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The White House said it was considering a range of options to acquire Greenland

and that using military force is, quote, always an option.

Since its intervention in Venezuela, the Trump

administration has set its sights on the self-governing Arctic territory, which is a part of Denmark.

The statement was given to Reuters hours after European countries backed Denmark's prime

minister, Meta Fredrickson, in standing up for Greenland.

Ukraine's allies signed security guarantees for the country in the event of a peace deal with Russia.

Britain and France committed to sending troops to Ukraine and establishing, quote, military hubs there

if a deal was reached. Jared Kushner,

America's envoy and Mr. Trump's son-in-law, cautioned that peace was not guaranteed but, quote,

would not be possible without the latest agreements. Mr. Trump told Republicans in the House

of Representatives that he would, quote, get impeached

if his party lost control of Congress in November. Speaking to lawmakers on the fifth

anniversary of the January 6th Capitol Riot, America's president said Democrats would, quote,

find a reason. In his first term, the House voted twice to impeach him,

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