Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen hold each other as they leave the venue after a meeting in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 23, 2026. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen issued a defiant message on the Arctic island’s future on Wednesday, while Denmark warned…
US President Donald Trump gestures as he delivers a special address during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. The World Economic Forum takes place in Davos from January 19 to January 23, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump backed away from tariffs…
President Donald Trump is set Wednesday to speak at the World Economic Forum, directly addressing an audience that has been put on edge by his intensifying aggression toward the allied territory of Greenland. Trump’s speech is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET. The address will be bookended by meetings with other world leaders attending…
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch British diplomats have long prided themselves on the so-called “special relationship” with the United States. The phrase was coined by Winston Churchill, Britain’s inspirational wartime leader, when in March 1946 he famously described how an “iron curtain” had descended across…
Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell on Wednesday, mirroring overnight losses on Wall Street after President Donald Trump escalated rhetoric over Greenland, threatening fresh tariffs on countries resisting the transfer of the…
As fresh talk of a U.S.-Europe trade war intensified on Tuesday, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva issued a stark warning to European leaders: “Get your act together.” U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that eight European allies would face increasing tariffs, starting at 10% on Feb. 1 and rising to 25% on June 1, if…
GREENBRAE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 13: Bottles of French wine are displayed on a shelf at a BevMo store on March 13, 2025 in Greenbrae, California. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening a 200 percent tariff on alcohol from European Union countries. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks sold…
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference following their meeting at Chequers, near Aylesbury, Britain, Sept. 18, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has taken aim at another NATO ally on the eve of his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week,…
An aerial view of the town ahead of World Economic Forum (WEF), also known as Davos Summit in Davos, Switzerland on January 14, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are among the who’s who of political leaders, big-name CEOs and…
A protester takes part in a demonstration to show support for Greenland in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan. 17, 2026. Tom Little | Reuters European states are reportedly considering retaliatory tariffs and broader punitive economic counter-measures against the U.S. after President Donald Trump threatened fresh export levies, deepening a rift over Greenland. Trump announced Saturday that eight…
