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 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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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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50 h. ago John Swinney warns Donald Trump against 'economic threats' that could 'undermine' Scotland

Trump has not ruled out taking control of Greenland by force - despite it belonging to a supposed American ally.

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2 w. ago Trump wants to rule Venezuela by force – but he’s getting the US into a mess

Sam Kiley reports from the Simon Bolivar Bridge in Cucuta, on the Colombian border with Venezuela, where two armies and a militia are in a standoff while Trump threatens Caracas

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