February 7, 2026

Canada opened its first diplomatic outpost in Greenland in a significant show of solidarity following US President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of the territory, BBC reports.   A delegation of senior Canadian officials, including Governor General Mary Simon, and foreign minister Anita Anand, travelled to Nuuk on Friday to formally open Canada’s consulate,…

US President Donald Trump called for a new nuclear treaty instead of extending the caps on nuclear weapons deployments with Russia, DW reports.   Hours after the pact that held the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals in check for more than two decades expired, Trump said that the New START treaty was “badly negotiated” and…