President Donald Trump has allegedly asked the Joint Special Operations Command to 'draw up an invasion plan for Greenland', according to sources.

The Mail on Sunday reports that Trump has requested a 'plan' be made, but has been advised against military action by a number of his advisors.

It comes after the president doubled down on his insistence that the US must acquire the Arctic nation on Friday (January 9), as he met with oil and gas bosses to discuss the ongoing situation in Venezuela.

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“We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not,” he told the meeting.

“If we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor.” Trump then took things one step further as he added: “So we’re going to be doing something with Greenland, either the nice way or the more difficult way.”

Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, one source claimed that some of Trump's advisors had warned him against military action.

The source said: “They have tried to distract Trump by talking about less controversial measures, such as intercepting Russian 'ghost' ships - a clandestine network of hundreds of vessels operated by Moscow to evade Western sanctions - or launching a strike on Iran.”

Meanwhile, another said the invasion would be the 'worst case scenario' and the 'destruction of NATO from the inside'. They said: “Some European officials suspect this is the real aim of the hardline MAGA faction around Trump.

“Since Congress would not allow Trump to exit NATO, occupying Greenland could force the Europeans to abandon NATO. If Trump wants to end NATO, this might be the most convenient way to do it.”

Should Trump decide to act, it would force NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) to intervene and defend one of its members.

“If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have a NATO right now,” the president said. “But we’re not going to allow Russia or China to occupy Greenland, and that’s what’s going to happen if we don’t.” In response to Trump's comments, Greenland's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has repeatedly rebuked the claims.

“Threats, pressure and talk of annexation have no place between friends,” said Nielsen.

“That is not how you speak to people who have shown responsibility, stability and loyalty time and again. Enough is enough. No more pressure. No more innuendo. No more fantasies about annexation.”

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US President Donald Trump has been branded a 'child' after his latest comments about the Nobel Peace Prize.

It comes as the committee made its first ever statement on the rules surrounding the transferring of the Peace Prize, after Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado made the surprising offer to hand her award over to the president.

The Nobel Committee has now clarified that the award cannot be 'revoked, shared, or transferred'.

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"The Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Norwegian Nobel Institute receive a number of requests for comments regarding the permanence of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s status," the organization said on its website on Friday (January 9).

"The facts are clear and well established. Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time." Machado won the prestigious prize for her struggle to rescue the South American country from its fate as 'a brutal, authoritarian state'.

Her offer came after the January 3 raid on Venezuela's capital, which saw the country's leader, Nicolás Maduro, abducted and taken to New York City to stand trial.

In a recent interview, Trump suggested that he should have won the Nobel Peace Prize for the 'eight and a quarter' wars he says he has ended.

He told Fox News's Sean Hannity: “But you know, when you put out eight wars, in theory, you should get one for each war.

“It makes me feel so good. Not because of a Nobel Prize, but because I saved millions and millions of lives, and that's what really makes me feel good."

Hannity also asked Trump if he would accept the Nobel Peace Prize from Machado, with Trump responding: “Well, I understand she's coming in next week sometime, and I look forward to saying hello to her, and I've heard that she wants to do that. "That would be a great honor."

Some have since criticized Trump for his comments, with political commentator and influencer Harry Sisson writing: "This is so beyond humiliating for the United States.

"Trump won’t support Machado in Venezuela unless she gives him the Nobel Peace prize she won. HE IS A CHILD."

And someone said in response: "A brave woman wins the Nobel for helping liberate her country, and all he can think about is how it might end up on his mantel. The narcissism is bottomless." Machado spoke to Fox News about dedicating her award to Trump, explaining: "Let me be very clear. As soon as I learned that we had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I dedicated [it] to Trump because I knew at that point, he deserved it.

"And lot of people, most people said it was impossible to achieve what he has just done on Saturday, 3 January.

"And so, I believe he deserved it. January 3 will go down in history as the day justice defeated tyranny. It’s a milestone, and it’s not only huge for the Venezuelan people and our future, I think it’s a huge step for humanity, for freedom, and human dignity."

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With protests breaking out across Iran once again on Saturday night, as thousands took to the streets and called for an end to their country's authoritarian regime, a chilling threat has been made to the United States and Israel.

Thousands of people are believed to have been arrested in the anti-government demonstrations, which have been ongoing for the past two weeks, with activists reporting at least 116 dead amid a brutal crackdown from state police that has seen the internet switched off across the country.

Following last year's 12-day exchange of missiles between Israel and Iran, leaders in the Islamic Republic have issued a chilling warning to the US and its key ally in the region in the hopes of preventing an intervention on the side of the protesters.

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The speaker of Iran's parliament, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, warned that serving US military personnel would be 'legitimate targets' for reprisals if America gets involved in the disorder spreading across Iran - as threatened by President Trump. The threat against the US and its allies came on Saturday, as the unrest continued for its 14th day and after Trump took to social media to stir the pot, saying: "Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before."

