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‘How dare he’: Emily Thornberry attacks Trump over Nato frontline claim

Donald Trump has been branded a “draft dodger” by Emily Thornberry after the US president claimed Nato troops stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

Trump’s Afghanistan comments ‘ultimate insult’, says mother of wounded veteran

The mother of Ben Parkinson urged Sir Keir Starmer to stand up to the US president over his suggestion British troops stayed away from the front line.

Evening Standard

UK politics: Trump’s Nato claims ‘insulting and frankly appalling’, says Starmer –as it happened

President’s assertion that Nato troops were not on the front line in Afghanistan has sparked widespread anger

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer rebukes Trump over ‘frankly appalling’ remarks on Nato troops in Afghanistan

PM joins veterans in condemning claim that troops avoided frontlines and suggests US president should apologise

The Guardian - UK

‘Insulting and appalling’: Starmer demands Trump apologise for false claims about UK troops in Afghanistan

Prince Harry says sacrifices of British ‘deserve truth and respect’

The Independent UK

Prince Harry says Nato troops who served in Afghanistan deserve ‘respect’ in backlash against Trump’s jibe

The Duke’s remarks come after Sir Keir Starmer condemned Donald Trump’s comments

Evening Standard

Trump provokes outrage with Nato Afghanistan claims

His remarks drew condemnation from across the political spectrum.

The Independent UK

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Trump’s swipe at Nato soldiers in Afghanistan angers veterans and families

‘He is completely wrong to be dismissive,’ says UK ex-ambassador in Kabul

The Independent UK

Davey attacks Trump over claim Nato stayed ‘off the front lines’ in Afghanistan

The UK suffered the second highest number of military deaths in the Afghanistan conflict, behind the US.

Evening Standard

Trump claims Nato troops ‘stayed a little off the frontlines’ in Afghanistan

President again disparages allies and tells Fox News he is ‘not sure’ Nato would come to US’s defence

The Guardian - US

The U.S. Is Forcing Afghan Allies Into Exile With No Way Forward

After being moved to Qatar and left in bureaucratic limbo for years, Afghan evacuees are now being relocated again—but no one knows where to.

Reason

Nigel Farage says world ‘more secure’ if US took over Greenland

Nigel Farage stated the world would be a “better, more secure place” if America took over Greenland in a speech at World Economic Forum in Davos. The Reform UK leader, however, disagreed with the idea based on his belief in national self-determination. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos,…

The Independent UK

China asks Taliban to protect its citizens after one killed in Kabul blast

Explosion targeting Chinese restaurant kills at least 7 people and injures nearly a dozen

The Independent UK

Danish veterans of US wars say Trump’s Greenland threats are a ‘betrayal’

Danish veterans say, ‘when America needed us after 9/11 we were there’

The Independent UK

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Euronews

Islamic State claims attack on Kabul restaurant that killed seven, including Chinese national

The IS claim included a threat against Chinese nationals in Afghanistan, linking the attack to China's alleged mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims in the western province of Xinjiang.

The Independent UK

Islamic State group claims attack on a Kabul restaurant that killed 7, including a Chinese national

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility overnight for an explosoin at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people including a Chinese national

The Independent UK

Four Afghan gunmen killed as they crossed border into Tajikistan

Four armed men were shot as they crossed into Tajikistan from neighbouring Afghanistan

International Business Times UK

Intelligence Sources Warn of 'Embedded' Security Threats Following US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Intelligence sources warn of 'embedded' security threats in the US following a fatal attack on National Guard members by an Afghan national near the White House.

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The Conversation

Wars without clear purpose erode presidential legacies, and Trump risks political consequences with further military action in Venezuela

Despite public support in the U.S. for deposing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump is unlikely to find that level of support for fighting an actual war in that country.

The Independent UK

First Taliban-appointed diplomat arrives in India to take charge of Afghanistan embassy in Delhi

Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor has assumed the role of Charge d’Affaires at the Afghan mission in the Indian capital

Evening Standard

Veteran is first double above-knee amputee to summit highest continent peaks

Hari Budha Magar lost both his legs in 2010 to an IED in Afghanistan while serving with the British Army’s Gurkha regiment.

The Independent UK

GOP lawmaker slams Stephen Miller after controversial Greenland interview: ‘This is really dumb’

Representative Don Bacon re-shared several posts about Denmark’s status as an ally of the United States, including deployments by the European country alongside US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq

Fortune

Could Venezuela be another Iraq or Afghanistan? Lessons from American statecraft in force and legitimacy

Reemoving a leader — even a brutal and incompetent one — is not the same as advancing a legitimate political order.

International Business Times UK

Candace Owens Claims CIA's 'Hostile Takeover' in Venezuela Risks Another Iraq-Style Fallout

Candace Owens claimed the CIA orchestrated Venezuela's 'liberation' like Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, accusing intelligence agencies and Zionists of backing regime change to seize oil and resources.

The Conversation

Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy

An image circulated over media the weekend of Jan. 3 and 4 was meant to convey dominance: Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, blindfolded and handcuffed aboard a U.S. naval vessel. Shortly after the operation that seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would…

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