Articles in ‘World News’

The US president’s push to acquire the island follows a “long and complex historical tradition of American territorial expansion,” Mats Nilsson has told RT RT: Protesters on City Square during a protest in support of Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Copenhagen, Denmark. ©  Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images · US President Donald Trump’s acquisition of Greenland without Denmark’s consent would have far-reaching consequences for…

Several European nations have recently sent troops to boost the security of the Danish autonomous territory amid US threats to acquire it · RT: A plane with Bundeswehr soldiers can be seen after landing on 16 January 2026, Greenland, Nuuk. ©  Julia Wäschenbach/picture alliance via Getty Images · Germany’s initial deployment of 15 soldiers to Greenland has wrapped up, German Armed Force spokesman Lt. Col.…

Hamas will have to honor its commitments “the easy way, or the hard way,” the US leader has warned · RT: Destruction caused by the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip. © Getty Images / Amir Levy · US President Donald Trump has announced the launch of the second phase of his plan to settle the conflict in Gaza, despite both sides repeatedly accusing each other of breaching an earlier-agreed ceasefire.…

The German chancellor, French president and Italian prime minister appear to have seen reason in making up with Moscow. But is it genuine? ByTarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of…

Yulia Timoshenko is facing new criminal charges amid a governance crisis in Kiev · RT: Ukrainian politician Yulia Timoshenko, Auvers-Sur-Oise, France, January 11, 2025. ©  Siavosh Hosseini / Keystone Press Agency via Global Look Press · Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko has confirmed that her party’s office has been searched by law enforcement as part of a parliamentary vote-buying probe.…

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to launch military strikes against the country amid ongoing mass protests there · RT: FILE PHOTO: US Northrop B-2 Spirit bomber. © Wikipedia · A US military attack on Iran is “imminent,” and could come within mere hours, Reuters has claimed, citing anonymous sources. · In recent days, President Donald Trump has issued several threats against the Islamic Republic,…

Member states have increased defense budgets, citing an alleged Russia threat, which Moscow dismisses as ‘nonsense’ · RT: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. © Getty Images / Thierry Monasse / Contributor · The EU has been working to boost its defense capabilities in order to become a “military powerhouse,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said, Euractiv has reported,…

The agricultural workers fear that cheaper Latin American beef could drive them out of business · © RT · Farmers across France have continued to block key motorways and ports in protest against a trade deal between the EU and Latin American economic bloc, Mercosur. · The agricultural workers are citing unfair competition from Latin American meat producers, who don’t have to follow the EU’s strict…

RT: US President Donald Trump. © Joe Raedle/Getty Images · Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky “has no cards” to negotiate peace with Russia, US President Donald Trump has said. · Trump made the remarks in a New York Times interview released in full on Sunday, discussing US mediation efforts. These include a leaked 28-point peace plan envisioning Kiev ceding the remainder of Donbass to Russia, renouncing its NATO ambitions, and capping its…

Britain is developing new tactical ballistic missiles with a range of more than 500 km, the Defense Ministry in London has announced · RT: UK Defence Secretary John Healey (right) and Vladimir Zelensky. ©  Stefan Rousseau/PA Images via Getty Images · The UK Defense Ministry has announced plans to develop new long-range missiles for Ukraine that would be capable of striking targets deep inside Russian…