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Despite his retreat on Greenland, Donald Trump’s erratic displays at Davos have rattled many European leaders already grappling with Russia’s new ambitions.
Hugh Grant signed a letter urging Britain's parliament to ban social media for children under 16.

Big names calling for social media ban for kids in the UK

Hugh Grant is urging the UK to adopt an Australian-style ban on social media for children under-16 that's got the backing of Britain's House of Lords.

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President Donald Trump is visible on a video monitor as he addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Trump’s Greenland deal said to involve small tracts of land

US President Trump said on social media that he had reached a framework agreement over the future of the Danish territory.

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Kevin Rudd jokes he would have 'freedom’ in his new role while speaking at Davos.

China has ‘unprecedented confidence’ in US decline: Rudd

The Chinese Communist Party believes it is prevailing in its superpower competition with the United States and has unprecedented levels of confidence in its decline, former prime minister Kevin Rudd has said.

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President Donald Trump doubled down on his Greenland rhetoric as he addressed the WEF in Davos.

Trump drops tariff threat over Greenland after NATO talks

US President Donald Trump says he has ‘formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland’ after talks in Davos with NATO’s Secretary General.

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Trump is defying more than 100 years of US foreign policy with his brazen land grab for Greenland.

Trump’s hunger for conquest revives USA’s dark past

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump’s brazen land grab flies in the face of more than 100 years of American foreign policy of protecting the sovereignty of smaller nations.

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French President Emmanuel Macron is rocking the polarised aviator glasses.

Why Emmanuel Macron is wearing sunglasses inside

The French President has revealed why he has been appearing in public in recent days with his eyes hidden behind stylish sunglasses.

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Donald Trump’s stance on Greenland has turned Davos into an emergency summit.

Trump jabs Euro leaders as Davos becomes emergency summit

In social media posts before the meetings, Trump bashed the UK and shared what appeared to be private messages from European officials.

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An Australia-European Union trade deal appears closer than ever.

Australia in EU’s sights after Mercosur win, Trump’s threats

LATIKA M BOURKE: The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has singled out Australia as a priority country for a new trade deal.

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French President Emmanuel Macron has hit out at ‘bullies’ as he called for US tariffs on European countries to be abolished.

Macron decries ‘bullies’ as he urges Trump to halt tariffs

French President Emmanuel Macron has hit out at ‘bullies’ as he called for US tariffs on European countries to be abolished.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has announced a snap election.

Japan's ‘Iron Lady’ calls snap election after just three months

Japanese voters will head to the polls within weeks after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, just three months in, called a snap election in a bid to increase her wafer-thin majority.

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A man has opened fire on several people at a town hall in the Czech Republic, killing one and injuring six others, authorities say.

One dead, six injured as guman opens fire at Czech town hall

A man has opened fire on several people at a town hall in the Czech Republic, killing one and injuring six others, authorities say.

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Eight European nations are weighing up their next move after Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Euro leaders weigh retaliation on Trump’s Greenland threats

Eight European countries that sent troops to Greenland said they stood united with Denmark after President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on them.

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Britain's Keir Starmer says the UK will be pursuing the US administration over Donald Trump's tariff plan.

'Wrong': European leaders slam Trump's tariff threat

European leaders have hit back at Donald Trump's vow to impose tariffs over Greenland, with the UK's Prime Minister calling the move ‘completely wrong’.

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President Donald Trump made clear this week who he preferred out of Delcy Rodriguez and Maria Corina Machado.

A tale of two meetings: Trump chooses oil over democracy

One has US sanctions imposed on her for undermining democracy. The other just won the Nobel Peace Prize. Both want to lead Venezuela.

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