4 h. ago Trump steps up Greenland annexation demand and attacks European leaders at Davos

US president tells business and political leaders in Davos his country needs ownership to defend ‘unsecured island’Donald Trump has stepped up his demand to annex Greenland but said the US would not use force to seize it during a rambling, invective-laden speech at Davos where he once again lashed out at Europe’s political leaders.The address to thousands of business and political leaders at the World Economic Form in the Swiss ski resort indicated that while the US president was renouncing the use of military force – for now at least – to wrest control of Greenland, he still intended to wield America’s economic and diplomatic power to bend European allies to his will. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump’s tariff threat leaves Europe with a choice: fight back or cease to matter | Georg Riekeles

Appeasing Trump has only emboldened him. But European leaders are not as helpless as the US president believesGeorg Riekeles is the associate director of the European Policy CentreEU leaders’ tough rebukes to Donald Trump in Davos must be followed by concrete action when they convene in Brussels on Thursday night. The US president’s attempt to strong-arm Greenland and Denmark, backed by explicit tariff threats against those who refuse to comply, is not bluster or improvisation. It is economic coercion, openly deployed to force political submission and territorial concessions. The danger lies in the demand itself, but also in how Europe responds.The EU has reached a moment of truth. If it cannot defend one of its member states whose most basic interests are under direct threat, then the EU is weakened as a geopolitical actor and emptied of purpose.Georg Riekeles is the associate director of the European Policy CentreDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you ...

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7 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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10 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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15 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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21 h. ago European leader brands Trump 'a Very Hungry Caterpillar' ahead of Davos showdown as President issues coy remark on how far he is willing to go to have Greenland

As European leaders arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, yesterday, Emmanuel Macron hit back against 'imperial ambitions'.

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32 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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36 h. ago Stock markets tumble and gold and silver soar as Trump steps up efforts to seize Greenland

The FTSE 100 tumbled back towards the 10,000 mark today as Donald Trump intensified his push to take control of Greenland.

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53 h. ago Trump steps up tariff threat over Greenland as Starmer appeals for calm

US President Donald Trump again refused to rule out military options to seize control of the Danish territory.

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5 d. ago Donald Trump says he may put a tariff on ‘countries that don’t go along with Greenland’ – Europe live

US president further steps up threats after US special envoy to Greenland says Trump is ‘serious’ about his plans to control islandMeanwhile, Italian defence minister Guido Crosetto does not seem to be convinced about the merits of European military deployments to Greenland.Speaking to journalists, he wondered “what a hundred, two hundred, or three hundred soldiers of any nationality could do” in Greenland. “It sounds like the beginning of a joke.”“It’s not a competition to see who sends the military around the world.”“A part of me is not sure how much of this is a distraction, to try and take the attention of the American people away from some very real issues that we have in the United States right now.The cost of living is a real concern for Americans [and] Donald Trump got elected saying he was going to address the cost of living. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Britain is ‘stepping up on Arctic security’, Yvette Cooper says amid Trump Greenland threats

Cooper is also poised to advocate for enhanced Nato efforts to safeguard the High North from Russian aggression

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1 week ago Starmer tells Merz and Macron that Nato must 'step up' Arctic operations as they scramble to stop Trump grabbing Greenland

Keir Starmer discussed the brewing row over US threats with Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz in a phone call.

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2 w. ago Rubio downplays threat of military invasion of Greenland and instead pushes plans to buy the island

In recent days, Donald Trump and Stephen Miller have escalated desires to acquire Greenland and refused to rule out military invasion

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2 w. ago European leaders rally behind Greenland as US ramps up threats

Statement of support comes after presidential aide says ‘no one will fight US militarily over future of Greenland’ Europe live – latest updatesOne of Donald Trump’s top aides has ramped up the pressure on Denmark by questioning Copenhagen’s claim to Greenland, as leaders from major European powers rallied behind the Arctic territory.Stephen Miller, the US president’s deputy chief of staff for policy, also claimed military intervention would not be needed to take over island because “nobody is going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer issues joint 'stepping up' statement after Trump's Greenland warning

Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders from across Europe after US President Donald Trump issued a "very serious" warning over taking Greenland off NATO member Denmark

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2 w. ago Stephen Miller escalates Trump’s threats for the US to take over Greenland and defends Venezuela raid in fiery CNN appearance

During a heated back and forth with Jake Tapper, the White House deputy chief of staff argued the ‘future of the free world’ depended on the U.S. taking aggressive actions such as the recent capture of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

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