He added that 'the USA stands ready to help', but with phone and internet lines down across Iran, it's not clear how much information from the outside world is getting in.

But in a televised parliamentary session, the speaker threatened a further crackdown against the populace, saying: “The people of Iran should know that we will deal with them in the most severe way and punish those who are arrested.”

He then looked further afield, adding: "In the event of an attack on Iran, both the occupied territory and all American military centres, bases and ships in the region will be our legitimate targets."

Qalibaf also warned that the state of Israel would be hit if the West intervenes on the side of protestors, after which politicians rushed the dais in the Iranian parliament and chanted 'Death to America!!' Thousands of people have been flooding the streets each night since December 28, employing numbers and household objects to fight back against security forces, with the few images coming out of Iran showing flaming wheelie bins and fires set in the street.

Adding to the repeat warnings, Qalibaf warned on Friday ahead of a weekend of protests: "The people of Iran should know that we will deal with them in the most severe way and punish those who are arrested.”

But both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have cited sources inside the White House that claim Trump is examining military options so the US can tip the scales to the protesters' advantage.

This has been reinforced by bullish rhetoric from different parts of the executive, with the State Department separately warning: "Do not play games with President Trump. When he says he’ll do something, he means it.”

According to PA, the final decision in Iran for a strike against US targets rests with the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Meanwhile, Trump weighs up yet another foreign intervention after Venezuela, just a fortnight into 2026.

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Further details of billionaire Bill Gates's gargantuan divorce settlement with former wife Melinda have emerged, with tax filings revealing an eye-watering payout of almost $8,000,000,000.

The couple began divorce proceedings in 2021, and as part of their settlement, in 2024, the Microsoft co-founder made a whopping $7.88 billion donation to his ex's charity, the Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation, according to financial documents reviewed by the New York Times.

His fortune has taken a considerable hit throughout the divorce proceedings, with Gates taking the record for one of the most expensive divorces ever.

In total, Melinda Gates received a $76 billion payout from the divorce. Much of that money has been channeled into Melinda's solo charitable work, with her ex-husband's almost $8bn donation making up just a portion of the settlement earmarked to help projects that make the lives of women better and help struggling families.

A further $4 billion is likely to have been donated to similar charities in the years since, as the settlement agreed to donating $12.5 billion to these causes, with a spokesperson for Pivotal Philanthropies saying that Bill's 'agreement has been fulfilled.'

In the same year that Bill made the $8bn payment to his ex's charity, Melinda announced that she was also stepping back from the charity founded by herself and her husband - formerly called the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Now just the Gates Foundation, Melinda said in a 2024 statement: "This is not a decision I came to lightly.

"I am immensely proud of the foundation that Bill and I built together, and of the extraordinary work it is doing to address inequities around the world.”

She also highlighted the impact that Bill's hefty donation would have on the lives of women and girls around the world, adding: "This is a critical moment for women and girls in the U.S., and around the world-and those fighting to protect and advance equality are in urgent need of support."

Once the dust had settled, Melinda described the end of their 30-year marriage as 'painful' but necessary, as their relationship 'wasn't healthy' and they 'couldn't trust' that the relationship was working.

Bill, meanwhile, has described extreme regret at his marriage falling apart, as well as his ex stepping back from the charitable foundation they had built into the largest in the entire world, barring the Catholic Church.

He told the Times: "When we got divorced it was tough and then she made the decision to leave the foundation — I was disappointed that she took the option to go off.”

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Donald Trump wants to make a huge change to credit cards to avoid Americans being 'ripped off' by companies - though it might not be so simple.

Interest rates in America have long been skyrocketing. There was a particularly dramatic jump between February 2022 and August 2023 when rates went from around 16.17 percent to 22.7 percent, data from Macro Trends shows.

But the hike didn't stop there. The following year, interest rates reached more than 23.37 percent. Fortunately, this has since come down slightly and, as of November 2025, rates were at 22.3 percent.

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However, all this could change by the end of the month if President Trump gets his way. In an announcement recently shared on Truth Social, the POTUS pledged to cap interest rates to just 10 percent for 12 months so that US citizens will no longer be 'ripped off'.

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Trump wrote: "Please be informed that we will no longer let the American public be 'ripped off' by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, and even more, which festered unimpeded during the Sleepy Joe Biden Administration. AFFORDABILITY!"

Trump continued: "Effective January 20, 2026, I, as President of the United States, am calling for a one year cap on Credit Card Interest Rates of 10%. Coincidentally, the January 20th date will coincide with the one year anniversary of the historic and very successful Trump Administration."

Trump echoed similar sentiments in his 2024 campaign when he promised Americans that his administration would 'put a temporary cap on credit card interest rates'.

However, it might not be so simple. How 10 percent interest rates might backfire

While the idea of getting lower interest rates sounds like a good thing, the banking industry has warned that the move could actually hurt consumers in the US.

The Bank Policy Institute, American Bankers Association, Consumer Bankers Association, Financial Services Forum, and Independent Community Bankers of America said in a joint statement: "We share the president’s goal of helping Americans access more affordable credit.

