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DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine would be “stupid” not to strike a peace deal and claimed he will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Davos on Thursday, even as Kyiv insisted Zelensky remains in the Ukrainian capital. Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Trump repeated his view that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky are close to an agreement to end the war that began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. “I believe they’re at a point now where they…

Ilhan Omar hits back at Trump, condemns his ‘hateful rhetoric’ WASHINGTON, Jan 21 — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday condemned President Donald Trump’s remarks about her and Minnesota’s Somali American community, calling his language “hateful” and a deliberate attempt to divert attention from what she described as failures by his administration. Omar, a Democrat who represents a Minneapolis-area district and was born in Somalia, said Trump’s rhetoric amounted to “hatred, xenophobia and Islamophobia,” and accused him of…

Trump resumes Davos trip after Air Force One glitch as Greenland dispute roils transatlantic ties WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump resumed his journey to Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos after Air Force One returned to Washington over what the White House called a minor technical issue, a two-hour delay that did little to ease tensions already overshadowing his visit. Trump is scheduled to deliver an eagerly awaited address to delegates this afternoon, but the trip has been consumed by a widening…

At Davos, Trump’s Greenland push ignites transatlantic showdown DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump descended on the World Economic Forum on Wednesday for a high-stakes confrontation with European leaders, arriving as his bid to secure U.S. control over Greenland and threats of tariffs on European allies deepen the most serious rift across the Atlantic in decades. Trump’s keynote address to the annual gathering of political and business elites — his first in six years — is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. local time (1:30…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump refused Monday to say how far he is prepared to go on Greenland, suggesting he could “make a deal” even as European leaders warned that any U.S. move to seize the autonomous Arctic territory from ally Denmark would shake NATO and trigger a response. Asked hours before departing for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, how far he would go, Trump replied: “You’ll find out.” He added that he has “a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland” in Davos and predicted “things are going to…

Trump threatens 200% tariff on French wine to pressure Macron into joining ‘Board of Peace’ as Europe braces for wider rift U.S. President Donald Trump said he will impose a 200% tariff on French wines and champagne, a bid to pressure President Emmanuel Macron to join his proposed “Board of Peace,” as tensions with Europe deepened over the initiative and Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland. “Did he say that? Well, nobody wants him because he will be out of office very soon,” Trump said when told Macron would not…

European leaders took the stage ahead of Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, seeking to present a united front as the U.S. president dangled tariff threats in a bid to pressure the European Union over Greenland. Trump is set to dominate the week at the Swiss ski resort, with a large U.S. delegation already promoting an “America First” agenda that runs against the grain of the global order cherished by the WEF. He will deliver a speech tomorrow and participate in other events on Thursday. European Commission…

The White House has asked countries to pay $1 billion for a permanent seat on a new “Board of Peace” chaired by U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a draft charter seen by AFP and shared with invitees. The body—initially framed as a vehicle to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction—would be empowered to address conflicts far beyond the Palestinian territory, positioning itself as an alternative to existing multilateral institutions. Under the terms outlined in the charter, member states would be represented by their heads of…

The claim that the world is “not secure” unless the United States has Greenland is sweeping, but it taps a real and growing geopolitical truth: the Arctic island has moved from remote afterthought to a front line of 21st-century power politics. The strategic drama—rekindled when former President Donald Trump floated the idea of acquiring Greenland—sits at the intersection of climate change, great-power competition, rare-earth minerals, and the security architecture that binds North America and Europe. Greenland is not for…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said the world is “not secure” unless the United States has Greenland, reviving a politically charged debate over the vast Arctic territory’s strategic value and the limits of American influence in the High North. The remark echoes Trump’s 2019 push to explore purchasing Greenland from Denmark, an idea that strained relations with a key NATO ally. At the time, he canceled a planned state visit to Copenhagen after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the proposal “absurd,” and…