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President Trump announced Saturday he would impose a 10% tariff starting Feb. 1 on all goods from Denmark and seven other European countries until a deal is in place allowing the U.S. to buy Greenland. Trump says the tariff will increase to 25% on June 1 for the eight NATO allies if no deal is reached. NBC News' Melanie Zanona reports.
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The US president's latest threats will baffle the leaders of allied nations, writes the BBC's economics editor.
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In an escalating war of words, Iran's Supreme Leader called President Trump a criminal and blamed him for weeks of protests. President Trump called for new leadership in Iran. NBC News' Molly Hunter has the latest.
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A bipartisan group of Senators is in Denmark speaking to officials there as President Trump announces new tariffs and continues to talk about taking over Greenland.
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The president escalated his drive to take charge of the Danish territory, targeting eight countries with tariffs.
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One year into the president's second term, America risks losing a central feature of our democracy: that we are a country ruled by laws, not by the whims of one man.
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Protests erupted in several Greenlandic cites and in Denmark as President Trump intensified his efforts to take control of the Arctic island.
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Bobi Wine, the main opposition candidate, accused the government of vote rigging and has called for street protests.
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Venezuelan soldiers fired on protesters, and the country's U.S.-backed opposition leader defied President Nicolás Maduro by crossing into Colombia, raising tensions ahead of an expected showdown Saturday over the delivery of tons of humanitarian aid.
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