"At the same time, evidence shows that a 10% interest rate cap would reduce credit availability and be devastating for millions of American families and small business owners who rely on and value their credit cards, the very consumers this proposal intends to help."

They added: "If enacted, this cap would only drive consumers toward less regulated, more costly alternatives."

In simpler terms, banks may enforce stricter lending standards if Trump's 10 percent interest rates come into play, making it harder for working-class Americans with lower credit scores to get credit cards.

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A woman who was employed by Amazon went straight to the organ grinder, not the monkey, when she had a pay dispute.

Warehouse worker Tara Jones took her complaint right to the top after realising that there was a significant chunk of money missing from her monthly wage.

The mum, from the US state of Oklahoma, sent the firm's founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos an emotive email back in 2020, after the underpayment left her struggling to pay her bills.

Unbeknownst to her at the time, this correspondence would go on to trigger quite the dramatic chain of events.

Shortly after giving birth and while on medical leave from her role at the Amazon warehouse, Jones received a paycheque which was supposed to equate to $540 (£401.91) in value.

However, she noticed that there was $90 (£66.99) missing - so she reported the issue to her superiors... only for it to happen again on a number of other occasions.

Out of sheer exasperation, the mum eventually decided to explain the ongoing pay issue to the firm's former head honcho, Bezos. You know that bloke who's worth more than $250 billion after making a fortune from the online marketplace that is Amazon? Yeah, that fella.

In the email that was seen by the New York Times, Jones wrote: "I’m behind on bills, all because the pay team messed up. I’m crying as I write this email."

The publication explained that although the mum didn't receive a direct response from Bezos, her complaint did instigate change - as it triggered an internal investigation.

According to the New York Times, this probe found that 'Amazon had been shortchanging new parents, patients dealing with medical crises and other vulnerable workers on leave' for a period of at least 18 months.

Up to 179 other Amazon warehouses may have also been impacted by this huge oversight, the report claimed, meaning hundreds of other employees could have also been drastically underpaid.

It was also claimed that doctors notes that were submitted by workers were mysteriously 'vanishing' in the system.

The New York Times alleged that the issues may have stemmed from 'inadequate service levels', 'deficient processes' and systems being 'prone to delay and error'. However, at the time, Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel insisted that the tech issue was not 'widespread and ongoing' as had previously been suggested.

In a statement shared with The Independent, she said: "We’re disappointed when any of our employees experience an issue with their leave.

"The New York Times article suggested these issues are widespread and ongoing. They are not.

"We went back and audited the period in question to make sure employees received their pay, and to our knowledge, there are no outstanding issues.

"The controls we’ve implemented over the last 18 months have resulted in less than one percent of people experiencing an issue while being on paid leave.

"Certainly, the unprecedented nature of COVID did put a strain on our system’s ability to keep pace with demand and we’ve been hard at work investing and inventing to do better every day."

Either way - the lesson to learn from this is that going directly to the top of the chain of command can pay off, promptly.

Any future Amazon disputes should probably be sent to the current CEO Andy Jassy rather than Bezos' though, as the billionaire stepped down from the role in 2021.

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The wife of Renee Good has spoken out for the first time since the 37-year-old's sudden passing.

On January 7, Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after she supposedly 'weaponized' her car and tried to run over officers as they carried out raids in her neighborhood.

The incident has sparked protests in the city and outrage across the country as many feel like it was unnecessary to kill the mother.

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But the likes of Kristi Noem, United States Secretary of Homeland Security, have argued that the officer's actions were completely justified.

"Our officer followed his training, did exactly what he’s been taught to do in that situation, and took actions to defend himself and defend his fellow law enforcement officers," she said. Vice President JD Vance has echoed similar sentiments and insisted that the officer was 'doing his job' and said he is protected by 'absolute immunity'.

Others outside of the Trump administration feel very differently though, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey being one. He has called the administration's account of events leading up to the fatal shooting 'bullsh*t' and told ICE to 'get the f**k out of Minneapolis'.

And it seems as if a lot of other people feel a similar way as over $1.5 million has now been raised on GoFundMe for Renee's family in the wake of her death.

In light of people's support and generosity, her wife Becca Good has spoken out.

In a moving statement shared with MPR News, Becca explained that Renee leaves behind three children, the youngest being six years old who has already lost his father. Part of Becca's statement to the news outlet reads: "First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family.

"This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind. In fact, kindness radiated out of her.

"Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn’t wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing.

Renee was made of sunshine.

"Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow. Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole." Becca continued to describe Renee as 'pure love', 'pure joy', and 'pure sunshine' as she rounded off the moving message with: "We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee’s legacy is one of kindness and love.

"We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love."

On January 9, the GoFundMe page was officially closed for further donations in light of the staggering amount of money that's been raised.

If you have experienced a bereavement and would like to speak with someone in confidence, contact GrieveWell on (734) 975-0238, or email info@grievewell.com.

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