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Greenlandic parliament calls for snap election for 11 March as ruling party, Siumut, proposes accelerating independence processGerman chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that US president Donald Trump was wrong to impose sanctions on the international criminal court (ICC) as it jeopardized an important institution.“Sanctions are the wrong tool. They jeopardize an institution that is supposed to ensure that the dictators of this world cannot simply persecute people and start wars, and that is very important,” Scholz said at a campaign event, as per Reuters. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/07/greenland-independence-referendum-denmark-snap-election-sweden-belgium-europe-latest-updates-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-02-07 11:52:00

The work and pensions secretary said those who think they were unable to work probably could with the right supportEd Miliband, the energy secretary, reportedly argued against the government’s decision to back a third runway at Heathrow at a cabinet meeting the day before Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, confirmed the move in a speech.In an interview this morning, he said he would abide by “collective responsibility” with regard to the decision – but he would not say he was personally in favour.I’m part of a government that has said it wants to invite applications from Heathrow for a third runway

American Federation of Government Employees and American Foreign Service Association seeks order to block ‘unconstitutional actions’After President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also suggested that “there should be no negotiations with such a government,” but stopped short of issuing a direct order not to engage with Washington, the Associated Press reports.Khamenei’s comments in Tehran seemed to contradict earlier remarks that opened the door to talks. Khamenei. Even after signing an executive order to put “maximum pressure on Iran” on Tuesday, Trump suggested he wanted to deal with Tehran. “I’m going to sign it, but hopefully