4 h. ago Newsom says Davos appearance was canceled under pressure from Trump

Governor’s office says US pavilion bowed to pressure and pulled scheduled ‘fireside chat’ with Fortune magazineThe office of Gavin Newsom, the California governor, said his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos was canceled under pressure from the Trump administration.Newsom had been scheduled to sit down with Fortune at an event sponsored by USA House, the country’s official headquarters at the annual gathering of world and economic leaders. But before the talk was due to begin, his team says, the USA House bowed to political pressure from the Trump administration and denied the governor entry. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Starmer toughens rhetoric on Trump and decries pressure over Greenland

PM also accuses Kemi Badenoch of supporting efforts by the US president to ‘undermine the government’s position’UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has noticeably hardened his rhetoric towards Donald Trump, telling the Commons that the US president’s condemnation of the Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius was intended to weaken the UK’s resolve over Greenland.In a sometimes angry exchange with Kemi Badenoch at prime minister’s questions, Starmer denounced the Conservative leader’s use of Trump’s words to push back against the Chagos deal, saying the president had not been sincere in his objections. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Starmer tells MPs he ‘will not yield’ over Greenland despite US pressure – UK politics live

PM says Trump’s Chagos Islands comment designed to put pressure on him to ‘yield’ over Greenland, but he will not complyWe’re not far off PMQs. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.There will be two statements in the Commons after PMQs. At 12.30pm Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, will give one about the warm homes plan, and about an hour later Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, will give one on the water white paper. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Starmer says he ‘will not yield’ to Trump pressure over Greenland

In his most hostile language yet, the prime minister said the future of Greenland should be decided by Denmark and Greenland

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29 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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34 h. ago Stephen Miller’s wife brutally trolled over latest criticism of Gavin Newsom

Newsom is in Davos to serve as an opposing voice to Trump’s economic policies

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36 h. ago Trump trolls Greenland with AI picture of president planting flag on ‘US territory’

Trump continues to ramp up the pressure in his bid to take over the Danish territory despite worldwide backlash

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37 h. ago Newsom roasts ‘pathetic’ world leaders over Trump appeasement: ‘I should have brought knee pads’

Gavin Newsom has often threatened to send kneepads to political opponents who do Donald Trump’s bidding

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38 h. ago Trump maintains pressure on UK and other European allies over Greenland

Donald Trump posted a series of messages on his Truth Social network underlining his desire to take control of Greenland.

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56 h. ago Trump says ‘no comment’ when asked if he would seize Greenland by force – Europe live

The US president said he would “100%” push ahead with his plans to hit European nations with tarrifs if he doesn’t get Greenland.Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snubIn a nod to Trump’s efforts on Ukraine, Starmer says he recognises the US president’s role in pushing for ceasefire there – as he says “we will work closely with the United States, Ukraine and our other allies to apply pressure where it belongs: on Putin.”In his strongest criticism of Trump yet, Starmer goes on to say:A trade war is in no one’s interest, and my job is always to act in the UK’s national interest. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago EU prepared to respond to Trump’s Greenland tariff threats but hope to deescalate at Davos – Europe live

German chancellor Friedrich Merz says that Trump repeatedly threatens tariffs and often implements them, but sometimes you can talk him out of following through.Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snubIn a nod to Trump’s efforts on Ukraine, Starmer says he recognises the US president’s role in pushing for ceasefire there – as he says “we will work closely with the United States, Ukraine and our other allies to apply pressure where it belongs: on Putin.”In his strongest criticism of Trump yet, Starmer goes on to say:A trade war is in no one’s interest, and my job is always to act in the UK’s national interest. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Rachel Reeves pulls out of London Stock Exchange event as Donald Trump's tariff threats send markets tumbling... after Chancellor had been due to hail 'new golden age' for City

The Chancellor cancelled her appearance at an event celebrating the recent record performance of the FTSE100 after Donald Trump sparked a fresh crisis.

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63 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 19 January: Markets lower amid tariffs threat, WH Smith surges

The FTSE 100 index is under pressure after Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs on eight European countries including the UK.

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64 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 19 January: Gold higher and index down amid Greenland tariffs threat

The FTSE 100 index is under pressure after Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs on eight European countries including the UK.

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6 d. ago Greenland minister tearful as she describes ‘intense pressure’ as Trump’s threatens to take territory

Vivian Motzfeldt was one of the foreign ministers who met with US vice president JD Vance at the White House to discuss the future of the Danish territory

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7 d. ago What to know about the threats on federal funds flowing to Minnesota

A large-scale immigration crackdown by an influx of federal law enforcement officers is not the only way President Donald Trump's administration is putting pressure on Minnesota

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7 d. ago Ford factory heckler suspended but has 'no regrets' after Trump yells 'f*** you' and gives him middle finger

Trump remains under pressure to release the Epstein files as the DOJ has offered up only 1 percent of the archive after a legal deadline issued by Congress.

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8 d. ago Trump yells 'f*** you' and gives middle finger to heckler who hurled heinous slur

Trump remains under pressure to release the Epstein files as the DOJ has offered up only 1 percent of the archive after a legal deadline issued by Congress.

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8 d. ago Trump may have to disclose details about assets as part of BBC lawsuit

US president is suing for defamation over documentary that joined two parts of speech he made on 6 January 2021President Trump is expected to come under pressure to make rare disclosures about his properties and business interests as part of his $10bn lawsuit against the BBC, the Guardian understands.Trump is suing the BBC for defamation over a Panorama documentary that spliced together two parts of the president’s address to a rally on 6 January 2021. The BBC has already apologised and said the edit was misleading, but has denied it defamed Trump. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago US bond markets should be in revolt. Fed independence matters

It is a perilous time to mess with the principle that rate-setters under an independent system should be free of political pressureEx-Fed chairs condemn Trump’s bid to weaken central bank’s independenceTrump’s attempts to influence Fed risk ‘70’s-style inflation and global backlash’Well said, Jerome Powell. The chair of the US Federal Reserve responded to news of a subpoena from the US Department of Justice with a statement that was extraordinary, necessary and stark.A criminal investigation into the Fed, and him personally, over the renovation of the central bank’s headquarters is an attempt to bully officials into setting policy according to the president’s whims, said Powell: “This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions, or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation.” Continue reading...

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