Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:50pm on 17 Jan 2026,Saturday International
US President Donald Trump announced a punitive 10% tariff on imports from several European countries including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Finland, beginning February 1, 2026, in response to their opposition to his push to gain control of Greenland. He warned the tariff will increase to 25% on June 1 if no agreement is reached on the “complete and total purchase” of the Arctic island, framing it as crucial for national and global security and utilising trade policy to exert geopolitical leverage. (PC: India Today)
