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The Guardian - UK · Jan 27

France sends flagship carrier into Atlantic as tensions test NATO unity

France has dispatched its flagship aircraft carrier into the Atlantic as European leaders close ranks over Greenland, underscoring a renewed push for solidarity – and self-confidence – at a tense moment for the transatlantic alliance.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 27

Trump is a bigger threat to Nato than Putin, says alliance’s former commander

INTERVIEW: The American leader imperilled the future of the alliance with repeated threats to seize Greenland and attacks on European allies. General Richard Shirreff tells Maira Butt that the US president has turned the international order into a ‘dead duck’

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Donald Trump may U-turn on opposition to Chagos Islands deal, suggests Cabinet minister

Communities Secretary Steve Reed argued that the US president unleashed ferocious criticism against the UK over the agreement as a negotiation tactic in his bid for America to acquire Greenland

Evening Standard · Jan 27

Newsletter: EU and India clinch ‘mother of all deals’

Also in this newsletter: the EU's tech chief speaks to Euronews, and Greenland's minerals minister weighs in on Trump's claims that a "framework" deal is in place for her Arctic country.

Euronews · Jan 27

Piers Morgan’s Army veteran brother hits out at Trump’s ‘ignorant’ Afghanistan comments

Piers Morgan’s brother, an ex-army colonel who served three tours of Afghanistan, has called for Donald Trump to admit he was “wrong” over comments in which he claimed Nato allied troops “stayed a little off the front lines” in Afghanistan.

The Independent UK · Jan 27

'Good luck, keep on dreaming': Nato chief issues blunt warning to Europe on US role

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte has said Europe cannot defend itself without the US, dismissing notions of European military independence expressed by many EU leaders. He emphasized the US nuclear umbrella as crucial for freedom and urged European nations to significantly increase defense spending, even suggesting the need for nuclear…

The Times of India · Jan 27

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin accused of ‘act of terrorism’ after five killed in passenger train attack

Zelensky says there was no 'military justification' in Russia’s targeting civilians on a passenger train

The Independent UK · Jan 27

At least 6,126 people killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, activists say

Activists say that at least 6,126 people were killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests and many more are still feared dead

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Ukraine war briefing: Nato chief warns of ‘harshest winter’ in a decade as Russian attacks cut power in Kharkiv

Strikes knock out electricity to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and surrounding region and damage 11th-century Kyiv monastery. What we know on day 1,434

The Guardian - AU · Jan 27