An iceberg is seen at the Disko Bay close to Ilulissat, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, March 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

Intensifying Russian attacks on civilians and Ukraine's infrastructure, including the use of the Oreshnik missile, have underlined the need to urgently supply Ukraine with air defence systems and interceptor missiles.

STUTTGART, Germany — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said anything less than full American control of Greenland would be unacceptable, and he urged NATO to back his bid to wrest the huge island territory from fellow ally Denmark.

The US president has said Iran will ‘pay a huge price’ and has encouraged Iranians to topple the regime. In just a few days, thousands have been arrested, some face execution, and hundreds are reported dead.

Trump’s threat to annex an autonomous part of Denmark has plunged NATO into an unprecedented situation: An alliance based on collective defense now faces the prospect that one member might attack another.

NATO's Mark Rutte reports Russia's monthly military losses in Ukraine reach 25,000, a rate likened to ten years of Soviet losses in Afghanistan.

Nathalie Tocci, director of the Institute of International Affairs in Italy, described Trump as pursuing a policy that is “consistently imperial” which will allow other empires, such as Russia and China, to flourish. Tocci added, “Certainly it’s more comfortable for Putin and Xi Jinping to be their imperial selves where that’s the new norm.”

All NATO member states, including the US, have a common interest to defend Greenland, the coalition government said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

As Trump threatens allies and captures foreign leaders, the EU's Cypriot presidency faces a defining half-year: Can the bloc advance critical priorities while the basic assumptions underpinning its strategy collapse?