US military

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Three key provisions in Trump’s Greenland deal with NATO. Will they be enough?

Few details have filtered out about the diplomatic compromise that apparently satisfied Mr Trump enough for him to withdraw his initial Greenland tariff threat.

US troops could disobey questionable orders, says Catholic archbishop

President Donald Trump has sought to deploy troops onto the streets of US cities and threatens to take control of Greenland.

America’s hunger for Greenland is tearing NATO apart

Crowds in Nuk waving the flag of Greenland in protest against President Donald Trump's takeover ambitions, the pursuit of which is threatening to unravel NATO.

US citizens are joining the military to protect immigrant parents

First Sergeant Rosa Cortez with two of her children, Celestina Rodriguez (left), 4, and Carmelena Rodriguez, 7, at a soccer game in which her son was playing, in The Dalles, Oregon, on Dec 6, 2025.

US attacked boat with aircraft that looked like a civilian plane

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has sought to undercut the role of military lawyers as an internal check, including by firing the top service JAGs.

First Venezuela, now Iran: Americans befuddled by Trump’s power moves

As protests raged in Iran against the clerical rule of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Donald Trump said the US is exploring military options.

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Iran’s leaders are facing a perfect storm of crises. Bloody crackdown could spell the end

Smoke rises as protesters gather amid evolving anti-government unrest at Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on January 10, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY.

Verification lines : Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video from the position of the bridge and fencing which matched file imagery of the area. The date could not be independently verified.

The US sphere of influence is bigger than it looks

The snatching of then President Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela by the US can be viewed as a Trumpian challenge to Russia and China, says the writer.

ICE shooting in US: Victim Renee Nicole Good remembered for her kindness

US federal officials said an ICE agent shot and killed Ms Renee Nicole Good in self-defence.

Colombia to continue work with US on drug trafficking, government says

Colombia Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said that Colombia’s anti-drug operations would target drug laboratories, criminal organisations and their camps..

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