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US oversight of Venezuela could last years, says Trump

US President Donald Trump has said the US could oversee Veneuzela and control its oil revenue for years to come.

The rare joint statement from the five party leaders, including Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen, said they 'strongly oppose' any US takeover of Greenland

'We will not be Americans', Greenland parties tell Trump

All five political parties in Greenland's parliament have issued a rare joint statement rejecting US President Donald Trump's threats to take control of the Arctic island.

Greenland • 45 mins

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to a meeting with oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is holding the meeting to discuss plans for investment in Venezuela after ousting leader its leade

Trump wants Greenland deal done 'easy way' or 'hard way'

US President Donald Trump has again suggested the use of force to seize Greenland as he brushed aside Denmark's sovereignty over the autonomous Arctic island.

World • 21 hrs

US President Donald Trump looks through a window to observe construction work on his new ballroom

Trump's Greenland confession exposes his real motives

US President Donald Trump has built his political brand on "telling it like it is" - cutting through diplomatic niceties to say what others won't, writes our Deputy Foreign Editor Edmund Heaphy.

Analysis and Comment • 2 hrs

Police car with words 'portland police' with crime scene tapes

US border agent shoots and wounds two people in Portland

A US immigration agent shot and wounded a man and a woman ⁠in Portland, Oregon, authorities said, leading city and state officials to call for calm following public outrage over the ICE shooting death of a Minnesota woman on Wednesday.

US • 09 Jan

Three astronauts and one cosmonaut on the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station board their transport vehicles to the launch pad

Astronaut medical issue on ISS forces early crew return

A "serious ⁠medical condition" with a crew member on board the ISS has led NASA to bring the astronaut and three crewmates back to Earth months earlier than planned.

World • 09 Jan

Sean Combs is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence

Trump rules out pardon for Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has written to Donald Trump seeking a presidential pardon, but the US president has said he is not considering clemency for the hip-hop star.

Music • 09 Jan

Steven Hirsch in court on 1 December for the NY Post

Luigi Mangione fights death penalty charge in court

Luigi Mangione, accused of gunning down a health insurance executive, will appear ⁠in federal court in a hearing over whether he should face the possibility of the death penalty if convicted.

US • 09 Jan

Protesters clash with federal agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Minnesota investigators 'barred' from ICE shooting probe

Officials in the US state of Minnesota have been blocked from taking part in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an immigration agent.

US • 08 Jan

Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Before being tapped as the acting head of the CDC, Susan Monarez was deputy directo

US Senate rebukes Trump on Venezuela in war powers vote

The US Senate has taken a major step toward passing a resolution to rein in President Donald Trump's military actions in Venezuela - a rare bipartisan rebuke following alarm over the secretive capture of leader Nicolas Maduro.

US • 08 Jan

A statue of the Danish missionary Hans Egede, founder of Nuuk, overlooking the city of Nuuk, Greenland

Fear, not defiance, greets Trump's threats in Greenland

US President Donald Trump's threats have brought fear, not defiance, to Greenland. A cultural instinct to avoid confrontation is colliding with a moment demanding the opposite, writes Deputy Foreign Editor Edmund Heaphy from the country's capital, Nuuk.

Analysis and Comment • 09 Jan

Commercial buildings near the port in Nuuk, Greenland

Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders

US officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenlanders as part of a bid to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join the United States, according to four sources familiar with the matter.

World • 08 Jan

Two people shot by US federal agents in Portland, Oregon

US federal agents shot two people in ⁠Portland yesterday, police said, adding that they were taken to hospital and their conditions were ‍not known.

US • 09 Jan

France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he delivers a speech to French ambassadors during the Ambassadors' Conference at the Élysée Palace in Paris

Macron accuses US of 'turning away' from allies

French President Emmanuel Macron warned the United States was "gradually turning away" from some of its allies and "breaking free from international rules", offering some of his strongest criticism yet of Washington's policies under Donald Trump.

US • 08 Jan

Donald Trump seen during talks with farmers at the White House

US says it will dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales

US President Donald Trump's administration has said it will dictate decisions to Venezuela's interim leaders and control the country's oil sales "indefinitely" after deposing Nicolas Maduro.

US • 08 Jan

US and Colombia agree on joint fight against guerrillas

Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro agreed with his US counterpart Donald Trump to take "joint action" against cocaine-smuggling guerrillas on the border with Venezuela, Bogota's interior minister has said.

World • 08 Jan

A vehicle is towed away after a shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations

Can the ICE agent who shot a woman be prosecuted?

Here is a look at the potential legal repercussions after a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis yesterday amid President Donald Trump's federal crackdown

US • 08 Jan

US withdrawal from UN climate treaty 'regrettable' - EU

The EU's climate chief has said that Europe would keep working with other nations to confront global warming despite the United States announcing its withdrawal from a bedrock UN climate treaty.

Climate Change • 08 Jan

A Golden Globes statue is seen in the ballroom during preparations for the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, on 2 January, 2025

Golden Globes picks presenters as Irish fingers crossed

The full list of presenters for this Sunday's Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, has been announced with Irish interest in a number of award categories.

Movies • 09 Jan

A bullet hole is seen in the windshield of a vehicle involved in a shooting by an ICE agent

AI deepfakes of Minnesota shooter, victim appear online

Hours after a fatal shooting in Minneapolis by an immigration agent, AI deepfakes of the victim and the shooter flooded online platforms, underscoring the growing prevalence of what experts call "hallucinated" content after major news events.

US • 08 Jan

Nick Reiner at "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" Los Angeles Premiere

Arraignment postponed for Rob Reiner's son over murder

An arraignment for the son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner over the stabbing deaths of his parents was postponed, after his lawyer stepped back from the case, while insisting his former client was not guilty of murder.

US • 07 Jan

Google, AI firm settle suicide case linked to chatbot

Alphabet's Google and AI startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a case by a Florida ⁠mother who alleged the startup's chatbot led to her 14-year-old son taking his own life, representing one of the first US cases targeting AI firms over alleged psychological harm.

Business • 07 Jan

Former senior Central Intelligence Agency office Aldrich Hazen Ames is led from U.S. Federal Courthouse in Alexandria

Ex-CIA agent convicted of spying for Soviets dies

Aldrich Ames, the Central Intelligence Agency spy who was sentenced to life in prison for selling secrets to the Soviet Union, costing the lives of a dozen double agents, has died in custody, US authorities said.

World • 07 Jan

Picturesque village on coast of Greenland - Colorful houses in Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Could Trump's desire for Greenland spell the end of NATO?

The White House has said President Donald Trump is discussing options including military action to take Greenland - despite a warning from Denmark that an attack would spell the end of NATO.

World • 07 Jan

US says seized oil tanker was 'flying false flag'

The United States military has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic Ocean for sanctions violations, bringing an end to a multi-week pursuit by US forces.

World • 07 Jan