EU chief Ursula von der Leyen insisted on "the need to unequivocally respect" Greenland and Denmark's sovereignty during a meeting Monday with a bipartisan delegation from the U.S. Congress at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. "This is of utmost importance to our transatlantic relationship. »»»

Gold and silver prices climbed to fresh peaks on Monday, as investors poured into safe-haven assets after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose extra tariffs on European countries over the control of Greenland. Spot gold jumped 1.6 per cent to $4,666.11 as of 0551GMT, after scaling an all-»»»

COPENHAGEN - Danish officials have decided not to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos this week amid an intensifying dispute over Greenland that is shaking transatlantic relations. “Danish government representatives were invited this year, and any decisions on attendance are a matter for the g»»»

Gold and silver prices climbed to fresh peaks on Monday, as investors poured into safe-haven assets after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose extra tariffs on European countries over the control of Greenland. Spot gold jumped 1.6% to $4,666.11 as of 0551 GMT, after scaling an all-time hi»»»

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, referring to recent geopolitical developments, announced that the decades when Europe enjoyed stability and peace under the US security umbrella are largely over. He said that the era of the so-called "American pe»»»

Greenland on Monday began its annual meetings with U.S. officials to discuss bilateral cooperation, closing a year in which U.S. President Donald Trump revived talk of a potential U.S. takeover of the mineral-rich, semiautonomous Danish territory. The two-day meetings include a bilateral “joint com»»»

UKRAINE-CRISIS/UN:Ahead of UN showdown on Ukraine, US urges countries to vote no on rival European bid for action * Ahead of UN showdown on Ukraine, US urges countries to vote no on rival European bid for action UN General Assembly to vote on two draft resolutions on Ukraine * Rival texts pit U.S. »»»

Expectations are high. The outgoing administration put grievous strains on transatlantic relations. Donald Trump called the European Union a “foe” and Nato “obsolete”. He disparaged as freeloaders allies who had sacrificed lives and limbs in American-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Joe Biden’s ar»»»

The situation over EU relations will become very difficult if the EU does not “shape up,” said US President Donald Trump. “The European Union (is) treating the United States very, very unfairly on trade,” Trump said at a meeting with the head of NATO in London. “The deficit for many, many years has»»»

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (not pictured), ahead of the NATO summit in Watford, in London, Britain, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueLONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said things would get very tough wit»»»

LONDON: US President Donald Trump said things would get very tough with the European Union unless the bloc shapes up over trade and NATO.“The European Union (is) treating the United States very, very unfairly on trade,” Trump said at a meeting with the head of NATO in London. “The deficit for many,»»»