European officials were stunned that President Trump restated his desire for Greenland after a yearlong effort to dissuade him, according to diplomats and others.
Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. “The real question is, by what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland?” Stephen Miller, one of President Trump’s closest aides, said this week.
A mass departure by sanctioned tankers, some switching to Russian flags, has triggered a fresh effort by the United States to pursue Venezuelan oil shipments at sea.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was said to have listed the Trump administration’s demands to Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, in a classified meeting Monday with senior congressional leaders.
President Trump has said since his first term that he wants to acquire Greenland, and he asked aides for an updated plan on Monday. European leaders reject the president’s assertions.
The attackers also abducted an unspecified number of people, including students from a Catholic school where over 300 people were kidnapped in November.
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