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EU leaders must meet 'critical' moment on Thursday, Calviño says

The EU Summit on Thursday will be a critical meeting where leaders must demonstrate Europe’s 'superpower' ability to push back against Donald Trump, EIB President Nadia Calviño told Euronews.

21/01/2026

World News

MEP Hayer says 'appeasement strategy is over' amid Trump threats

MEP and Chair of the Renew Europe parliamentary group Valérie Hayer spoke to Euronews about Trump's threats to seize Greenland and impose new tariffs on European countries saying Europe's response should shift from "appeasement" to "deterrence."

21/01/2026

Iran

Iran issues most direct threat yet to US as protester death toll rises

The death toll from the protests has reached at least 4,519 people, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said.

21/01/2026

Europe News

Invitation to Board of Peace complicates EU bid to placate Trump

EU leaders will discuss Trump's controversial Gaza Board of Peace when they gather for emergency talks on Greenland on Thursday, with some warning that the board's 'charter' reads as an effort to supplant the United Nations.

21/01/2026

Europe News

Trump says US takeover of Greenland would be 'good' for Europe

Donald Trump urged Europeans to promptly negotiate a sale of Greenland to the United States during an hour-long speech in Davos. The Danish foreign minister said Trump's ambitions remained "intact".

21/01/2026

USA

Israel's PM Netanyahu accepts Trump invitation to join Board of Peace

The board was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan but appears to have changed into a body tasked with solving conflicts more broadly.

21/01/2026

Europe Today

Newsletter: Trump flies to Davos with Europe-US relations in the balan

Also in this newsletter: why Trump's Gaza Board of Peace is complicating efforts to defuse Greenland tensions, and the view from Strasbourg ahead of a vote that could kick the ratification of the EU-Mercosur deal down the road.

21/01/2026

EU.XL

Why has Greenland become a strategic focus for global powers?

Tensions have escalated between the US and Europe as Donald Trump ratchets up efforts to acquire Greenland. Its wealth in rare earths and other minerals makes it highly attractive. Watch the video.

21/01/2026

Business

'Make America Go Away' caps see popularity surge amid Greenland spat

A subversive symbol of Greenlanders' political opposition to US President Donald Trump has appeared online: red caps with the words 'Make America Go Away'.

21/01/2026

USA

Trump says 'you'll find out' how far he'll go to seize Greenland

US President Donald Trump made an unexpected appearance at the White House briefing room ahead of his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, as tensions rise over Greenland and threats loom of a deepening trade war between the US and Europe.

21/01/2026

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'President Trump is trying to replace the UN', says Belgian FM

US President Donald Trump is trying to supplant the United Nations with his supposedly transitional "Board of Peace", Maxime Prévot told Euronews.

20/01/2026

Greenland

Newsom urges Europe to grow 'backbone' and 'punch' back at Trump

The US president, who will address the annual gathering of global elites on Wednesday, has put the transatlantic alliance to the test with his demand to take over Greenland.

20/01/2026

The Cube

Has Greenland banned Donald Trump and his descendants?

A post claiming that Greenland has banned Trump and the next 100 generations of his descendants has racked up millions of views and thousands of shares. But ultimately, it was published by a satirical news channel.

20/01/2026

Switzerland

We prefer respect over bullies, Macron says at Davos

Macron's Davos address comes as Trump published messages showing the French leader's confusion over Greenland and his proposal to hold a G7 meeting in Paris on Thursday that would include Russian representatives on the margins.

20/01/2026

Europe News

US talk on Greenland 'incomprehensible' and 'hostile', Belgian FM says

US President Donald Trump's plans to take control of Greenland are "incomprehensible and unnecessarily hostile", Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot told Euronews. His comments come amid an ongoing scramble among European leaders to devise a response.

20/01/2026

Europe News

Von der Leyen pitches 'European independence' versus Trump's worldview

As Donald Trump promotes his expansionist foreign policy, upending the transatlantic alliance along the way, Ursula von der Leyen called on Europe to seize the moment and achieve greater independence.

20/01/2026

World News

Iran’s internet shutdown: Can Starlink reconnect cut-off countries?

In light of Iran’s internet blackout, Starlink has allowed some citizens to stay connected. How could its Direct to Cell service help mitigate future communications shutdowns and what role might the United States play?

20/01/2026

Europe News

We can negotiate anything but our sovereignty, says Danish PM

European leaders have vowed to hit back at the US if Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to impose a 10% tariff to force the sale of Greenland. Denmark's prime minister said sovereignty was not up for grabs.

20/01/2026

World News

Trump calls UK's Chagos Islands deal an act of 'great stupidity'

The US president said the UK's decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is among the reasons he wants to take control of Greenland.

20/01/2026

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Activists project satirical Trump image in Davos

In Davos, activists projected a satirical image of US President Donald Trump onto a ski slope.

20/01/2026

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