16 m. ago Trump blasts NATO and claims World War III would have erupted without him as he rules out using force to take Greenland: Live updates

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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38 m. ago No military force on Greenland but Trump’s biggest threat came in what he didn’t say at Davos

Trump has backed away from using force against Greeland but that doesn’t leave Europe any safer, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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2 h. ago Trump steps up demand to annex Greenland but rules out using force

US president tells business and political leaders in Davos his country needs ownership to defend ‘unsecured island’Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump has stepped up his demand to annex Greenland in an extraordinary speech in Davos, but said the US would not use force to seize what he called the “big, beautiful piece of ice”.Addressing thousands of business and political leaders at the World Economic Form in the Swiss ski resort, the US president said he was “seeking immediate negotiations to once again discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Donald Trump doubles down on Greenland threat but rules out using force

The US president said he wanted ‘immediate negotiations’ on the acquisition of the Arctic territory.

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3 h. ago Donald Trump 'won’t use force' to take Greenland but accuses Denmark of being 'ungrateful'

The US president is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

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3 h. ago Trump promises not to use force to take Greenland but still wants it to be part of US

79-year-old president demands ‘immediate negotiations’ over Greenland but confuses it with Iceland multiple times in speech to World Economic Forum

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3 h. ago Trump at Davos LIVE: US President says he 'won't use force' to take Greenland as he addresses world leaders

US President addresses world leaders at Davos amid huge diplomatic row over his Greenland takeover plan

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3 h. ago Davos live: Trump rules out taking Greenland by force but calls for ‘immediate negotiations’

Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the US president is addressing world leadersQ: Is the US worried that institutional investors in Europe might pull out of the US Treasury market, such as pension funds in Denmark?Bessent brushes this aside, sayingThe size of Denmark’s investment in US Treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant.It is less than $100 million.They’ve been selling Treasuries for years. I’m not concerned at all. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago I am not going to yield to Trump over Greenland, says Starmer as 'Special Relationship' turns nasty

At a tense PMQs, Keir Starmer said the US President had the 'express' intention of forcing the UK to 'yield' to his grab for Danish territory.

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5 h. ago Starmer accuses Trump of attacking Chagos deal to force Britain to 'yield' to US demands for Greenland as 'Special Relationship' turns nasty

At a tense PMQs, Keir Starmer said the US President had the 'express' intention of forcing the UK to 'yield' to his grab for Danish territory.

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9 h. ago Davos live: Trump to address world leaders amid Greenland standoff after ‘minor electrical issue’ on Air Force One

Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in DavosNervous rex: the Davos elite brace for Trump and his dinosaur diplomacyQ: Is the US worried that institutional investors in Europe might pull out of the US Treasury market, such as pension funds in Denmark?Bessent brushes this aside, sayingThe size of Denmark’s investment in US Treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant.It is less than $100 million.They’ve been selling Treasuries for years. I’m not concerned at all. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Davos: Trump to address WEF amid Greenland standoff after ‘minor electrical issue’ on Air Force One – live updates

Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in DavosNervous rex: the Davos elite brace for Trump and his dinosaur diplomacyTaking questions, Bessent suggests it would be “very disappointing” if Switzerland started to emulate the EU policies of “administration, bureaucracy, and economic sclerosis”.US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent is holding a press briefing here in Davos, at the US House (in a church just outside the WEF congress centre).We can only grow together by expanding trade. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Greenland latest: Trump returns to US after ‘electrical issue’ on Air Force One

US president’s delayed trip risks changing Davos schedule, including his planned address to economic forum

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13 h. ago Trump rules out using force over Greenland but calls for ‘immediate negotiations’

US president tells audience in Davos that a possible purchase should not be seen as a threat to Nato

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29 h. ago UK must 'prepare for war with United States' as WW3 edges closer than ever before

Former NATO commander Sir Richard Shirreff has warned Britain must prepare for the worst-case scenario of fighting US forces over Greenland as Donald Trump threatens tariffs and shows no sign of backing down

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30 h. ago Scots jobs and livelihoods 'on the line' as a result of latest Donald Trump tariff threat

The US President is attempting to force European nations into accepting his hostile takeover of Greenland.

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31 h. ago Trump made 10 key pledges a year ago – here’s what happened since then

A review of Trump’s bold promises about immigration, the economy, the US’s standing in the world and much moreThere was no debate about record crowd sizes this time. With the temperature plunging to 27F (-3C) and a wind chill making it feel far colder, Donald Trump’s second inauguration was held in the rotunda at the US Capitol in Washington on 20 January 2025.The great and the good of the political elite were there, including former presidents Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama and outgoing president Joe Biden. So were tech oligarchs such as Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. At 12.10pm, they listened intently as Trump began a half-hour-long inaugural address. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership | Gordon Brown

The idea that the liberal rules-based order can survive his presidency now seems complacent. This is a historic moment – and a time to actA European-wide chorus of resistance, led this morning by Keir Starmer, has greeted Donald Trump’s plan to take over Greenland, by force if necessary, and to start a tariff war if any country stands in his way. Have no doubt, this is a moment: if pursued as a non-negotiable demand, Trump’s plan ends any lingering hope that the liberal rules-based order can stumble on through his remaining time in office. The real question now is whether the 2020s will be defined by the complete collapse of the order’s already crumbling pillars and the atrocities accompanying it, or whether an international coalition of the willing can come together to build a new global framework in its place.For, in quick succession, the US has abandoned its longstanding championing of the rule of law, human rights, democracy and the territorial integrity of nation states. Gone i...

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43 h. ago Starmer says he does not think Donald Trump would use military force to seize Greenland

Trade war with US risks ‘huge damage’ to UK, warns British prime minister

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47 h. ago Scientists discover Greenland's 'Achilles heel' that could force Trump to rethink his Arctic playbook

A new study threatens to derail President Trump's dream for Greenland if it successfully becomes part of the US.

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