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PM pleads for ‘calm’ as furious France and Germany hint at retaliation

The Prime Minister said the dispute over Greenland should be resolved through ‘calm discussion between allies’, not a trade war or military action.

Other Nato allies are also stepping up their presence in the region

Downing Street said it shared US President Donald Trump’s concerns around security in the region.

The president’s disregard for international law exposes the continent’s reliance on the US. Leaders have hardened their language in support of Denmark, but the price of confronting him is high

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The US has repeatedly threatened to annex Greenland

France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that he had summoned Iran’s ambassador to protest against what he described as the “unrestrained use of state violence against peaceful demonstrators” in Iran. Similar démarches have been made by several European governments as the death toll rises, while the United States has warned…

Sanctions to target finance, energy, transport, software and other significant industries, Yvette Cooper tells MPs

She said she had spoken to the Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday.

In a bid to reclaim the narrative, the government called for nationwide rallies backing the Islamic republic with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saying the turnout was a "warning" to the United States.