21 m. ago Trump tells European leaders they'd all be 'speaking German' without US

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Donald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The US President has repeated his demands to acquire Greenland amid tensions with Europe.

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31 m. ago Donald Trump blasts UK Government over North Sea oil in rambling Davos speech

In a long-winded speech to the World Economic Forum, the US President said it was becoming "impossible" to extract oil and gas from the waters around Scotland.

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69 m. ago Trump tells European leaders they would all be 'speaking German and a little Japanese' without the US as he defends plans to acquire Greenland: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Donald Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in Davos. The US President will speak at the event after doubling down on his threat to seize Greenland.

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73 m. ago ‘The powerful have their power. We have the capacity to stop pretending’: the Canadian PM’s call to action at Davos | Mark Carney

In a rousing speech, Mark Carney made the case for unity in the face of Donald Trump’s new world order. We reproduce it hereToday I will talk about a rupture in the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a harsh reality, where geopolitics – where the large, main power, geopolitics – is submitted to no limits, no constraints.On the other hand, I would like to tell you that the other countries, especially intermediate powers like Canada, are not powerless. They have the capacity to build a new order that encompasses our values, such as respect for human rights, sustainable development, solidarity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the various states. Continue reading...

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93 m. ago Watch live: Trump addresses Davos amid Greenland tensions with allies

Watch live as Donald Trump delivers a major speech at Davos in his latest attack on Washington’s allies in Europe amid his continued threats over Greenland.

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3 h. ago Trump storms Davos: US President arrives to take on European leaders in Greenland showdown

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Donald Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in Davos. The US President will speak at the event after doubling down on his threat to seize Greenland.

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3 h. ago Donald Trump Davos LIVE: President lands in Switzerland for showdown talks

Donald Trump is scheduled to give a special address in Davos, Switzerland, this afternoon - after threatening to impose tariffs on European countries who oppose his plans to acquire Greenland

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4 h. ago World leaders in Davos must stand up to Trump. This is their chance | Robert Reich

The world needs global leaders to clearly and firmly denounce the havoc Trump is wreaking on the US and international orderHundreds of global CEOs, finance titans, and more than 60 prime ministers and presidents are in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual confab of the world’s powerful and wealthy: the World Economic Forum.This year’s Davos meeting occurs at a time when Donald Trump is not just unleashing his brownshirts on Minneapolis and other American cities, but also dismantling the international order that’s largely been in place since the end of the second world war – threatening Nato, withdrawing from international organizations including the UN climate treaty, violating the UN charter by invading Venezuela and abducting Nicolás Maduro, upending established trade rules, and demanding that the US annex Greenland.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his n...

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5 h. ago EU chief warns Europe living in 'new world of raw power' as Trump heads to Davos for Greenland showdown: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Donald Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in Davos. The US President will speak at the event after doubling down on his threat to seize Greenland.

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5 h. ago EU chief says Europe needs to abandon caution after US treasury secretary calls Denmark ‘irrelevant’ – Europe live

Scott Bessent replied to a question on Danish investments by saying that ‘Denmark’s investment in US treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant’Curiously, Rutte also pointedly says that “the main issue [for Nato] is not Greenland, it’s Ukraine.”“The risk here is that you focus, of course, on Greenland, because we have to make sure that that issue gets solved in an amicable way.But the main issue is not Greenland. Now, the main issue is Ukraine.”“And as we speak, Russian missiles and Russian drones are attacking the energy infrastructure in Ukraine. We know that it is now -20 degrees in Kyiv. We know that Ukraine can only take care of 60% of its own electricity.And yes, it is true the Russians have lost in December 1,000 people dead – not seriously wounded, but dead - a day. That’s over 30,000 in the month of December. In the 1980s, in, Afghanistan, the Soviets lost 20,000 in 10 years. Now they lose 30,000 a month in one month. But they still continue the attack, they still i...

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5 h. ago Miliband defends Starmer as Trump heads to Davos amid Greenland tensions

The US president is set to address the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

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6 h. ago Trump Davos LIVE: President to arrive late after Air Force One forced to return to US

Donald Trump is scheduled to give a special address in Davos, Switzerland, this afternoon - after he threatened to impose tariffs on European countries who oppose him acquiring Greenland

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7 h. ago Trump entourage slams Europe's 'anger' and 'bitterness' over Greenland tariff threat as president heads to Davos for showdown with world leaders: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Donald Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in Davos. The US President will speak at the event after doubling down on his threat to seize Greenland.

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8 h. ago The Latest: US Treasury secretary decries Europe’s ‘anger’ over tariff threat

U.S. President Donald Trump’s third visit as president to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting is set for Wednesday

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8 h. ago Trump heads for Davos: US President flies in as he warns European leaders there is 'no going back' over Greenland

The Air Force One plane carrying President Donald Trump to his showdown with European leaders in Davos U-turned and returned to base this morning after developing an electrical fault.

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8 h. ago Trump heads to Davos for Greenland showdown with world leaders after vowing there is 'no going back': Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Donald Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in Davos. The US President will speak at the event after doubling down on his threat to seize Greenland.

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11 h. ago Donald Trump storms Davos: US President jets to Switzerland after broadside against Starmer and Nato allies

The stone-faced US President was seen boarding Air Force One late on Tuesday night, heading for the Swiss town for its annual World Economic Forum.

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11 h. ago Mark Carney tells Davos the old world order is ‘not coming back’ as Trump heads to Switzerland

Carney warns US-led global system of governance is enduring ‘a rupture’ as US president flies in for showdown with European leaders over GreenlandCanadian prime minister Mark Carney has said that the US-led global system of governance is enduring “a rupture,” defined by great power competition and a “fading” rules-based order.His speech to political and financial elites at the World Economic Forum comes a day before US President Donald Trump was set to address the gathering in Davos, Switzerland. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Trump issues ominous warning when asked how far he'll go to take over Greenland: 'You'll find out'

Donald Trump is scheduled to fly out to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum where he'll hold high-stakes talks with European leaders over his Greenland plot.

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19 h. ago Trump issues ominous warning when asked how far he'll go to take over Greenland: 'You'll find out': Live updates

Donald Trump is scheduled to fly out to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum where he'll hold high-stakes talks with European leaders over his Greenland plot.

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