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The Greenlandian Prime Minister accused Washington of interfering with political issues this week during the planned visit of the American delegation to the Arctic Island, which Donald Trump had longed for.
“It should be clearly said that our integrity and democracy must be respected without foreign interference,” Múte Egede said Monday, adding that the visits of national security adviser Mike Waltz and second lady Usha Vance “will not be considered merely personal visits.”
With World War II under threat of expansionism unprecedented for modern US presidents, the threat of World War II has heightened fears that a global rule-based order is in place.
What do the Greenlanders think about Trump’s desire for territory? A January poll found 85% didn’t want to participate in the US, 6% had DOs, and 9% had undecided, according to Verian.
Here’s how rules-based orders are threatened: Article 2 of the 1945 UN Charter states that “all members refrain from international relations from threats or use of force to territorial integrity or the political independence of the state.” However, Trump’s comments on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Canada’s acquisition of Greenland, the Panama Canal and Gaza have recently said that “conquest has returned.”
“The waves were followed by waves”: Gaza doctors talk about last week’s fears
Israeli airstrikes at Gaza hospitals killed five people, including Hamas political leader Ismail Balkham and a Palestinian medical professional, Hamas said in an attack that said Israel targeted key figures in extremist groups.
Gaza doctors have been working on a new Israeli attack that will launch a fierce fire last Tuesday to end a fragile ceasefire. Palestinian medical personnel say more than 200 people were killed across Gaza on Tuesday morning alone, and hundreds more were injured.
Within five days, as more airstrikes and artillery bombardment continued, the overall death toll on Palestinian territory, which was destroyed due to the 18-month war, reached 50,000, mostly women and children, with 113,274 injured, the Ministry of Health said.
How does Medic describe last week’s fears? “The waves were followed by the waves,” said Tanya Haji Hassan, pediatric intensive care unit at Nassar Hospital. “A patient is killed or sent elsewhere and as soon as we cleared up some space, there’s more space in. It was a mess. One doctor stepped into a corpse on the ground as he tried to carry out a life-saving procedure for the child.”
As deportations increase, the IRS reports that they will approach the ice and address ice to share undocumented immigrant data
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly approaching a contract to enable immigration officers to use tax data to support Donald Trump’s deportation agenda.
Under the proposed data sharing agreement, Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) was able to hand over undocumented names and addresses of immigrants to the IRS, raising concerns about abuse of power and erosion of privacy rights from the Trump administration.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, the Trump administration defended it last weekend using the wartime law of 1798 Alien Enemy Act to send 137 Venezuelans on the grounds that 137 Venezuelans committed violent crimes and sent money back to Venezuela.
The government has deported them, despite the verbal orders of judges saying they would not do so, increasing fear of a constitutional crisis as the government’s administrative department appears to have ignored or dragged their feet on direct orders from the Judicial Department.
What did Border Emperor Tom Homan say to protect his actions? “I don’t care what the judges think about this case,” Homan told ABC.
In other news…
Talks between the US and Russia are scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia on Monday as Washington signaled hopes for “real progress” while Moscow warned of “difficult negotiations.”
Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, called the SNAP election on April 28th, fired the launch gun in a campaign dominated by US-Canadian relations.
South Korea’s Han Duck Sou has been resurrected as representative president after the Constitutional Court defeated the bluff each.
Thousands protested in Istanbul after the court officially arrested mayor Ekrem Imamolu on corruption charges.
Golfer Tiger Woods confirmed he was in a relationship with Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law Vanessa Trump, who married Donald Trump JR from 2005 to 2018.
Today’s Statistics: US State confirms 378 measles cases this year amid vaccine misinformation
More and more states report measles cases amidst misinformation and hesitation about vaccines. Compared to 285 cases in 2024, 378 cases have been confirmed so far in the first few months of 2025.
Don’t miss this: “You couldn’t trust anyone”: Argentina’s military dictatorship – Photo essay
After documenting the atrocities of the Argentine Videra regime, photographer Jose Luis Ledesma fled to Italy. He discusses the personal photographers of the military dictatorship, Abras de Plaza de Mayo, Javier Miley and Diego Maradona.
Climate check: Three wildfires burn over 3,300 acres in Northern and South Carolina
Just as the South Carolina governor declared a state of emergency, three major wildfires still erupt in one North Carolina county, which is still recovering from Hurricane Helen, are still recovering from Hurricane Helen.
The Last: From the Simpsons to Werner Herzog – the Coolest, Crazy, and Most Terrifying Ness Monster
With the new stage production in Scotland premiering, we see the best interpretation from the Simpsons who sent Mr. Burns to fight from Loch Ness, and from the Simpsons who sent Mr. Burns in the Loch Ness mockmentary incident.
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