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Russia: Putin nods to Trump plans to seize Greenland
In Murmansk, the largest city north of the Arctic circle, President Vladimir Putin vowed to “strengthen Russia’s global leadership in the Arctic”, while warning that “geopolitical competition in the region” was intensifying.
The first example he gave was Donald Trump’s idea to acquire Greenland.
But from the Kremlin leader there was no criticism of his US counterpart.
And that’s telling, as the White House and the Kremlin try to rebuild relations.
“In short, America’s plans in relation to Greenland are serious,” President Putin said in an address to Russia’s Arctic Forum in Murmansk.
“These plans have deep historical roots. And it’s clear that the US will continue to systematically pursue its geo-strategic, military-political and economic interests in the Аrctic.
“As for Greenland this is a matter for two specific countries. It has nothing to do with us.”
Greenland: Greenlanders prepare for uncomfortable visit from US vice-president
A high-powered delegation of US officials will spend Friday at a remote military base on Greenland in what is being viewed as the latest move by the US as it amplifies its desire to acquire the Danish territory.
The US group includes Vice-President JD Vance and his wife Usha, White House National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah.
The trip marks the latest twist in what has become a tangled diplomatic journey that began with what was originally billed as a private tour by the US second lady.
Usha Vance was only supposed to travel to Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark, with her son to attend cultural events, like a dog-sledding race, and to spend some time visiting the capital of Nuuk.
Canada: PM Mark Carney says old relationship with US ‘is over’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada’s old relationship with the United States, “based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation, is over”.
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa after a cabinet meeting, Carney said Canadians must “fundamentally reimagine our economy” in the face of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
He said Canada would respond with retaliatory tariffs that will have “maximum impact” on the US.
Trump announced on Wednesday he would target imported vehicles and vehicle parts with a 25% tax, stating: “This is permanent.”
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Germany leads defiance to Trump car tariffs, saying it ‘will not give in’
Germany has said it “will not give in” and that Europe must “respond firmly” as US President Donald Trump targets imported cars and car parts with a 25% tax in his latest tariffs.
Other major world economies have vowed to retaliate, with France’s president branding the move “a waste of time” and “incoherent”, Canada calling it a “direct attack”, and China accusing Washington of violating international trade rules.
Carmaker stocks from Japan to Germany dipped. In the US, General Motors dropped 7%, while Ford fell more than 2%.
Trump has threatened to impose “far larger” tariffs if Europe works with Canada to do what he describes as “economic harm” to the US.
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UK: King experiences temporary side effects of cancer treatment
King Charles III spent a short period of time in hospital on Thursday after experiencing temporary side effects during cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said.
The King returned to Clarence House, where he was said to be continuing to work on state papers and make calls from his study. He has cancelled a tour of Birmingham on Friday, acting on medical advice.
Charles, 76, had planned to travel to the city for a busy schedule of engagements, which included four events.
The palace first announced the King’s cancer diagnosis in February 2024.
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USA: Marco Rubio says US revoked at least 300 foreign students’ visas
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US has revoked at least 300 foreign students’ visas as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to clamp down on pro-Palestinian protesters on university campuses.
“Maybe more than 300 at this point,” he said while speaking to reporters on a visit to Guyana. “We do it every day, every time I find one of these lunatics.”
Rubio was asked to confirm how many student visas the administration had revoked in its crackdown on rhetoric at universities that it considers anti-Israeli.
The remarks follow immigration officials detention of a doctoral Turkish student attending Tufts University – an arrest the secretary defended.
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Australia to hold federal election on 3 May
Australia will head to the polls for a federal election on 3 May.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose Labor Party will be defending a slim majority, announced the date after visitingthe Governor General in the capital, Canberra, on Friday.
Opinion polls predict a slim margin between the country’s two major parties, and the possibility that either will have to work with independent MPs or minor parties – which combined won a record share of the vote at the last vote in 2022 – to form the next government.
The campaign is expected to be dominated by cost-of-living issues, and Labor is fighting to avoid becoming the only first-term government to lose an election in almost a century.
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Starmer accuses Putin of ‘playing games’ over Ukraine peace deal
Western sanctions on Russia need to be increased, not weakened, in order to bring it to the negotiating table, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
The prime minister accused Vladimir Putin of “playing games and playing for time” after the Russian president demanded sanctions were lifted before a US-brokered maritime ceasefire is enacted.
“Now is not the time for pulling back or weakening sanctions – now is the time to increase sanctions to get them to the table,” Starmer said in Paris, where he is meeting European leaders.
French President Emmanuel Macron, co-hosting Thursday’s so-called “coalition of the willing” summit, has suggested a European reassurance force could “respond” if attacked by Moscow.
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Starmer accuses Putin of ‘playing games’ over Ukraine peace deal