AaThe first minister has vowed to use Donald Trump’s affinity for Scotland in a bid to avoid the prospect of tariffs being applied on imports to the US. John Swinney…
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USA: Trump ally Steve Bannon blasts Elon Musk as ‘truly evil’ in MAGA split
United States President-elect Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon has promised to have Elon Musk “run out” of the White House, in the latest escalation of tensions within the MAGA (Make America…
Greenland: We do not want to be American or Danish- PM Mute Egede
Greenlanders do not want to be American or Danish, the Arctic island’s prime minister has said, after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to acquire…
USA: Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department
Jack Smith, the special counsel who led two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department before the president-elect takes office later this month.According to a…
USA: Boeing and Google each give $1m for Trump inauguration
US aviation giant Boeing has told BBC News it is donating $1m (£812,600) to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump. Google has also confirmed that it has made a…
Ukraine: Trump says meeting with Russian President Putin being arranged
Donald Trump has said that a meeting is being arranged between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The US president-elect gave no timeline for when the meeting might take place.…
USA: Donald Trump spared jail or fine as judge sentences him in historic NY case
Donald Trump’s sentencing made for a jarring juxtaposition. Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass reviewed what he called the “overwhelming evidence” behind Trump’s criminal conviction and detailed how the president-elect had shown “disdain…
Denmark: Danes struggle with response to Trump Greenland threat
Copenhagen’s gloomy January weather matches the mood among Denmark’s politicians and business leaders.”We take this situation very, very seriously,” said Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen of Donald Trump’s threats to…
UK: Trump’s Greenland rhetoric destabilising- Lammy
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has played down US president-elect Donald Trump’s threats to acquire Greenland. The Arctic territory is controlled by Denmark but is also home to a US military…
Panama: Canal will stay in our hands, minister tells Trump
Panama has insisted that its sovereignty over the Panama Canal is “non-negotiable” after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military force to seize it. Trump made the remark…