Foreign policy
- 'Abnormal hatred' between Putin and Zelenskyy making it hard to reach peace deal, Trump says - An "abnormal hatred" between Russia and Ukraine's leaders remains a barrier to ending the war, but a peace deal is getting closer, Trump said.
- European markets set to rocket on Trump's Greenland 'deal,' tariffs retreat - European stocks are expected to open higher after U.S. President Donald Trump said a framework agreement had been reached on Greenland and called off tariffs.
- Trump to speak at Davos as his Greenland push, tariff threats take center stage - Trump said over the weekend that he would slap tariffs on imports from eight European countries in retaliation for moving troops to Greenland.
- Putin meeting set for Thursday, Witkoff says, with Ukraine 'land deals' on the table - A meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to take place on Thursday with "land deals" over Ukraine on the table, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said.
- U.S. still 'the closest of allies' with the UK despite rift, Finance Minister Reeves says - The U.S. remains the "closest of allies" with the U.K. despite a growing rift between the U.S. and Europe over the future of Greenland, Rachel Reeves told CNBC.
- Scott Bessent says U.S. is unconcerned by Treasury sell-off over Greenland, calls Denmark ‘irrelevant’ - U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessant addressed reporters at a press conference at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.
- CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter: A diplomacy tightrope for Britain’s Starmer after Trump’s tirades - U.K. PM Keir Starmer is treading a fine line in diplomacy — and appears to be banking on Britain’s “special relationship” with the U.S. to deliver a compromise.
- Asia markets fall after Trump’s Greenland rhetoric spark Wall Street rout - Asia-Pacific markets fell, mirroring overnight losses on Wall Street after President Donald Trump escalated rhetoric over Greenland.
- Danish pension fund to sell $100 million in Treasuries, citing 'poor' U.S. government finances - AkademikerPension's move comes amid increasing tensions with the U.S. over Greenland.
- Trump's Greenland tariff threats could be upended by Supreme Court decision - The Supreme Court Trump tariff decision could decide the fate of President Trump's threat to tariff NATO nations over control of Greenland.