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EN DIRECT, Groenland : Keir Starmer, qui s’est entretenu avec Donald Trump, estime qu’il est « inapproprié d’imposer des droits de douane aux alliés qui œuvrent pour la sécurité collective » de l’OTAN

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T19:21:01+00:00

Le président américain a menacé samedi huit pays, dont la France, de droits de douane de 10 % sur toutes les marchandises expédiées aux Etats-Unis à compter du 1ᵉʳ février 2026, tant que ces Etats s’opposent à son projet d’annexion du territoire autonome danois.

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EU considers retaliatory measures over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T19:13:55+00:00

Emmanuel Macron calls on fellow leaders to use powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffsThe EU was weighing up retaliatory tariffs on American goods and even deploying its most serious economic sanctions against the US as European leaders lined up to criticise Donald Trump’s threat to levy new taxes on imports from eight nations who oppose his attempt to annex Greenland – which one minister called “blackmail”.“Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral,” the leaders of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherl

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Tariffs on Nato allies are wrong, Starmer tells Trump in Greenland crisis call

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T19:12:15+00:00

UK prime minister holds phone call with US president as European leaders scramble to protect Danish territoryKeir Starmer has told Donald Trump he is wrong to threaten tariffs against Nato allies to try to secure Greenland, as part of a flurry of diplomatic calls intended to tackle the crisis.The UK prime minister spoke to the US president on Sunday, as well as to Mette Frederiksen, the Danish PM, whose country’s territory includes Greenland, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general. Continue reading...

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Western alliance hangs in balance as Europe stiffens itself against Trump’s threats

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T18:55:52+00:00

US demand to own Greenland leaves little scope for compromise, and forcing the issue would entail end of NatoGreenland, with a population of fewer than 57,000, might not seem to be the territory on which the future of the relationship between Europe and the US, the viability of Nato as the world’s most successful defence alliance, or even the fractured relations between the UK and Europe would be determined.But battlefields are sometimes the product of chance, rather than choice. It now feels as if Donald Trump’s threat to impose 10% tariffs on eight fellow Nato states for sending troops last

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La festa per i 50 anni di Repubblica all’Auditorium, con noi lettori e grandi ospiti

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T18:51:24+00:00

All'Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma lo spettacolo per celebrare mezzo secolo della nostra storia, guardando al futuro. Orfeo: “Tutti sappiano che questo giornale non rinuncerà mai alla sua indipendenza e alla sua libertà”. Il monologo di Serra e l'urlo tra gli applausi: “Viva Repubblica”. Standing ovation per Augias

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Trump exacts revenge on Bill Cassidy by backing possible Republican challenger

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T18:47:58+00:00

Trump’s support of Letlow comes after Louisiana senator voted to convict president in second impeachment trialDonald Trump has sought to deliver a staggering blow to the re-election chances of Senator Bill Cassidy – the president’s fellow Republican with whom he has politically feuded – by giving his “complete and total endorsement” to a potential primary opponent.Trump’s endorsement of US House member Julia Letlow as well as his encouragement for her to run for Cassidy’s Senate seat in Louisiana comes after the senator voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial during Trump’s firs

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EU diplomats holding crisis talks over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T18:15:41+00:00

Emmanuel Macron to urge EU to use its powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffsEurope live – latest updatesSenior European diplomats were holding crisis talks after Donald Trump said he was targeting eight European nations with tariffs over their opposition to his attempt to annex Greenland.Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said Trump’s tariffs would be a mistake, and the Dutch foreign minister, David van Weel, described the US president’s threats to allies as “blackmail”, as reaction from European leaders continued to pile up. Continue reading...

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Oxfam trustee quits board over ‘cruel’ treatment of ex-boss

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T18:13:23+00:00

Balwant Singh calls for regulatory intervention after Halima Begum was forced out as chief executiveAn Oxfam trustee has resigned from the charity’s board over claims of governance failures and “cruel and inhumane” treatment of the organisation’s former boss.Dr Balwant Singh said he had “lost confidence in the board’s governance, integrity, transparency and accountability” a month after Halima Begum was forced out as chief executive. “These failures are now sufficiently serious and systemic to warrant external regulatory intervention,” Singh said. Continue reading...

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Iran warns world that any attack on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would be declaration of war

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T18:10:58+00:00

Iran’s president makes comment in response to speculation Donald Trump is planning to assassinate or remove Iran’s supreme leaderIran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, warned on Sunday that any attack on the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would mean a declaration of war.In an apparent response to speculation that Donald Trump is considering an attempt to assassinate or remove Khamenei, Pezeshkian said in a post on X that “an attack on the great leader of our country is tantamount to a full-scale war with the Iranian nation.” Continue reading...

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Iran warns attack on Khamenei would be declaration of war

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T18:10:58+00:00

President issues warning amid speculation Donald Trump plans to assassinate or remove supreme leaderIran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, warned on Sunday that any attack on the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be a declaration of war.In an apparent response to speculation that Donald Trump is considering an attempt to assassinate or remove Khamenei, Pezeshkian said in a post on X: “An attack on the great leader of our country is tantamount to a full-scale war with the Iranian nation.” Continue reading...

