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Trump tariffs: President imposes 10 percent duties on eight European allies over Greenland

President Trump announced punitive tariffs on eight European countries that opposed his bid to acquire Greenland, triggering emergency EU talks, market turmoil and sharp diplomatic rebukes as allies warn the move risks a transatlantic rupture

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1,500 - Active duty US troops on standby for possible Minnesota deployment

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"Europe won't be blackmailed" — Mette Frederiksen

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