Daily Archives: 28. Januar 2026


28.01.2026 - 09:58 [ Radio France Internationale ]

Macron hosts Denmark and Greenland leaders in show of European unity

France will stage a prominent display of European solidarity on Wednesday, with President Emmanuel Macron welcoming Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen to Paris for talks focused on Arctic security and Greenland’s long-term development.

The Élysée Palace said the meeting would take the form of a “working lunch”, during which Macron will “reaffirm European solidarity and France’s support for Denmark, Greenland, their sovereignty and their territorial integrity”.

28.01.2026 - 09:42 [ Reuters ]

Denmark, Greenland leaders meet Merz, heading to Paris to shore up support

A German government spokesperson said Merz reaffirmed Berlin‘s solidarity with Denmark and Greenland.

„He repeatedly made it clear that Germany, as a European NATO ally, would also do more for security in the High North within the framework of NATO. This is a common transatlantic interest,“ the spokesperson said.

28.01.2026 - 09:21 [ theLocal.dk ]

Danish troops were ‚combat ready‘ in Greenland

(January 23, 2026)

DR said a Danish military order last week said soldiers in Greenland should be equipped with live ammunition.

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The deployment was officially a part of the Danish-led military exercise Arctic Endurance — which Copenhagen has said will continue „throughout large parts of the coming year.“

A few days after Trump announced that the United States would get Greenland „one way or the other“, eight European countries sent several dozen troops to Greenland, officially to prepare for the exercise.

Some have since departed, including a group of about 15 Germans and some Swedes, while others continue to arrive.

28.01.2026 - 09:10 [ theLocal.dk ]

Denmark says NATO chief cannot negotiate on its behalf

(January 22, 2026)

NATO chief Mark Rutte cannot negotiate on behalf of Denmark over Greenland, the Danish government said on Thursday, a day after US President Donald Trump announced a deal following talks between the two men.

Trump backed down on threats to seize Greenland by force after meeting Rutte on Wednesday, saying he had reached a „framework“ of a deal on the Danish autonomous territory.

28.01.2026 - 08:45 [ USA Today ]

‚Red line.‘ Greenland shuts down Trump on sovereignty for US bases

Her comments follow what Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have described as an agreed „framework deal“ on Greenland amid escalating White House threats over the territory. The announcement was made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21.

But days after that announcement, top Greenlandic and European officials are still unclear about what Trump and Rutte agreed to in Davos. Details about the deal have not been disclosed.

28.01.2026 - 08:40 [ New York Post ]

Trump tells The Post ‘We’ll have everything we want’ in plan to gain sovereignty over Greenland base areas

(January 24, 2026)

His desire for Greenland dominated much of his trip to Davos this week and, after a meeting with NATO Chief Mark Rutte, Trump announced there was a “framework” for a deal.

28.01.2026 - 08:10 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Via WhatsApp: Qatar‘s alleged path into the office of Israel‘s prime minister

(August 7, 2025)

WhatsApp communications show messaging sent from former Netanyahu aide Einhorn to then-spokesperson Feldstein, on to closest aide Urich, before being echoed by the prime minister or disseminated to the media; Netanyahu, Einhorn, Urich deny allegations of wrongdoing

28.01.2026 - 07:34 [ Times of Israel ]

Netanyahu says Qatargate suspect Urich ‘did not speak a single word to me about Qatar’

(January 27, 2026)

Asked why he has not disavowed Urich in light of accusations that the top aide took Qatari money to spearhead a public relations campaign for Doha while working in the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu claims that “Jonatan Urich did not speak a single word to me about Qatar — not even a syllable.”

28.01.2026 - 07:22 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Court extends restrictions on Netanyahu adviser Urich in Bild leak probe affair

(January 25, 2026)

The Central District Court in Lod on Sunday extended restrictive conditions on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s senior adviser, Yonatan Urich, for an additional 60 days, accepting a police appeal in the ongoing investigation into the leak of classified intelligence to the German newspaper Bild.

28.01.2026 - 06:46 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Trump announces additional ‚beautiful armada‘ heading towards Iran, tells regime: ‚Make a deal‘

“In June, we obliterated Iran’s nuclear capacity in Operation Midnight Hammer,” Trump stated, addressing recent US military operations. „People had been waiting for 22 years to do that… They were about a month away from having a nuclear weapon. We had to do it.“

„There‘s another beautiful armada floating beautifully towards Iran right now,“ Trump added, sharing that he hopes Iran will „make a deal“ and “should have made a deal the first time.”

28.01.2026 - 06:39 [ TurkishMinute.com ]

Turkey plans buffer zone inside Iran if Tehran gov’t collapses: report

Turkey is drawing up plans to keep people from crossing its border from Iran if the government in Tehran collapses after possible US military action, the Middle East Eye news website reported on Tuesday.

