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The Dutch have also declined to take part, while a Danish diplomat, like others granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic, told POLITICO that Copenhagen was not even invited to join. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is considering whether to take part, said Tuesday it was “very difficult to imagine how we and Russia would be together on a board.” Britain’s Keir Starmer, who has until recently been extremely reluctant to directly criticize Trump, also appears to be cooling on the idea. | Neil Hall/EPA Putin’s potential role has also provoked Poland, where President Karol Nawrocki, a Trump ally, said…
Published on 22/01/2026 – 5:06 GMT+1 Iran offered its first government-issued death toll Wednesday following its crackdown on nationwide protests, giving a far lower figure than activists abroad as the country’s theocracy tries to reassert control. State television carried statements by the Interior Ministry and the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, an official body providing services to families of those killed in wars, saying 3,117 people were killed. It added that 2,427 of the dead in the demonstrations were civilians and security forces, but did not elaborate on the rest. Iran’s government in the past has undercounted or not…
While on Wednesday Trump backtracked on his administration’s threats, saying he will not take Greenland by force and would suspend his tariff threats, powerful right-wing figures in the continent’s capitals and core EU institutions have already shifted their narrative to adapt to the transatlantic hostility, mimicking the centrist leaders they loathe and dialing up the rhetoric against American imperialism. “I think we should be honest,” said Nicola Procaccini, the leader of the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament, who is also Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-hand man in the chamber. “When Trump is wrong, we…
A commuter train near Barcelona ploughed into the rubble of a collapsed wall on Tuesday, killing one and injuring dozens in Spain’s second deadly rail accident in days. The train collided with a retaining wall which fell onto the track between Gelida and Sant Sadurní. The accident occurred as heavy storms battered Cartalonia. The victim of the Tuesday-night crash was a trainee train driver, regional authorities said. Of the 37 people affected, five were seriously injured. Six others were in less serious condition, emergency services said. Most of the injured had ridden in the first train car. The suspension of…
A French journalist who was arrested while covering a pro-Kurdish protest in Istanbul has been released without charge, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Raphael Boukandoura, who works for French publications including Liberation and Courrier International, was detained on Monday at a protest against a military operation targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. Boukandoura, 35, has lived legally in Turkey for at least a decade and holds an official press card. He was transferred to a detention centre for migrants, his lawyer Emine Ozhasar said. Asked if Boukandoura might be deported, she said: “It’s a possibility”, explaining that no decision had…
Published on 21/01/2026 – 17:27 GMT+1 Norway’s government said on Wednesday it would not join the Board of Peace initiated by US President Donald Trump, who has vented his frustration at the Nordic country after being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize. “The American proposal raises a number of questions” requiring “further dialogue with the United States”, State Secretary Kristoffer Thoner said in a statement. “Norway will therefore not join the proposed arrangements for the Board of Peace, and will therefore not attend a signing ceremony in Davos,” Thoner said. Norway would continue its close cooperation with the United States,…
Marine Le Pen spent more than ten hours at the stand on Wednesday, for a second consecutive day of questioning before a Paris court, as part of a crucial appeal trial that will determine whether she can run in next year’s presidential election. As on the previous day, she repeatedly defended her position and said she “formally” contests the existence of any generalised fraudulent system set up by the party to siphon EU funds between 2004 and 2016. Prosecutors accuse Le Pen and ten other defendants of employing parliamentary assistants who were paid with EU money even though their actual…
Donald Trump used his high-octane Davos appearance at the World Economic Forum to claim the US has “defeated” inflation, pointing to what he called a booming economy. But the numbers tell a more modest story. While inflation has indeed cooled, it is far from the ideal rate, coming in at 2.7% in December, still above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. Trump described the US economy in superlative terms while blasting his predecessors, telling the audience that the first year of his second term was marked by “exploding growth… surging productivity,” and “rising incomes.” He named the US the “economic engine…
“After the back and forth of the last few days, we should now wait and see what substantive agreements are reached between Mr. Rutte and Mr. Trump,” Klingbeil told German broadcaster ZDF. “No matter what solution is now found for Greenland, everyone must understand that we cannot sit back, relax, and be satisfied.” An EU official directly involved in the negotiations in recent days said “I would be skeptical about calling this fantastic news. We cannot live our lives or govern our countries based on social media posts.” EU leaders are set to meet Thursday evening to discuss Europe’s response…
By Euronews Published on 21/01/2026 – 21:16 GMT+1 In this special news coverage, Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina and Maria Tadeo break down all you need to know about the second day of this year’s Davos. It seems like all three days of discussions have been overshadowed by the return of Donald Trump to the Alpine town, with his rhetoric and policy signals fuelling renewed tensions between the United States and Europe. From trade and defence spending to NATO and climate commitments, delegates in Davos have been grappling with what a second Trump presidency could mean for transatlantic relations. “I don’t want to…