Donald Trump argues that the US needs Greenland for national security, while a retaking of the Panama Canal is necessary to curb the overcharging of American ships and combat Chinese influence.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would take back the Panama Canal as he delivered an inauguration speech in which he invoked the 19th century expansionist doctrine of "Manifest Destiny" in laying out plans for space exploration.

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump cast himself both as a peacemaker and fierce defender of US interests in a mercurial return to the White House on Monday, vowing to seize the Panama Canal but also imploring Russia to make a deal on Ukraine.

The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia had strategic national interests in the Arctic when asked to comment on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about acquiring Greenland, absorbing Canada and taking control of the Panama Canal.

The nature of the current strategic competition suggests that Trump will need to craft a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine radically different from Theodore Roosevelt’s. It will depend on consent from fellow American governments.

In a single news conference, he pondered making Canada a state and acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal by economic ... countries to immediately condemn Russia’s war of aggression against ...

The Kremlin says it’s watching with “great interest” President-elect Trump’s ambitions for the U.S. to acquire Greenland.  Trump declined to rule out using military force in his pursuit of

Zelenskyy approached Trump’s remarks cautiously, noting that no concrete geopolitical steps have been taken. “Regarding America’s expansion, these were general statements by President Trump. If there were any specific details,

The order will deploy 1,500 troops to build physical barriers, but they will not be used for law enforcement, a military official says.

Donald Trump threatened Russia with unspecified sanctions as he urged president Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump has addressed Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the first time since his inauguration, calling on Vladimir Putin to end the war or face further sanctions. DW has more.