2 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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3 h. ago Nervous rex: the Davos elite brace for Trump and his dinosaur diplomacy

Leaders of EU, France and Canada stake out positions on Greenland ahead of US president’s speech to World Economic Forum“There’s no diplomacy with Donald Trump: he’s a T rex. You mate with him or he devours you.” Debate at the World Economic Forum annual meetings high in the Swiss Alps is usually scrupulously polite, but as this year’s gathering got under way in Davos on Tuesday, California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, had this blunt advice for handling the week’s star speaker.The US president was yet to arrive but throughout the blond wood congress centre the hottest topic among the global elite of business and politics – on and off conference stages – was Trump’s intemperate attack on European allies, threatening punitive tariffs if they fail to let him annex Greenland. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The Guardian view on the French far right: mainstream parties are running out of time | Editorial

A Paris appeals court will decide if Marine Le Pen can stand in next year’s presidential election. But legal troubles have not damaged the fortunes of her partyIn a Paris courtroom, the first act of the 2027 French presidential election is already under way. On Tuesday Marine Le Pen began to answer judges’ questions in her appeal against a conviction relating to the embezzlement of European parliament funds. If she wins, the far-right leader will be free to run for the presidency for a fourth time. If the sentence is upheld, her 30-year-old protege, Jordan Bardella, is almost certain to take her place in the race.Having presented the original verdict as an assault on democracy by judges bent on thwarting her political ambitions, Ms Le Pen has softened her stance. If the appeals court is swayed by arguments that offences committed by her National Rally party were inadvertent, a five-year ban on running for public office may be reduced or overturned. Even if she loses, however, her po...

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4 h. ago Trump reveals why he leaked world leaders' messages... as Greenland warns its people to prepare for possible invasion: 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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4 h. ago Dollar and US stocks fall as Trump says ‘no going back’ on Greenland bid

European leaders criticise stance on Arctic island, with Macron taking aim at US president’s ‘useless aggressivity’

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5 h. ago Revealed: Secret 'Washington Group' text chat European leaders use to vent about Trump whenever he does 'something wild'

The informal messaging group, known as the 'Washington Group', brings together senior European figures who have grown accustomed to coordinating without Washington.

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5 h. ago In their words: Trump’s threats over Greenland draw warnings and profanities at global forum

European leaders and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have expressed strong concerns at the World Economic Forum over the Greenland crisis and global trade issues

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5 h. ago Trump reveals why he leaked world leaders' messages and his secret role in foiling a prison break in Syria: 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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6 h. ago Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau make first major power couple appearance at World Economic Forum in Davos

The pop star and former Canadian Prime Minister made their romance Instagram official last month

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7 h. ago Trump sends allies into meltdown with leaked private texts and Greenland flag meme as world row explodes: 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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8 h. ago Trump leaks private texts from world leaders as he heads to Davos for showdown over Greenland: 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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8 h. ago Katy Perry arrives at Davos with Justin Trudeau as European leaders brace for another Trump confrontation at summit

Trudeau gave a speech where he touched on the global upheaval currently challenging world leaders and what he called the 'backsliding of democracies'

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9 h. ago Macron sports Top Gun shades to launch veiled attack on Trump’s Greenland threats saying ‘we’re in world without rules’

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has launched a veiled attack on Donald Trump and said that we are now shifting to a world "without rules". European leader blasted his US counterparts tariff threats - calling them an attempt to "subordinate Europe". Donning a pair of aviator shades at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, Macron took...

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9 h. ago Trump leaks private texts from French and NATO leaders as European relations deteriorate over Greenland threat

Trump also shared an AI image of him talking to European leaders in The White House with the US Flag over Greenland

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10 h. ago Russia declares ‘Keir Starmer is preparing for WW3’ in new warning to NATO

Sergey Lavrov claimed European leaders are openly planning military action and cited their support for Ukraine as a catalyst for escalating tensions

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12 h. ago Russia declares ‘Starmer is preparing for WW3’ in chilling warning to NATO

European leaders, including Sir Keir Starmer, are openly 'preparing for war against the Russian Federation', Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed

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13 h. ago Trump says ‘there can be no going back’ on Greenland as private messages from Macron leaked – Europe live

Flurry of posts on Truth Social firmly set out Trump’s Greenland stance to European leaders Trump cites UK’s ‘stupidity’ over Chagos Islands as reason to take over GreenlandAnd Davos looks like the place to be this week, with Trump now declaring that after his call with Nato’s Rutte he will have “a meeting of the various parties” on Greenland – whatever that means and whoever is going to be involved.Separately, it’s not clear if Macron’s offer of setting up a G7 meeting on the sidelines was accepted (although looking at timings it would risk clashing with the emergency EU summit on Thursday night), but his separate invitation to a dinner at the Élysée Palace might be gone after Trump’s very pointed and personal criticism of the French president.Attacked the UK, mockingly calling it a “brilliant” ally, for “shocking” plan to hand over sovereignity of the Chagos islands to Mauritius (despite previous US support), saying it’s among a “long line” of reasons why Greenland “has to be acqu...

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14 h. ago Trump leaks personal messages from Macron and Rutte responding to Greenland moves

Trump also shared an AI image of him talking to European leaders in The White House with the American Flag over Greenland

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15 h. ago Trump trolls European leaders with AI image of them looking at map showing Greenland as US territory in the Oval Office as he flies to Davos

US President Donald Trump has trolled European leaders with an AI image of them looking at a map showing Greenland as US territory in the Oval Office.

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15 h. ago Trump shares message from France’s Macron questioning Greenland moves

Trump also shared an AI image of him talking to European leaders in The White House with the American Flag over Greenland

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