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EU weighs tough restrictions in face of Trump tariffs but appeasement remains most likely path

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T18:10:35+00:00

Next few weeks will show if Trump overplayed his hand with EU over Greenland levies, as calls grow for bloc to trigger untested anti-coercion toolEurope live – latest updatesAs the sun set over the port of Limassol in Cyprus, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, last Thursday used a tried and tested formula to describe the United States – calling it one of “our allies, our partners”. Only 24 hours earlier, Denmark, an EU and Nato member state, had warned that Donald Trump was intent on “conquering” Greenland, but the reflex at the top of the EU executive to describe the U

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Trump’s tariff shock suggests EU’s strategy of flattery and appeasement has failed

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T18:10:35+00:00

Next few weeks will show if Trump has finally pushed too far with Greenland levies, as calls grow for bloc to take tougher actionEurope live – latest updatesAs the sun set over the port of Limassol in Cyprus, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, last Thursday used a tried and tested formula to describe the United States – calling it one of “our allies, our partners”. Only 24 hours earlier, Denmark, an EU and Nato member state, had warned that Donald Trump was intent on “conquering” Greenland, but the reflex at the top of the EU executive to describe the US as a friend run

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Chile Wildfires Kill 16 and Force Wide Evacuation

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T17:58:00+00:00

One mayor pleaded with the national government for help as flames destroyed entire neighborhoods in the southern region of Biobío.

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UK to create new ‘school of government’ to train senior civil servants

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T17:52:06+00:00

Establishment will give training in AI and other skills, more than a decade after David Cameron axed previous schoolMinisters will bring in a new “school of government” for senior civil servants to train them in AI and other skills – more than a decade after David Cameron axed the previous college for Whitehall.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, will announce the new body in a speech on Tuesday setting out the government’s plans to “rewire” the civil service for modern times. Continue reading...

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En Syrie, le gouvernement annonce un cessez-le-feu avec le chef des forces kurdes

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T17:47:56+00:00

L’accord signé comprend l’intégration des FDS et des forces de sécurité kurdes dans des ministères syriens, et la remise au gouvernement des provinces de Deir ez-Zor et de Rakka, sous contrôle kurde.

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Trump’s calls to seize Greenland ignite fresh criticism from Republican party

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T17:40:47+00:00

Thom Tillis, Lisa Murkowski, Mike Pence and others say action could hurt US economy and strain Nato allianceDonald Trump’s escalating calls for the United States to seize or otherwise obtain Greenland has ignited fresh criticism from the president’s own Republican party, with some saying it could hurt the US economically or strain the Nato military alliance.Such Republicans included US senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, who were part of a bipartisan group to travel to Denmark to discuss concerns in Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. Continue reading...

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Government pulls amendment to Hillsborough law after backlash

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T17:24:11+00:00

Proposed change relating to spies was criticised by campaigners and MPs as allowing an opt-out for senior officialsThe government has pulled an amendment to its proposed Hillsborough law amid concerns from campaigners and MPs that the legislation was being watered down.The public office (accountability) bill aims to force public officials and contractors to tell the truth after disasters. Continue reading...

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Menaces de surtaxes douanières : le Royaume-Uni hausse le ton de manière inhabituelle

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T17:19:30+00:00

Downing Street a qualifié de « totalement inadmissible » la menace d’imposer des taxes douanières pour forcer une annexion américaine du Groenland. Le premier ministre britannique est de plus en plus pressé d’en finir avec une posture plutôt accommodante pour le président américain.

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Menaces de surtaxes douanières : face à Donald Trump, le Royaume-Uni hausse le ton de manière inhabituelle

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T17:19:30+00:00

Downing Street a qualifié de « totalement inadmissible » la menace d’imposer des taxes douanières pour forcer une annexion américaine du Groenland. Keir Starmer est de plus en plus pressé d’en finir avec une posture plutôt accommodante pour le président américain.

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Uganda’s president calls opponents 'terrorists' in victory speech

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T17:17:19+00:00

Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term but poll criticised by observers and rights groups over repression of opposition and internet blackoutUganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, fresh from winning a seventh term in office at 81, said on Sunday that the opposition were “terrorists” who had tried to use violence to overturn the election results.Official results showed Museveni winning a landslide with 72% of the vote, but the poll was criticised by African election observers and rights groups due to the heavy repression of the opposition and an internet blackout. Continue reading...

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Trump invites India to global Board of Peace aimed at Gaza stability

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T17:14:04+00:00

The proposed international body aims to oversee governance, coordinate funding and support Gaza’s transition from conflict to peace following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

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Who is part of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza?

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-18T17:02:22+00:00

Trump unveils a complex three-tier governing structure for Gaza that places Trump and pro-Israel officials at the top.

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