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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz leaves after delivering a speech on Foreign policy at the Bundestag, on January 29, 2026, in Berlin. (Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
January 29, 2026, 12:26 pm
Germany’s Merz says rules-based world not dead despite facing ‘rough winds’
Chancellor advocates bolstering NATO in Europe while maintaining links to US, after standoff over Greenland and amid Russian war on Ukraine
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One after leaving the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for Washington, January 22, 2026. (Evan Vucci/AP)
January 25, 2026, 10:38 pm
Trump causes flap with AI image of ‘Greenland penguin’
White House posts picture of US president walking with flightless bird, but social media users quickly point out they only live in southern hemisphere
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, left, during a signing ceremony on the US-led Board of Peace at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
January 25, 2026, 11:41 am
Trump’s Greenland ambitions strain MAGA ties with Europe’s far right
Leaders from France, Germany, Italy denounce takeover threats, with even the UK’s Nigel Farage, a long-time Trump ally, calling the moves ‘a very hostile act’
By AP
US President Donald Trump, right, meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a meeting on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. (AP/Evan Vucci)
January 22, 2026, 3:07 am
Trump announces Greenland deal ‘framework,’ backing off threats of force and tariffs
US president silent on whether agreement will give America control of the Arctic island; NATO chief says ‘there’s still a lot of work to be done’
By AFP
US President Donald Trump addresses the audience during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
January 21, 2026, 8:34 pm
Trump says he won’t use force to seize Greenland, but insists only US can defend it
US president calls for negotiations, says he would be ‘very appreciative’ if NATO allows him to take over Greenland, but if not, he warns, ‘We will remember’
By Josh Boak, Will Weissert and AAMER MADHANI
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stand before a group photo in the Grand Foyer of the White House on Monday, August 18, 2025, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
January 20, 2026, 4:29 pm
Trump fumes at Macron over Greenland, Gaza peace board snub, threatens French wine tariff
US president posts texts with French, NATO leaders offering to find solution amid opposition to his ambitions to control Arctic island; says Macron to be ‘out of office very soon’
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
US President Donald Trump and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store shake hands during the group photo at the Gaza International Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13 2025. (Yoan Valat, Pool photo via AP)
January 19, 2026, 11:50 pm
Trump ratchets up Greenland rhetoric as allies seek to bring tensions down
US president tells Norway he no longer puts peace first after Nobel Prize snub; Danish FM says US invasion of Arctic island not impossible; UK urges ‘calm discussion’
By AAMER MADHANI, Geir Moulson and Emma Burrows
People wave Greenlandic flags as they take part in a demonstration against the US President's plans to take Greenland, on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland (Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP)
January 19, 2026, 6:32 am
EU scrambles to avert Trump Greenland tariffs, prepares retaliation
Leaders are expected to discuss options at emergency meeting in Brussels later this week
By Philip Blenkinsop
Young people with placards reading 'Greenland is not for sale!' take part in a demonstration that gathered almost a third of the city population to protest against the US president's plans to take Greenland, on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland, near the US Consulate to Greenland. (Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP)
January 18, 2026, 4:24 pm
Trump’s Greenland tariffs spark calls for unprecedented EU ‘bazooka’ countermeasure
France’s Macron said leading push to apply Anti-Coercion Instrument, which allows for curbing imports of goods and services; European ambassadors to hold emergency meeting Sunday
By Agencies
President Donald Trump points after arriving at Palm Beach International Airport on Air Force One, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
January 17, 2026, 11:07 pm
Trump threatens tariffs on 8 European countries for opposing Greenland takeover
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands and Finland to face 10% import tax, Trump says, which would jump to 25% if Greenland not purchased by US by June 1
By Josh Boak, Emma Burrows and Daniel Niemann
Demonstrators protest against US efforts to take over Greenland in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 17, 2026. (X screenshot used in accordance with Article 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 17, 2026, 6:29 pm
‘Make America Go Away’: Danes protest against US push to take over Greenland
As thousands demonstrate, visiting delegation of US Congress members tell Greenlandic and Danish politicians that many Americans oppose Trump’s stance on Arctic island
By Johannes LEDEL and Camille BAS-WOHLERT
An American flag is displayed on the facade of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, January 14, 2026. (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)
January 15, 2026, 1:03 pm
Trump reiterates desire for Greenland following high-stakes diplomatic meeting
US Secretary of State Rubio and VP Vance meet with Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers, but Washington’s position remains unchanged; Greenland stresses its unity with Denmark
By Nandita Bose, Simon Lewis and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on January 13, 2026, in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP/Evan Vucci)
January 14, 2026, 6:58 pm
As Greenland stands up to Trump, president says anything short of US control ‘unacceptable’
Foreign ministers of Denmark, Greenland in DC to meet with Rubio and Vance; bill introduced in US Congress would block State, Defense Department funds being used against the island
By Emma Burrows, Geir Moulson and AAMER MADHANI
US President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
January 9, 2026, 10:27 am
Trump says only limit on his power is his ‘own morality’
In interview with New York Times, US president says he does not need international law, calls for ownership of Greenland, and says his family can conduct foreign business deals
By AFP
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes a television interview at the White House, December 16, 2025, in Washington, DC. (AP/Alex Brandon)
January 7, 2026, 7:59 am
White House says military ‘always an option’ for seizing control of Greenland
European leaders emphasize ‘inviolability of borders,’ as Republican congressmen join Democrats in pushing against administration’s calls for US to grab Danish territory
By Danny Kemp
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