by The Associated Press | Sep 19, 2026 | News, White House, World, World News
President Donald Trump announced Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally — an agreement that also keeps the Arctic territory in Denmark’s hands.
Trump in a social media post announcing the deal said the agreement “gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns.”
He added that with the agreement his administration would “immediately” begin the process of developing a larger military presence on the mineral-rich Danish territory.
The office of Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said the deal will be signed by all three governments next week during the United Nations General Assembly, but parliamentary action is still needed by the Danish and Greenland governments before it can be enforced.
In a statement she said “the agreement recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Greenland and Denmark and upholds both people’s right “to self-determination.”
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the emerging deal benefits all three governments and “recognizes Greenland’s interests and our place in the international cooperation.”
Allies pushed back on Trump’s call for the US to acquire Greenland
With his return to the White House last year, Trump called on Denmark to sell the island to the United States, while insisting Greenland is crucial for U.S. security. He pointedly wouldn’t rule out taking the island by military force, even though Denmark is a NATO ally of the U.S.
Denmark and Greenland repeatedly said the island is not for sale and condemned reports of the U.S. gathering intelligence there. The U.S.
by Steve Benen | Sep 18, 2026 | Maddowblog, White House, World, World News
In recent weeks, as domestic energy prices reached new heights, the White House rolled out a talking point: Instead of blaming the unnecessary war Donald Trump launched in Iran, perhaps people should blame Ukraine.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent helped get the ball rolling earlier this month, arguing that fuel prices have climbed because Ukraine decided to “blow up Russian energy assets.” A few days later, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy echoed the claim, connecting diesel prices to Russia’s war in Ukraine. And earlier this week, the American president himself pushed the same line during his recent trip to Ireland.
“Mr. Zelenskyy has to do one thing,” Trump said, referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia.”
The obvious problem with the rhetoric was that Trump should’ve been lecturing Russia, not Ukraine. The less obvious problem is that the underlying claim about the cause of increased energy costs wasn’t even true.
But the day after Trump’s comments, he published an announcement of sorts to his social media platform. “Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy targets. Russia has agreed to do, likewise!” the American president wrote. “The World’s Diesel price rise is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine War, not Iran.”
Again, the latter part of the missive was plainly incorrect (about a subject Trump really ought to understand by now), but the former part seemed encouraging. Regardless of the impact on the global market, any kind of diplomatic progress between Russia and Ukraine would be a step in the right direction, and an energy truce would offer new reason for hope.
Three days later, Bloomberg News reported, “Ukraine damaged
by Julia Jester | Jul 17, 2026 | News, White House, World, World News
Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted delegations from 66 countries Thursday for a summit on what the Trump administration describes as a resurgence of far-left political terrorism.
“Our counterterrorism doctrine has had a blind spot — a blind spot when it comes to extremist violence from the political left,” Rubio said in his opening remarks, criticizing what he called a double standard in dismissing acts of violence and terrorism as “legitimate forms of political expression, so long as they served a left-wing cause.”
“This is a distinctive and unique evil,” he said of radical leftism, citing the domestic assassination attempts on President Donald Trump and murder of Charlie Kirk. “It has always been driven by a hatred, above all else, a hatred for civilization itself.”
Rubio argued far-left extremist and Antifa networks pose a transnational threat.
“They coordinate, they communicate, they travel, they train, and they act, sharing the same infrastructure, sharing the same enemies, sharing the same mission,” he said. “We will either cooperate across our borders, or the terrorists will continue to exploit the gaps between them.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, FBI Director Kash Patel and Education Secretary Linda McMahon also represented the Trump administration at the ministerial.
Throughout his remarks, Miller characterized all leftists — not just far-left extremists — as evil and a threat to Western civilization.
“The leftist is fundamentally motivated by envy, by hatred, by jealousy,” Miller said. “The leftist looks at what is beautiful and what is good and what is natural and is filled with envy and hatred. The leftist looks at a perfect family with the perfect life and the
by The Associated Press | Feb 23, 2026 | News, World News
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico’s most powerful cartel and giving the government its biggest prize yet to show the Trump administration its efforts.
Oseguera Cervantes was wounded in an operation to capture him Sunday in Tapalpa, Jalisco about a two-hour drive southwest of Guadalajara and he died while being flown to Mexico City, the Defense Department said in a statement. The state is the base of the cartel known for trafficking huge quantities of fentanyl and other drugs to the United States.
During the operation, troops came under fire and killed four people at the location. Three more people, including Oseguera Cervantes, were wounded and later died, the statement said. Two others were arrested and armored vehicles, rocket launchers and other arms were seized. Three members of the armed forces were wounded and receiving medical treatment.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said on X that the operation was carried out by Mexican special forces “within the framework of bilateral cooperation, with U.S. authorities providing complementary intelligence.”
Roadblocks and burning vehicles
The killing of the powerful drug lord set off several hours of roadblocks with burning vehicles in Jalisco and other states. Such tactics are commonly used by the cartels to block military operations. Jalisco canceled school in the state for Monday.
Videos circulating on social media showed plumes of smoke billowing over the tourist city of Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco, and people sprinting through the airport of the state’s capital in panic. On Sunday afternoon, Air Canada announced it was suspending flights to Puerto Vallarta “due
