Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he expects trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia to take place in the United Arab Emirates this week. Speaking to reporters at World Economic Forum in Davos, the Ukrainian president suggested discussions, aimed at ending Moscow’s war on his country, would be held on Friday. He did not … Read more
European leaders descend on Brussels this evening for a crunch summit with the transatlantic relationship top of their agenda. U.S. President Donald Trump backed down Wednesday from his most belligerent threats about seizing Greenland from Denmark, but that hasn’t assuaged European concerns about America’s posture toward Europe. It’s another busy day in Davos too, with … Read more
Merz urged European nations to move swiftly to boost their defense spending and economic competitiveness in order to be able to exert power amid the “tectonic” shifts in the global order. At the same time, he urged Germans and other Europeans not to give up on the transatlantic alliance and NATO, advocating, in effect, a … Read more
US president Donald Trump’s abrupt climbdown on using tariffs as a weapon to seize Greenland brought relief on Thursday, but left uncertainty on ending a standoff that has risked the deepest rupture in transatlantic ties in decades. Mr Trump on Wednesday stepped back from the threat of imposing tariffs on countries opposing his plans and … Read more
This is a worrying time in the world of people more used to worrying about the worries of different people in another part of the world. But the old order is changing. Danger is knocking on their doorsteps now. On an afternoon when they held their breath and waited to hear what class of bonkers … Read more
Canadian former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and pop star Katy Perry turned Davos into a very unexpected flirtatious event this week, cheekily winking at each other as the politician took the stage at the World Economic Forum.The 41-year-old pop star slipped into the crowd at The Female Quotient lounge on Tuesday, keeping things low-key — … Read more
The Canadian prime minister’s speech in Davos yesterday was astonishing in its candour about the world of great power rivalry. It could be a blueprint for action by the European Union too. From happy vassals to miserable slaves Mark Carney has followed up his foreign policy pivot in Beijing with a remarkable speech in Davos … Read more
Archyde Breaking: iran releases official toll as protests enter weeks of unrest Table of Contents 1. Breaking: iran releases official toll as protests enter weeks of unrest 2. What the numbers… You can read the full story here: Iran Announces Official Death Toll of 3,117, Severely Lower Than Independent Estimates of Over 4,900 Amid Nationwide … Read more
Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen tells a memorable anecdote about attending the top-level summits that bring together all 27 EU leaders. The Danish prime minister had to move the date of her wedding, not once but twice, to accommodate meetings of the European Council in the summer of 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The no-nonsense politician tied … Read more
US president Donald Trump has dropped his threat to impose tariffs on several European countries for their stance on Greenland, saying he had reached a deal with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) on the island’s future. “Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect … Read more