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World · 10 February 2026

Macron warns Europe faces profound geopolitical rupture amid world order shift

Macron warns Europe faces profound geopolitical rupture amid world order shift

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French President Emmanuel Macron warns Europe faces a "profound geopolitical rupture" amid shifting global dynamics. Simultaneously, US Vice President JD Vance criticizes allies for underinvesting in Arctic security, demanding the US receive benefits for protecting Greenland during negotiations spanning the next few months. Tensions escalate as the EU targets Russian crypto assets and the US seizes a Russian shadow fleet tanker, while an Irish national remains detained by ICE for five months in Texas.

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