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UK PM Starmer tells Trump tariffs on allies over Greenland are 'wrong'
Date: January 18, 2026
Jan 18 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday after talking to the leaders of Denmark, the EU and NATO, to say he believed "applying tariffs on...
US needs Greenland because of European 'weakness,' Bessent says
Date: January 18, 2026
By Nicholas P. Brown NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) - European "weakness" necessitates U.S. control of Greenland for global stability, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday even as some...
Syrian president cancels Germany visit, Merz meeting
Date: January 18, 2026
BERLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa has cancelled his visit to Berlin on Monday and Tuesday, a German government spokesperson told Reuters. Al-Sharaa had been scheduled to...
EU considers $108 billion in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump's Greenland threat, FT reports
Date: January 18, 2026
Jan 18 (Reuters) - European capitals may hit the U.S. with 93 billion euros ($107.71 billion) worth of tariffs or restrict American companies from the bloc's market in response to U.S. President...
Markets on edge as Trump threatens more tariffs on Europe over Greenland
Date: January 18, 2026
LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to implement further tariffs on imports of goods from some European countries until the U.S. is allowed to acquire Greenland, a move...
Syria government, Kurdish forces agree sweeping integration to end clashes
Date: January 18, 2026
By Mahmoud Hasano and Khalil Ashawi and Jaidaa Taha TABQA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Syrian government and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed on an immediate and comprehensive...