Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen:

We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends.

Even if there are minerals and oil under our land—and they are worth far more—we still would not sell ourselves.

We know what happened to Indigenous people in Alaska and Native Americans. Their land was taken, and they were not treated well.

We see who Trump surrounds himself with—white power people—and we are not white. We are people of color.

We know our rights would likely be taken away.

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Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen:

Here, you can study whatever you want for free, and the government actually pays you to study.

That welfare state—we would not trade it for anything in America.

From here, it looks like Trump is going after brown people, and we are considered brown people.

So yes, we would rather stay with Denmark.

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Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen:

We may not be many, but we are educated, we read, and we follow global news.

We know the treaties. We know the reality.

This is like a dog sled team—if one dog turns around and bites you, you can never trust that dog again.

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NEW: Syrian Army forces now control Tishreen Dam.

It controls Euphrates water flows, making it vital for irrigation, drinking water, and agriculture for millions downstream.

Its location near Manbij and upstream of Tabqa Dam makes it a key military and strategic chokepoint.

Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen:

If we became independent tomorrow, Trump would invade us.

He assumes Greenlanders are uneducated and stupid. The opposite is true.

We will be here hundreds of years after Donald Trump.

If he invaded us, we would wait him out like bad weather.

We know how to wait. We hunker down for storms. We could wait 10 or 20 years.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry on Greenland:

We urge the United States to stop using the so-called ‘China threat’ as a pretext to pursue selfish interests.

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Syrian Army's Operations Command:

Army forces have begun a deployment operation in the Syrian Jazira region to secure it.

Tishreen Dam and the northern countryside of Raqqa have been secured, in addition to the western countryside of Hasakah, up to the present moment.

Iraq Announces Full Withdrawal of US Forces from Federal Territory

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UK PM Starmer:

We are determined to keep our relationship with the US strong.

UK PM Starmer on Greenland:

The right way to approach this issue is through calm discussion between allies.

UK PM Starmer responds to Trump:

Use of tariffs against allies is completely wrong.

NEW: Putin has received an invitation to join the “Board of Peace.”

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Kremlin:

It’s hard to disagree with experts who say that if Trump resolves Greenland’s accession, he will go down in history.

Reporter: How can the US remain our closest ally when it is bullying us like this?

Starmer: The US remains a close ally on many topics. We work very closely with them. But we must stand up for our values.

I will speak to Trump again. We must find a pragmatic solution to this.

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EU Considers Tariffs on €93 Billion of US Goods After Trump Threat

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Reporter: Do you think that Trump is genuinely considering military action to take over Greenland?

Starmer: I don't. I think this can be resolved through calm discussion.

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Reporter: Isn't the conclusion from all that happened up to now that you have been too soft with Trump? Isn't the lesson we learned from this that you have to start being tough with him?

Starmer: I don't agree with that assessment...

World Economic Forum:

The Iranian Foreign Minister will not be attending Davos.

Although he was invited last fall, the tragic loss of lives of civilians in Iran over the past few weeks means that it is not right for the Iranian government to be represented at Davos this year.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she will dissolve the lower house of parliament on Friday, triggering snap elections.

The election, previously due by October 2028, could now be held as early as Feb. 8.

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German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil:

Germany and France are united: we will not be blackmailed.

There will be a clear and united European response, and we are already preparing joint countermeasures.

If President Trump maintains his tariff threats, Europe is ready.