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See terms live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The prime minister of Norway says he got a message from President Trump about rising tensions over Greenland. Trump reportedly said he no longer felt obligated to purs after not winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The peace prize is awarded by an independent committee, not the Norwegian government. Trump has now imposed a 10% tariff on goods from eight European countries that oppose his efforts to take control of the Arctic island. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.
Celia Bellon (0:48)
Over the weekend, European nations put out a joint statement of solidarity with Denmark and Greenland and said President Trump's bellicose talk and threats to impose further tariffs on nations that object to his Greenland plans regarding risks damaging the transatlantic alliance. Celia Bella is head of the Paris office of the European Council on Foreign Relations.
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Europe feels more alone than it's ever been, but also feels a greater sense, I think, of solidarity and collective determination to push back.
Celia Bellon (1:16)
Bellon says Europeans could invoke counter sanctions and the EU could also activate for the first time an anti coercion instrument to restrict U.S. access to the lucrative EU market. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
Ryland Barton (1:30)
Hackers disrupted Iranian state TV to air footage supporting the exiled crown prince. The video urged security forces not to target civilians. It comes amid nationwide protests and a crackdown that has killed at least 3,900 people, according to human rights observers. Iran's foreign minister had his invitation to the World Economic Forum withdrawn over the killings. The Pentagon has put 1500 soldiers on standby to possibly deploy to Minneapolis. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security is facing increasing scrutiny from immigration advocates. They say the agency is trying to recruit local police officers in Minnesota and in other states. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports.
Naina Gupta (2:09)
Naina Gupta is policy director with the American Immigration Council. She says police departments in Minnesota have told her organization that the DHS is trying to lure officers away from local agencies to join the federal ranks.