty, territorial jurisdiction, and international law. According to diplomatic sources cited by The Telegraph, the arrangement would allow parts…
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, calling the speech “dangerous, disrespectful and unhinged,” and warning that such rhetoric undermines U.S. alliances and international legal norms. Speaking to CBS News correspondent Ed O’Keefe following Trump’s address on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, Beshear said the…
In a move that has drawn global scrutiny, the Trump administration’s proposed Board of Peace, an international body intended to oversee the ceasefire and reconstruction efforts in Gaza and potentially serve a broader peace mandate, includes a provision for nations to pay $1 billion in cash to secure permanent membership on the board, according to…
President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping new tariffs on Denmark and seven other European countries, invoking emergency economic powers in a move that is already facing legal scrutiny and diplomatic resistance across the Atlantic. Under the directive, the United States will impose 10 percent tariffs beginning in February on imports from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France,…
Several European NATO member states, including Germany, Sweden and Norway, have begun deploying military personnel to Greenland in a coordinated show of support for Denmark, as US President Donald Trump escalates public threats to annex the Arctic territory. CNN and Reuters and a host of other international news media are reporting that the deployments, described…
President Donald Trump’s reported consideration of offering direct payments—ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 per resident—to Greenlanders as an inducement to break away from Denmark and join the United States raises profound legal and diplomatic questions. The idea, which is under discussion within the administration, comes amid renewed interest by Trump in acquiring or otherwise exerting…
In a striking assertion that has raised concerns among legal scholars and foreign policy experts, President Donald Trump told The New York Times that the only thing that could limit his global powers is “my own morality” — not international law. The comments, published in a wide-ranging interview with the newspaper, signal an unprecedented view…
A senior NATO-affiliated official has issued an unusually blunt warning to the United States, escalating legal and diplomatic tensions surrounding President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in acquiring Greenland. Gunther Fehlinger, chairman of Austria’s NATO enlargement committee, said that any U.S. attempt to annex Greenland would trigger the confiscation of all American military bases across Europe…
The death toll from the United States’ military operation in Venezuela has climbed to at least 80 people, according to a report by TRT World, citing the New York Times. The report, published Sunday, January 4, 2026m quoted a senior Venezuelan official as saying the number of fatalities could rise further as assessments continue following…