Denmark Danes petition to buy California as Trump pursues Greenland The US president's increasingly belligerent statements about the Danish territory have met with apprehension, outrage, and now, humour. 12/02/2025
Europe News EU leaders and lawmakers condemn Trump's sanctions against ICC Several of the bloc's member states expressed their concern and pledged to safeguard the court and those who work there. 12/02/2025
USA Trump and Musk defend cutting federal programs under DOGE Musk claimed that the two spoke daily and had frequent conversations about where the South African-born billionaire should concentrate his efforts within the government. 12/02/2025
Business How Elon Musk's €94.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed a $97.4 billion (€94.4bn) takeover bid led by rival Elon Musk, but the unsolicited offer could complicate Altman's push to transform the maker of ChatGPT into a for-profit company. 12/02/2025
Europe News Europeans think US is 'necessary partner' not 'ally', study finds A study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) shows that Europeans no longer see the US as an 'ally', and revealed a broad variety of opinions on the future of the EU. 12/02/2025
Europe News Can European carmakers go green without going bust? Later today, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra will host a second meeting on the crisis in Europe’s car industry, driven in part by strict new limits on carbon emissions for new cars. 12/02/2025
EuroVerify Does Donald Trump's Gaza takeover plan breach international law? The likelihood US President Donald Trump will see his Gaza plan through is slim, but does it have any standing from an international legal perspective? 11/02/2025
Europe News EU can't plug USAID funding gap including in Ukraine, Commission says “The EU cannot fill this gap left by others,” the European Commission told Euronews as disability NGOs seek emergency aid from Brussels after US President Donald Trump blocked international development projects. 11/02/2025
Europe in Motion What is the balance of trade between the EU and US? Over the past decade, EU exports to the US have surged by 44%. 11/02/2025
Travel News Why has Indonesia ordered Trump’s tourism project to stop? The government says that mismanagement of rainwater at the resort has halved the size of Lake Lido. 11/02/2025
Vatican Pope Francis hits out at Trump's mass deportation of migrants In a letter to US bishops, the Catholic leader warned that the plan will harm the already vulnerable. 11/02/2025
Venezuela US begins deportation flights to Venezuela The development comes shortly after Trump envoy Richard Grenell met the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas. 11/02/2025
Europe News EU prepares retaliatory measures as tensions rise with US The European Union is up in arms as Donald Trump carries out his tariff threat. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and some MEPs called for unity. 11/02/2025
World News Cancel ceasefire if Hamas doesn't return hostages, Trump says “I’m speaking for myself,” Trump said, “Israel can override it.” 11/02/2025
Europe News 'Perfect storm' of crises threatening EU's security, economic model The multipolarisation of the international order is challenging the EU's liberal vision with Donald Trump's return to the White House likely to accelerate the trend, a key report found. 10/02/2025
North Korea North Korea to expand nuclear weapons programme, says Kim Jong-un The warning came after Kim accused the US of escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula through its alliance with South Korea and Japan. 10/02/2025
Europe News EU will react against 'unlawful' US tariffs, says European Commission The European executive has announced that it would retaliate against US tariffs on aluminium and steel if they are confirmed, considering them unlawful and counterproductive. 10/02/2025
USA Trump doubles down on plan to take over Gaza US President Donald Trump said he is committed to "buying and owning" Gaza and that other countries in the Middle East could help to rebuild it. 10/02/2025
Economy Trump to announce tariffs on steel and aluminium, with more coming Trump's comments on 25% tariffs are the latest example of his willingness to threaten, and in some cases to impose, import taxes. Tariffs are coming much earlier in his presidency than during his previous four years in the White House, when he prioritised tax cuts and deregulation. 10/02/2025
Mexico Wave of solidarity helps migrants at the US border More than 4,000 immigrants have been deported from the US this year as Trump intensifies his crackdown with mass deportations. In response, aid groups are helping undocumented migrants at border crossings. 10/02/2025