New York, Jan 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump started the anniversary of his inauguration as president for a second term on Tuesday with a push to upend the strategic international order, risking a rupture with the NATO alliance that has underpinned Western security for 76 years, while he made a friendly gesture to Russia. “The United States of America is the most powerful Country anywhere on the Globe, by far,” he declared in an early morning post on Truth Social, as he reiterated his imp…
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Tel Aviv, Jan 20 (IANS) The ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026 in Switzerland’s Davos has long served as a platform for economic vision and collaboration among political and business leaders. This year, the forum may be forced to confront a different economic and political landscape — one where the United States aims to promote a more stable political order, but simultaneously imposes sanctions, puts economic pressure, and infringes sovereignty whenever proposed solutions clash with Washi…
Oslo, Jan 20 (IANS) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday that her country will not negotiate over its sovereignty, responding to US threats of tariffs in a dispute over Greenland. Frederiksen noted that Denmark has never sought any conflicts. However, Denmark is now being threatened by its closest ally, both in terms of Danish territory and Greenlandic self-determination, she told the parliament, Xinhua News Agency reported.On the tariffs, the United States has threatened to i…
Davos, Jan 20 (IANS) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced that the European Union’s (EU) response to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs against European nations over Greenland will be “unflinching, united and proportional.” In her speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday, Leyen stated, “We consider the people of the United States not just our allies, but our friends.””And plunging us into a dangerous downward spiral would only aid the very …
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) The Indian stock market extended its losses on Tuesday, ending the session sharply lower as investors remained cautious amid rising global tensions and continued to react to company-specific developments during the ongoing Q3 earnings season.Benchmark indices witnessed heavy selling throughout the day. The Sensex closed at 82,180.47, down 1,065.71 points or 1.28 per cent.Meanwhile, the Nifty settled at 25,232.5, slipping 353 points or 1.38 per cent by the end of the session…
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared screenshots of what seemed to be private text messages from his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte. According to the message, Macron told Trump that he did not understand what the US President was doing in Greenland and offered to set up a G7 meeting in Paris following the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday afternoon.He even expressed support for…
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) Silver prices on COMEX exchange touched record high at $94.740 an ounce on Tuesday, as investors rushed to buy safe‑haven assets while US–Europe trade dispute intensified after President Donald Trump continued tariff rhetoric tied to Greenland.Gold prices also traded near record highs, as MCX gold February futures rose 1.27 per cent to Rs 1,47,490 per 10 grams. Meanwhile, MCX silver March futures rose 1.75 per cent to Rs 3,15,720 per kg.Spot gold price touched $4,671.54…
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) Three top Catholic leaders in the United States issued a rare joint statement sharply questioning the moral foundations of current US foreign policy, invoking guidance from Pope Leo XIV and warning that a growing reliance on force risks plunging the world into deeper conflict.Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin said the United States was engaged in its most serious debate over the morality of its actions abroad since the en…
Ottawa, Jan 20 (IANS) North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) said its aircraft will soon arrive at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland to support a series of “long-planned NORAD activities.”The aircraft will join other assets operating from bases in the continental United States and Canada, said NORAD on X, adding that the activities build on “the enduring defense cooperation” between the United States and Canada, as well as the Kingdom of Denmark, Xinhua news agency reported.NORAD said t…
Davos, Jan 20 (IANS) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark must be “unequivocally” respected, stressing that the issue is of “utmost importance” to the transatlantic relationship as US tariff threats add fresh strain to ties.Von der Leyen made the remarks in a post on social media platform X after meeting a bipartisan delegation from the US Congress on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.”I also address…