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‘We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,’ Trump saysUS President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the US should take over Greenland, arguing that it would benefit his nation’s security.His demands have been rejected by the island’s leaders and by Nato member Denmark, of which Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory.Where is Greenland and why does it matter to Trump?Greenland – the world’s largest island which is not a continent – is located in the Arctic.It is also the most sparsely populated territory. About 56,000 people live there, mostly indigenous Inuit people.About 80% of its territory is covered by ice,…
Katya AdlerEurope editorBBCEarlier today, the so-called Coalition of the Willing, largely made up of European leaders, met in Paris with envoys of US President Donald Trump, to try to make further progress on a sustainable peace deal for Ukraine.With Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky insisting a plan to end the war with Russia is “90% of the way there”, no-one in that room wanted to jeopardise keeping the Americans onboard.But there was an immense elephant in that grand and glittering Paris meeting and the underlying atmosphere was extremely tense.Bear in mind the events of the last few days: the Trump administration’s…
Delcy Rodríguez has been sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president. Source link
Getty ImagesOn Monday morning, a handcuffed Nicholas Maduro stepped off a helicopter in New York City, flanked by armed federal agents. The Venezuelan president had spent the night in a notorious federal jail in Brooklyn, before authorities transported him to a Manhattan courthouse to face criminal charges.Attorney General Pam Bondi has said Maduro was brought to the US to “face justice”. But international law experts question the legality of the Trump administration’s actions, and argue the US may have violated international statutes governing the use of force. Domestically, however, the US’s actions fall into a legal grey area that may…
Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump says the US oil industry could be “up and running” with increased operations in Venezuela within 18 months, after a surprise military operation removed President Nicolás Maduro from power.Trump told NBC News that “a tremendous amount of money will have to be spent, and the oil companies will spend it, and the oil companies will spend it, and then they’ll get reimbursed by us or through revenue”.Representatives from major US petroleum companies planned to meet the Trump administration later this week, BBC’s partner CBS News reported.Analysts previously told the BBC it could take tens of billions…
The US government has made it clear that getting access to Venezuelan oil is an important motivation for its actions in the country. Source link
Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse.A man is on trial in southern France accused of drugging and sexually abusing women, as well as filming some of the assaults.Dance teacher and self-taught hypnotherapist Cyril Zattara is charged with raping 14 women over a decade, as well as allegedly secretly filming around 20 other women. Zattara, who has been held in detention awaiting trial since 2021, has admitted 10 rape charges.The trial is being held behind closed doors in the city of Aix-en-Provence at the request of one of the alleged victims, and is due to last at least two…
The talks, in Paris, are the latest effort to reduce tensions between two longstanding enemies. A deal would help both curry favor with the Trump administration. Source link
Alice Cuddy,reporting from Cúcuta, on the Colombia-Venezuela borderandVanessa Buschschlüter,Latin America editor, BBC News OnlineReutersPolice guarded the National Assembly where Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in MondayAt least 14 members of the press were detained in Venezuela on Monday as they were covering the aftermath of the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by US forces. The union representing media workers in Venezuela said all but one of those detained were employed by foreign news organisations and were released later on Monday, with one reporter deported. Foreign news media have long faced restrictions in Venezuela, with very few being granted visas to…
President Volodymyr Zelensky has reshuffled the leadership of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), replacing influential Vasyl Malyuk and nominating Maj-Gen Yevhenii Khmara as acting head.The SBU is primarily concerned with internal security and counter-intelligence and, since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, it has also played a prominent role in assassinations and sabotage attacks deep inside Russia.Malyuk, who had run the SBU since 2022, gained a reputation for overseeing successful operations against Russia and for purging the SBU from alleged Russian double agents. The latest reshuffles are the latest in a long series made by Zelensky since the start…
As the country’s status quo abruptly shifts, experts say maintaining a coalition is crucial for political survival. Source link
Elon Musk’s X must urgently deal with its in-built artificial intelligence Grok being used to generate “absolutely appalling” fake sexualised images, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said. Ofcom raised “serious concerns” on Monday with the social media platform’s AI tool, as it can be used to create “undressed images of people and sexualised images of children”. Since the start of the new year, X users – mainly women – have reported that accounts have used Grok to generate images of them without clothing.There are also several cases where Grok has created sexualised images of children, according to analysis by news…
In a statement delivered by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, António Guterres said the Council was meeting “at a grave time” following the 3 January US military action in Venezuela.The broad outlines of the operation, which unfolded across Caracas and the northern states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira, have been widely reported, though the extent of casualties remains unclear. US President Donald Trump announced a “large scale strike” and rendition of his Venezuelan counterpart on Saturday, later stating the US would now “run the country” until a transition could be secured.Venezuela has characterized the operation as blatant military…
