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- Trump tells world leaders: ‘Europe is not heading in the right direction’ - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said some areas of Europe are no longer recognizable — and "not in a positive way."
- Putin meeting set for Thursday, Witkoff says, with Ukraine 'land deals' on the table - A meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to take place on Thursday with "land deals" over Ukraine on the table, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said.
- U.S. still 'the closest of allies' with the UK despite rift, Finance Minister Reeves says - The U.S. remains the "closest of allies" with the U.K. despite a growing rift between the U.S. and Europe over the future of Greenland, Rachel Reeves told CNBC.
- Scott Bessent says U.S. is unconcerned by Treasury sell-off over Greenland, calls Denmark ‘irrelevant’ - U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessant addressed reporters at a press conference at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.
- Trump Escalates Tensions With European Allies With Greenland and Gaza Efforts - President Trump’s bellicose demands about Greenland and participation in his “board of peace” are deepening worries about the fate of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
- A.I., Big Tech and Trump Shine Most Brightly at the Davos Spectacle - The World Economic Forum is now dominated by global technology companies whose interests shunt aside most others.
- Trump is showing the world the U.S. is 'back,' Scott Bessent tells CNBC as Greenland tensions ratchet up - President Donald Trump's bid to acquire Greenland is 'not something new,' said U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking to CNBC.
- IMF boss has a blunt message for Europe: 'Get your act together' - European leaders are reportedly weighing up potential responses to fresh tariff threats from the White House.
- Bessent says US-Europe relations have 'never been closer' despite Greenland crisis - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said America’s relations with Europe remain strong and urged trading partners to “take a deep breath” and let tensions driven by the Trump administration's new tariff threats over Greenland “
- Trump is going to Davos — here are the big names who aren't - A who's who of heads of state, top CEOs and tech pioneers are landing in Davos for the 2026 World Economic Forum meeting. But some big names aren't going.