Some of the president’s fellow Republicans oppose him – but it’s not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.
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Trump doubles down on Greenland ahead of Davos visit, saying there is ‘no going back’
Trump was due to arrive at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, but a minor electrical issue on Air Force One has forced his plane to turn around.
Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2
Trump’s demands over Greenland are a rude awakening in a moment fraught with risk.
UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it ‘act of great stupidity’
The US president says it is “another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired”.
Spain to hold three days of mourning for victims of high-speed train crash
At least 40 people died in Sunday’s collision in southern Spain, the worst crash the country has seen in more than a decade.
Confronted over Greenland, Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump
Transatlantic relations aren’t broken, though they are damaged. And if Europeans want to try to cut through with Trump, they’ll have to stick together, writes Europe Editor Katya Adler
Trump says he will ‘100%’ carry out Greenland tariffs threat, as EU vows to protect its interests
Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said the bloc has “no interest to pick a fight, but we will hold our ground”.
Trump ties Greenland demands to Nobel Prize in message to Norway leader
The US president says he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace, after not being awarded the annual prize.
What we know about Spain’s worst rail disaster in over a decade
At least 39 people have died in what local officials are calling Spain’s worst rail crash in more than a decade.
US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief tells BBC
António Guterres says Washington’s “clear conviction” is that multilateral solutions are irrelevant.