U.S. President Donald Trump

January 22, 2026 12:08 PM

What is Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and who has joined so far?

U.S. President Donald Trump has invited dozens of world leaders to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts but diplomats say it could harm the work of the United Nations. While some traditional allies of the U.S. have responded cautiously, and in a few cases have rejected Trump's offer, others including nations that have long had strained ties with Washington such as Belarus have accepted. WHAT IS TRUMP'S BOARD OF PEACE? Trump first proposed the Board of Peace l...

January 20, 2026 11:24 AM

Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate

U.S. President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe. Trump declined to tell NBC News in an interview whether he would use force to seize Greenland. He did reiterate his threat to hit European nations with tariffs if a deal is not reached. Trump has intensified his push to wrest sovereignty over Greenland f...

January 19, 2026 1:23 PM

Billionaires’ wealth hits new peak as their clout grows, Oxfam says

Billionaire wealth surged at three times its recent pace last year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic stability, anti-poverty group Oxfam said on Monday. In a report timed for the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the charity said the fortunes of global billionaires jumped 16% in 2025 to $18.3 trillion, extending an 81% rise since 2020. The gains happened even as one in four people worldwide struggle to eat regula...

January 19, 2026 12:42 PM

Trump says “it will be done” on getting “Russian threat” away from Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Denmark has not been able to do anything to get the "Russian threat" away from Greenland, and said, "Now it is time, and it will be done!!!" "NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that "you have to get Russian threat away from Greenland." Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it," Trump wrote in a post on the social media website he owns called Truth Social. The White House and Denmark's foreign affairs ministry did n...

January 19, 2026 9:46 AM

Iran warns against any US strike as judiciary hints at unrest-linked executions

Iran's president warned on Sunday that any U.S. strike would trigger a "harsh response" from Tehran after an Iranian official in the region said at least 5,000 people — including about 500 security personnel — had been killed in nationwide protests. Iran's protests, sparked last month in Tehran's Grand Bazaar over economic grievances, swiftly turned political and spread nationwide, drawing participants from across generations and income groups - shopkeepers, students, men and women, the poo...

January 19, 2026 9:39 AM

EU scrambles to avert Trump Greenland tariffs, prepares retaliation

European Union ambassadors reached broad agreement on Sunday to intensify efforts to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing tariffs on European allies, while also preparing retaliatory measures should the duties go ahead, EU diplomats said. Trump vowed on Saturday to implement a wave of increasing tariffs from February 1 on EU members Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland, along with Britain and Norway, until the U.S. is allowed to buy Greenland, a step major...

December 10, 2025 10:03 AM

US trade deal with Indonesia at risk of collapse, US official says

A U.S. trade agreement reached with Indonesia in July is at risk of collapsing because Jakarta has backtracked on several commitments it made as part of the deal, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. "They're reneging on what we agreed to in July," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, giving no details about which specific commitments Indonesia was now questioning. Asked about the comments, an Indonesian government official said on Wednesday that tariff negotiations with the Uni...

December 10, 2025 9:15 AM

Trump says to make phone call to stop Thai-Cambodia fighting

Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia extended into a third day on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the conflict, after he had brokered a ceasefire in July to end a five-day battle between the Asian neighbours. Thailand's foreign minister said in an interview on Tuesday that he saw no potential for negotiations in the border conflict, adding the situation was not conducive to third-party mediation, while a top adviser to Cambodia's Prime Minister...

December 9, 2025 1:45 PM

Israel’s Netanyahu to discuss second phase of Gaza plan with Trump later this month

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the second phase of a U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza was close, but cautioned several key issues still needed to be resolved, including whether a multinational security force would be deployed. Netanyahu, speaking to reporters alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Jerusalem, said that he would hold important discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump at the end of the month on how to ensure the plan's second phase was ach...

December 9, 2025 1:04 PM

Thailand-Cambodia fighting spreads along contested border

Fighting between Cambodia and Thailand escalated along their contested border on Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian neighbours both said they would not back down in defending their sovereignty. With each side blaming the other for starting Monday's renewed clashes, it was unclear how or if a fragile ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump in July could be salvaged. Cambodia's influential former leader Hun Sen said his country waited 24 hours to honour the ceasefire and allow for evacuat...