The report said senior officials from the Turkish Foreign Ministry briefed lawmakers in a closed-door meeting at parliament on Thursday about potential scenarios involving Iran. The outlet cited two participants in the briefing.

28.01.2026 - 06:35 [ Al-Monitor.com ]

Turkey‘s foreign minister to represent Erdogan on ‚Board of Peace‘, source says

(January 21, 2026)

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will represent Turkey‘s president on U.S. President Donald Trump‘s international „Board of Peace“ initiative, a Turkish source told Reuters on Wednesday.

Trump had sent an invitation to President Tayyip Erdogan to become a member of the board, an initiative that initially aimed to end the conflict in Gaza but that Trump has said will resolve conflicts globally.

28.01.2026 - 06:07 [ People.com ]

Alex Pretti‘s Sister Slams ‚Disgusting Lies‘ About Her Brother After Fatal Shooting: ‚Absolutely Gut-Wrenching‘

– The sister of Alex Pretti said it‘s been „gut-wrenching“ to hear „disgusting lies“ spread about her brother, as she paid tribute to him after he was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis

– Micayla Pretti issued a statement on Monday, Jan. 26, calling her late brother a hero, according to the Associated Press. “All Alex ever wanted was to help someone — anyone,” she said, per the news agency. “Even in his very last moments on this earth, he was simply trying to do just that.”

– Without going into too much detail, Micayla criticized the misinformation being spread about her brother, insisting, “When does this end? How many more innocent lives must be lost before we say enough?“ per the AP

28.01.2026 - 06:02 [ Washington Examiner ]

Trump says he doesn’t ‘like’ that Alex Pretti was carrying a gun and ‘two fully loaded magazines’

Video recordings of the interaction appear to capture a Border Patrol agent taking Pretti’s weapon from him before one of his colleagues opened fire.

Pretti was a legal gun owner with a permit to carry. Trump administration officials have zeroed in on that fact, with FBI Director Kash Patel even suggesting over the weekend the presence of a gun at a rally could be evidence of malicious intent.

28.01.2026 - 05:16 [ Congresswoman Ilhan Omar ]

Office of Rep. Ilhan Omar Statement on Agitator at Town Hall

MINNEAPOLIS–The Office of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement following the incident at her town hall in North Minneapolis.

“During her town hall, an agitator tried to attack the Congresswoman by spraying an unknown substance with a syringe. Security and the Minneapolis Police Department quickly apprehended the individual. He is now in custody. The Congresswoman is okay. She continued with her town hall because she doesn’t let bullies win.”

28.01.2026 - 05:14 [ CNN ]

Rep. Ilhan Omar continued town hall after attack “because she doesn’t let bullies win,” office says

Omar was uninjured in the attack, according to CNN affiliate KARE, which cited a police incident report. The man was charged with third-degree assault and was booked into Hennepin County Jail on the charge, the report said.

28.01.2026 - 05:08 [ CNN ]

Man sprays unknown substance at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall

A man attacked Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar tonight, spraying an unknown substance with a strong odor toward her, just seconds after the Democratic congresswoman called for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign and urged the abolishment of ICE.

Audience members of the town hall meeting with local and state officials started to clap as she made her remarks. Then the man rushed her podium, yelling at the congresswoman and appearing to spray the substance through a syringe at her.

28.01.2026 - 05:01 [ Fox News ]

Politics Senate GOP critics say Noem ‘needs to go’ amid fallout from Minneapolis shootings

A pair of Senate Republicans are demanding that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem lose her job in the wake of a pair of fatal shootings in the midst of the agency‘s immigration operations in Minnesota.

Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., are no strangers to being critical of the Trump administration, and have again broken from their party in calling for Noem to either step aside or be fired by President Donald Trump.

28.01.2026 - 04:54 [ Politico.com ]

Curtis, Utah GOP senator, says Noem ‘weakened confidence’ in Minnesota shooting investigation

Sen. John Curtis broke with the Trump administration’s response to the killing of a Minneapolis man by a federal immigration officer, and said Monday he supports bringing in administration officials to testify before Congress over the investigation.

The Utah Republican said in a social media post that he didn’t agree with Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s initial assessment of the incident surrounding Pretti’s death on Saturday, which he said “weakened confidence” in the federal government’s handling of the case.

28.01.2026 - 04:48 [ CBS News ]

Tillis becomes first GOP senator to call for „incompetent“ Noem to step down

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Tuesday he has lost all confidence in „incompetent“ Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has faced intense scrutiny over a fatal shooting by immigration agents over the weekend.

„I think my position is pretty unambiguous,“ Tillis told reporters. „I think she should go.“