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White House says using US military to secure arctic territory is ‘always an option’ as European leaders push back – key US politics stories from 6 January 2026 at a glanceDonald Trump has renewed his push for the US to acquire Greenland, the territory of Nato member Denmark. Leaders from Greenland, Denmark and several other […]

‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics sayDonald Trump, by dramatically seizing Nicolás Maduro and claiming dominion over Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, has taken his “drill, baby, drill” mantra global. Achieving the president’s dream of supercharging the country’s oil production would be financially challenging – and if fulfilled, would […]

US President Donald Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said.The White House told the BBC that acquiring Greenland – a semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark – was a "national security priority".The statement came hours after European leaders issued a joint […]

Today will see the first Prime Minister’s Questions of the year, with Sir Keir Starmer having to fend off questions from across the Commons – including six from Kemi Badenoch.Wednesday 7 January 2026 06:54, UKBy Dan Whitehead, West of England and Wales correspondentBereaved families and the AA say the government’s long-awaited strategy to cut roads […]

Trump addresses House Republicans in wide-ranging remarks at Kennedy Center  NBC Newssource