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Updated: 30/01/2026 – 6:21 GMT+1 Greenland has its own place on Denmark’s new coins, having previously shared its place on the currency with the Faroe Islands. Since December 2025, Denmark has been issuing new coins throughout the kingdom, having updated them to feature the new king, Frederik X, who ascended to the throne in 2024. … More
“It is highly unusual for a U.K. political party to be lobbying a foreign government over a U.K. foreign policy decision,” said Evie Aspinall, director the British Foreign Policy Group. “In part, that is because foreign policy is often relatively bipartisan, and because it is widely accepted that issues of national security should be addressed on a government-to-government basis.” Experts struggled to point to similar cases in recent history. After being dumped out of office in 2022, Boris Johnson did routinely press for a harder line from Western powers in support of Ukraine. But that was always in the same…
Starmer also contrasted his approach with that of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose visit to China this month — and subsequent speech in Davos declaring the old world order “ruptured” — prompted Trump to threaten a new wave of tariffs on Ottawa. Trump was asked about the U.K.’s pursuit of closer ties with Beijing as he attended the premiere of the film “Melania” in Washington. The U.S. president saved his harshest criticism for Carney but also warned Britain about its business dealings with China. “It’s very dangerous for them to do that,” Trump said. “And it’s even more dangerous,…
Russia is waging a continuous hybrid war against Europe through coordinated disinformation campaigns, drone incursions, sabotage and cyberattacks, but European nations remain reluctant to explicitly acknowledge the scale of the confrontation, according to a security expert tracking Moscow’s activities. Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi, founder of defence technology company OpenMinds, says Europe is already in a state of permanent low-threshold confrontation with Russia, even if political leaders avoid calling it that. “Whether Europe wants it or not, it is already in that space,” Hnizdovskyi told Euronews. “The steady combination of information operations, psychological pressure, cyber activity, jamming and repeated military signalling has created…
BEIJING — Britain on Thursday opened the door to an inward visit by Xi Jinping after the Chinese president hailed a thawing of relations between the two nations. Downing Street repeatedly declined to rule out the prospect of welcoming Xi in future after saying that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s current visit to China would not be a “one-and-done summit.” Asked about the prospect of an inward visit — which would be the first for 11 years — Starmer’s official spokesperson told reporters: “I think the prime minister has been clear that a reset relationship with China, that it’s no longer in an…
Published on 29/01/2026 – 11:47 GMT+1 A Mozambique-flagged oil tanker carrying Russian oil products has been drifting for days off the coast of Almería after losing steering in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spanish environmental group Ecologistas en Acción de Andalucía said. The Chariot Tide ran out of steering in the middle of the traffic lane in the strait, prompting Spanish maritime rescue vessel Clara Campoamor to monitor the situation. Two Moroccan tugs intervened to tow the tanker to the Alboran Sea, where it has been sailing at minimum speed. Although its declared destination is Tangier, environmental organisations say the cargo…
Instead, Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary for defense policy, is set to attend in his place, the diplomat and official said, a decision that is still subject to change. Colby is the third-highest-ranking civilian defense official at the Pentagon and a close ally of U.S. Vice President JD Vance. The U.S. Department of Defense didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment by POLITICO. Colby, nicknamed “Bridge,” is seen as a hardliner on Europe inside the Pentagon and is a staunch supporter of an isolationist U.S. foreign policy that advocates a less active American role — especially militarily — worldwide. He…
By Euronews Published on 29/01/2026 – 12:11 GMT+1 Six people died as Storm Kristin swept across mainland Portugal with winds reaching 202 kilometres per hour, leaving a trail of destruction across eight districts and affecting electricity supply to around 1 million customers. Three people died in Leiria, one in Marinha Grande, one in Silves and another in Vila Franca as the storm entered Portugal from the Leiria area on Wednesday before progressing inland. The National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority recorded 5,400 incidents by 10 pm local time (11 pm CET) Wednesday. People were left homeless, stadiums damaged, roofs torn off,…
“Le ministère de la Transition écologique voit la Guyane comme un sanctuaire figé à maintenir sous cloche à tout prix, et ce prix, ce sont les Guyanais qui le paient”, a-t-il accusé, évoquant un “écocolonialisme”. Mais c’est finalement le respect des obligations climatiques de la France qui l’a emporté. Monique Barbut, la ministre de la Transition écologique, s’est fortement opposée au texte, au nom de la protection des écosystèmes et de la lutte contre le dérèglement climatique, l’exploitation de nouveaux champs pétroliers n’étant pas compatible avec l’Accord de Paris sur le climat. “Cette proposition de loi n’offre pas un avenir…
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. After two decades of stop-start negotiations, the EU and India have clinched what was called the “mother of all deals”: a free trade agreement that would cut or eliminate tariffs on 97% of EU goods exports to India and grant preferential access in the other direction for 99% of Indian exports by value. That the deal came together at all, despite widely diverging positions, marks a shift on both sides. Red lines were crossed and concessions accepted:…