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US forces on standby, Arab states of Gulf don't want USAF using their air space, therefore USS Abraham Lincoln has to reach striking distance. Israel did ask Trump to delay the attack, so that they can get ready for preemptive strikes from Iran and proxies. All options on the table for Trump "to stop the slaughter," not regime change. Demonstrations still ongoing. Transcript linked below video.

Denmark and the US are stuck in a 'fundamental disagreement' over Greenland after leaders from both countries met for talks in Washington earlier today. Danish foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the meeting with vice president JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio was 'frank but also constructive' but admitted work was needed to 'find a common way forward'. 'The discussions focused on how to ensure the long-term security in Greenland, and here our perspectives continue to differ,' Mr Rasmussen told reporters after joining Greenland's foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, for the talks. 'I must say the president has made...

Summary President Donald Trump insists the US needs Greenland for "national security", adding that anything less than American control of the territory is "unacceptable" It comes as US Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers in the White House Trump's demands to take control of the island have been rejected by Greenland's leaders and Nato member Denmark, of which the island is a semi-autonomous territory European powers have thrown their support behind Danish sovereignty over Greenland The Danish military says it's boosting its presence in Greenland in "close cooperation with Nato...

President Donald Trump said drug “cartels are running Mexico,” and suggested the U.S. military could start land strikes against them there.

WASHINGTON — The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday to block President Trump from taking additional military action in Venezuela, just five days after the capture of Caracas strongman Nicolas Maduro. In a 52-47 vote, the upper chamber agreed to consider a so-called “War Powers resolution” to force Trump to end hostilities toward the South American nation, in a blow to the administration. The measure must still clear the Senate and House to take effect

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have made clear that the collapse of Cuba’s communist government is not only a likely side benefit of Maduro’s ouster but a goal.No place was hit harder than Cuba by the shock waves that Saturday morning’s U.S. military seizure of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro sent throughout Latin America and the world. Within hours of the operation — long before the government in Havana acknowledged it — phone calls and texts across the island spread the news that dozens of elite Cuban security forces had been killed guarding Maduro. But by the time...

Following the unprecedented seizure of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump has launched a sweeping series of warnings from Air Force One. Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, Iran and Mexico have all been placed on notice, with Trump signalling potential military or economic action. The White House argues national security demands firmness, while allies and rivals alike react with alarm. As tensions rise across regions, Trump’s post-Maduro strategy is rapidly reshaping global diplomacy.

President Donald Trump threatened Venezuela's new leader with a grim fate far worse than ousted dictator Nicolas Maduro. Trump, who said just hours after arresting Maduro and his wife in Caracas that he preferred hardline socialist Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as Maduro's successor rather than the country's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, appeared to change his tune on Sunday morning. Now, the commander-in-chief says if Rodriguez 'doesn't do what's right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,' Trump told The Atlantic. As for the country's future, Trump said: 'You know, rebuilding there and regime...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not rule out that the Cuban communist government could become the Trump administration's next target, a day after Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro's arrest. During an interview with "Meet the Press," Rubio sent a warning to the Cuban government, asserting "they're in a lot of trouble." "Is the Cuban government the Trump administration's next target," journalist Kristen Welker said. "Well, the Cuban government is a huge problem. Yeah," Rubio replied. "Is that a yes?" Welker asked. "I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes," Rubio added.

President Donald Trump appeared to give nonchalant confirmation of the first US land strike in Venezuela during a radio interview last week that received little attention. The president said that the Christmas Eve strike was on a facility 'where the ship comes from' – seemingly referencing the origination location of the alleged drug vessels that the US military has been targeting in the Caribbean and Atlantic over the last three months. Speaking to radio host and billionaire John Catsimatidis on WABC, Trump made the bombshell suggestion that US forces have already started conducting land operations in Venezuela. 'I don't know...

President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an announcement from his home in Florida on Monday alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan. The event is planned for 4:30 p.m. ET, but further details have not been released about what the president will say. The move comes after the Coast Guard seized a second sanctioned oil tanker in international waters off the Venezuelan coast on Saturday and announced it was pursuing a third on Sunday. “The United States will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil that is used to fund narco-terrorism in...

Denmark said Monday it would summon the U.S. ambassador after President Trump appointed a special envoy to Greenland, the Danish autonomous territory he has often expressed interest in obtaining. Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Mr. Trump has said the U.S. needs the resource-rich island for security reasons and has refused to rule out the use of force to secure it. On Sunday, Mr. Trump appointed Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Monday he was "deeply angered" by the move and warned Washington to respect Denmark's sovereignty....