Author: Press Room

Copenhagen has begun deploying additional military assets to Greenland amid the escalating row with the US over the island, Danish broadcaster DR reported on Wednesday, citing sources.Denmark has already sent in an advance command to the island, as US President Donald Trump has shown increasing intent on acquiring the territory by any means. In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly stated Washington must take possession of Greenland for the sake of “national security,” hinting at potentially taking the island by force.The advance command is set to prepare logistics and infrastructure ahead of the expected arrival of a larger Danish contingent, propped…

President Donald Trump met with anti-socialist Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, discussing the future of the country following the capture of former dictator Nicolás Maduro. Machado, the leader of center-right party Vente Venezuela, escaped from the Maduro-controlled nation in December with the help of the Trump administration to receive her Nobel Peace Prize in Norway after facing threats from the regime. “I’m going to have to speak to her. She might be involved in some aspect of it. I will have to speak to her. I think it’s very nice that she wants to…

President Donald Trump on Thursday introduced the Great Healthcare Plan, a comprehensive healthcare plan to lower drug prices and health insurance premiums, hold big insurance companies accountable, and increase price transparency. “Instead of putting the needs of big corporations and special interests first, our plan finally puts you first,” Trump said in a video announcing the Great Healthcare Plan. “It puts more money in your pocket. The government is going to pay the money directly to you. It goes to you, and then you take the money and buy your own health care.” Trump’s Great Healthcare Plan comes at a…

The EU intends to tap the frozen reserves if Kiev fails to repay a new €90 billion loan The European Commission has formally presented a €90 billion ($105 billion) EU taxpayer-funded loan package for Kiev, insisting that its original idea to eventually use frozen Russian assets for the purpose remains on the table.Kiev’s Western backers froze $300 billion in Russian central bank assets after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. The majority is held at the Belgian-based depository Euroclear.Last month, the EU failed to agree on using the funds as collateral for a ‘reparations loan’ for Ukraine. As…

The United States military has taken some steps across the Middle East over the past few days that could indicate preparations for an operation against Iran, although they could also be acts of simple prudence or feints. The BBC reported on Wednesday that America and the United Kingdom have withdrawn some personnel from the al-Udeid airbase in Qatar, the largest U.S. base in the Middle East. Al-Udeid came under missile attack from Iran in June after the U.S. bombed Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities. Most of the Iranian missiles were intercepted, but one of them struck the base and caused moderate…

English singer Yungblud reacted to the current civil unrest in Iran by praising women — who he says are leading the revolution — and urged his fans to be aware of what is transpiring in the Middle Eastern country and “post” about it, declaring, “Nobody is free until we are all fucking free!” “Two years ago, I spoke about a girl called Mahsa Amini from Iran, who was murdered for not wearing her hijab,” Yungblud said during a recent concert performance, adding, “Now, it is not my prerogative to question somebody’s religion, but this community fights for equality and liberation throughout the…

The US president believes his Russian counterpart is ready to make a deal, unlike the Ukrainian leader US President Donald Trump has singled out Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky as the main obstacle to a peace agreement to end the conflict with Russia, in an Oval Office interview with Reuters.Trump has repeatedly expressed frustration that his attempts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine over the past year have been unsuccessful, alternately blaming both Moscow and Kiev for the deadlock.Asked on Wednesday who was stalling the negotiations, Trump responded with a single name: “Zelensky.”“I just think he’s… having a hard time…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday claimed the massive nationwide uprising against the regime he serves was an “Israeli plot” carried out by “ISIS-style terrorist operations,” and the regime has defeated these “terrorists” after three days of pitched battle. “These terrorist cells entered the protests, using Daesh-style terrorist operations. They shot at police officers, burned them alive, beheaded them, and targeted civilians,” Araghchi claimed in an interview with Brett Baier of Fox News. “Daesh” is another name for the Islamic State. “For three days, we were not fighting protesters. We were fighting terrorists,” Araghchi said. According to the Iranian…

On Thursday, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reported that the number of firearms “in civilian possession” topped 500 million by the end of 2023. The NSSF gathered information from “reports such as ATF Firearms Commerce in the United States, ATF AFMER and Congressional Research Service and including the collective ATF AFMER reports up to the 2023 edition.” They noted, “The estimated total number of firearms in civilian possession from 1990–2023 is 506.1 million.” On January 12, 2024, Breitbart News pointed to a previous NSSF report showing there were an estimated 473.2 million firearms in U.S. civilian hands by the end…

This marks the first time a mission has returned ahead of schedule for medical reasons in the station’s 25-year history Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on Thursday after leaving the International Space Station (ISS) a month ahead of schedule due to a medical issue affecting one crew member.The four-person team had been conducting research aboard the ISS since August and was expected to remain until next month, following a handover period after the arrival of the Crew-12 mission.The Crew-11 members – Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, and Japan’s…