Greenland parliament approves trilateral security deal with the United States and Denmark
Greenland's parliament has approved a trilateral security agreement with Denmark and the United States, formalising a deal signed in September by the three leaders. Lawmakers passed the measure 16-0 on Tuesday, with seven abstentions, in a vote that underscores the island's growing strategic role in the Arctic and North Atlantic. The agreement comes after months of negotiations and follows a period of heightened tension over Greenland's future and its resource potential.The deal was signed in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly by US President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Nov 2026 18:32 LONDON
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EU countries pledge diesel reserve releases amid winter supply fears
Eleven European Union countries have pledged to release 20.5 million barrels of diesel from strategic reserves by the end of January 2027, as concerns grow over winter fuel supplies. The move comes amid renewed instability in the Middle East and follows pressure from the Group of Seven and the International Energy Agency for governments to act on energy security. The pledge was presented at a meeting of energy ministers in Luxembourg on 29 October.Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden are among the governments taking part. According to a joint declaration seen by Euronews,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Oct 2026 10:59 LONDON
EU states push back on Brussels plan to tax gas more than electricity amid energy cost debate
More than a dozen EU countries have pushed back against a European Commission proposal that would make electricity cheaper than gas through preferential taxation. The dispute was aired at a meeting of EU energy ministers in Luxembourg on Thursday, where several governments said Brussels was overstepping its powers. The plan is part of the Commission's wider effort to encourage households and businesses to switch away from fossil fuels and toward electricity.Germany, Italy, Malta, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Finland, Romania, Croatia, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Hungary were among the countries calling for the measure to be dropped. They argued that... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 29 Oct 2026 17:34 LONDON
The Glass Elevator to Nowhere: A World Trapped in a Chocolate Factory
As a journalist in my mid-fifties, I thought my skin had thickened to the point of being impenetrable. I have covered the rise and fall of regimes, the grinding gears of the Cold War's leftovers, and the digital revolutions that promised to unite us. I thought I had seen every trick in the political playbook. Then came Donald Trump’s 2026 foreign policy, and I realized I was not watching a statesman; I was watching a child play with a chemistry set he does not understand. The Willy Wonka of the West: Rule by Whim Walking into a press briefing lately... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 02 Apr 2026 09:44 LONDON
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