Why it matters: Council members are split over whether Washington’s move upholds accountability – or undermines a foundational principle of international order. Some delegations argue the action was exceptional and justified; others warn it risks normalising unilateral force and eroding state sovereignty.Setting the tone, the UN Secretary-General cautioned that international peace and security rest on all Member States adhering to the UN Charter – language that framed a debate likely to expose deep and lasting divisions inside the chamber in New York – all as the Venezuelan leader appeared in a downtown federal courtroom just a few miles away. US…
The US action made “all States less safe around the world”, said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the High Commissioner.Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Ms. Shamdasani rejected the US justification for its intervention on the grounds of the Venezuelan Government’s “longstanding and appalling” human rights record. “Accountability for human rights violations cannot be achieved by unilateral military intervention in violation of international law,” she insisted.“Far from being a victory for human rights, this military intervention, which is in contravention of Venezuelan sovereignty and the UN Charter, damages the architecture of international security…And this is a point that the Secretary-General has also made.”Ms.…
Archie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesNestle has issued a global recall of some baby formula products over concerns they contain a toxin which can cause food poisoning.The food and drink giant said specific batches of its SMA infant formula and follow-on formula were not safe to be fed to babies.The batches were sold across the world, Nestle said, and they potentially contain cereulide, which can trigger nausea and vomiting when consumed.The company said there had been no confirmed reports of illness associated with the products, but was recalling them “out of an abundance of caution”.”The safety and wellbeing of babies is our…
BBC Verify takes a closer look at videos circulating online claiming to show Venezuelans celebrating the US seizure of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. Source link
‘We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,’ Trump saysOne of Donald Trump’s most influential aides has said Greenland should become part of the US in order to protect Nato and the Arctic.Asked in an interview with CNN to confirm the US would rule out the use of force to annex the semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark, Stephen Miller said, “nobody’s going to fight the US over the future of Greenland.”On Sunday Trump repeated his insistence that the US “needs” Greenland – to the consternation of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen who said an attack by the…
Madeline Halpertin court in New YorkWatch: What it was like in the courtroom at Maduro’s hearingThe sound of clanking leg shackles could be heard moments before Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro walked through the doorway of a New York City courtroom for the first time.He then told packed rows of reporters and the public that he had just been “kidnapped”. Minutes after his entrance, the Judge Alvin Hellerstein asked Maduro to confirm his identity so the proceedings could start. “I am, sir, Nicolás Maduro. I am president of the Republic of Venezuela and I am here kidnapped since January 3rd,” he…
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The US seizing of Venezuela’s leader has faced strong criticism from both America’s friends and foes at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.Many member states agreed with the US that Nicolás Maduro had been an illegitimate and repressive leader. But many also condemned the US military action as a breach of international law and the UN Charter, and they demanded a democratic transition that reflected the will of the Venezuelan people.Among US allies, France was by far the most outspoken. The deputy ambassador, Jay Dharmadhikari, said Maduro’s taking by the US runs “counter to the principle of…
The Swiss bar that was the scene of a fire that killed 40 people and injured 116 hadn’t undergone safety checks for five years, authorities say. The mayor of Crans-Montana, Nicolas Feraud, told a Tuesday press conference that he could not explain why the La Constellation bar hadn’t been checked in so long, but that the council was “profoundly sorry”. “We regret that – we owe it to the families and we will accept the responsibility,” he said.He added that sparklers – which are believed to have caused the fire – will be banned in local venues. Local authorities will…
A new “breakthrough” blood test can help spot the key warning signs of Alzheimer’s, latest research suggests.The technique, using a blood sample taken with a finger prick at home and posted to a laboratory without refrigeration, could make detecting the disease easier, especially in places where traditional tests are hard to access, said scientists. They claimed the self-sampling method could “fundamentally change” how they conduct research into the progressive brain disorder.Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behaviour. It is usually tested for through brain scans or spinal fluid tests, which can be both invasive and…
This aerial view shows icebergs floating in the waters beaten down by the sun with buildings in the background off Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, legislative elections. Odd Andersen | Afp | Getty ImagesEuropean leaders on Tuesday issued a joint statement to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in Greenland, saying security in the Arctic must be achieved collectively. “The Kingdom of Denmark – including Greenland – is part of NATO,” the statement said, according to a letter published by Denmark’s Prime Minister’s Office on X. “Security…
