00:00U.S. President Donald Trump again doubled down on his threats to take over Greenland
00:06during an unexpected appearance at the White House Briefing Room
00:09ahead of his departure for the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.
00:14Asked how far he would go to acquire the Danish territory, he refused to specify.
00:20How far are you willing to go to acquire Greenland?
00:23You'll find out.
00:24At the same time, Trump remained confident that NATO allies would come to an agreement on the issue,
00:32despite European leaders' firm stance in their defense of Greenland and its sovereignty in recent days.
00:40I think that we will work something out where NATO is going to be very happy
00:44and where we're going to be very happy.
00:47But we need it for security purposes.
00:49We need it for national security and even world security.
00:52It's very important.
00:52How about it?
00:54Trump's continued insistence in recent weeks that anything short of the U.S. owning Greenland is unacceptable
01:00is testing the limits of Europe's softer strategy it has taken so far when dealing with Trump.
01:07Over the weekend, Trump vowed fresh tariffs on several European countries
01:11that sent troops to Greenland in solidarity.
01:15European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pushed back against Trump's threats,
01:19vowing that the EU's response will be unflinching, united and proportional, as she spoke in Davos on Tuesday.
01:26In a highly anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum, French President Emmanuel Macron denounced what he called a shift towards a world without rules.
01:42His address comes after U.S. President Donald Trump published private messages between the two,
01:47in which the French leader expresses confusion over Greenland and proposes hosting a G7 meeting.
01:53If Macron did not directly address Trump but did not shy away from the subject either,
01:59the French leader said it is not time for, quote,
02:02new imperialism or new colonialism, but instead a time of cooperation to fix global challenges.
02:08Europe has very strong tools now, and we have to use them when we are not respected,
02:14and when the rules of the game are not respected, by the way.
02:17The anti-coercion mechanism is a powerful instrument,
02:21and we should not hesitate to deploy it in today's tough environment.
02:26Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is worried that the Greenland dispute
02:31could shift attention away from Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
02:35Zelensky urged Washington to continue to engage in diplomatic efforts alongside Europe.
02:46The presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia came together at the Euronews panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos
02:54for the first time since signing a historic peace deal brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House in August.
03:01The deal brought an end to three decades of fighting in what the world hopes will be the start of a prosperous chapter
03:07for a region marred with a difficult past.
03:11President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan says peace is an active decision that leaders must continue to make
03:17to avoid prolonged conflict, which only harms everyone.
03:20We took situation into our hands, and we did it.
03:26We restored justice, international law, our sovereignty, territorial integrity, and then we achieved peace.
03:33And then we stopped.
03:36And for the leader of the country, which suffered for 30 years, to stop at the right time is a very responsible
03:44and very important decision.
03:47We could have continued.
03:48I want to be very open with you and with the audience.
03:52But that would lead to endless wars.
03:54That would lead to more sufferings, more victims.
03:57Armenian President Van Kachatourian echoed a similar message.
04:02I want to be very close to the country with the country.
04:32The two leaders were joined by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic,
04:40who says the world is headed to a dark place,
04:43and urged leaders to prioritize multilateralism over national interests.
04:48Everybody is taking care of its own national interests.
04:53Nobody cares about multilateralism.
04:56And this is the biggest mistake that all of us made in the past.
05:00And now, no one can correct it.
05:04This divorce between the U.S. and Europe is not going to be just a temporary issue.
05:11It's going to last for quite a more time.
05:17And at the end, we'll all have to pay the price.
05:20I wish we had more time.
05:21Thank you very much for participating.
05:23Thank you for being here.
05:24And thank you for watching this live.
05:25Bye.
05:27The U.K. has approved plans for China to build a massive new embassy in central London on Tuesday,
05:36overlooking widespread opposition from lawmakers over potential security risks.
05:41Critics have long warned that the proposed embassy, said to be China's largest in Europe,
05:46could be used as a base for espionage and increase risks of surveillance and intimidation of Chinese dissidents in exile.
05:53Plans for the embassy have been plagued by objections and protests since 2018,
05:59after China's government purchased the site at Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London for £225 million.
06:06Opponents say the huge complex sits too close to underground fiber-optic cables,
06:11carrying sensitive financial information between London's two main financial districts.
06:16U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government had repeatedly postponed its decision in recent months,
06:22after multiple cases of alleged Chinese spying underlined alarms about the proposed embassy.
06:28In a statement, the government said plans for construction have been formally approved,
06:33and are considered final, unless successfully challenged in court.
06:37Opposition lawmakers slammed the decision,
06:40accusing Starmer of compromising on national security in a bid to boost relations with Beijing.
06:44An overnight Russian bombardment has left thousands of residential buildings in Kyiv without heating and water,
06:56as temperatures dropped to minus 14 degrees Celsius, Ukrainian authorities said on Tuesday.
07:02According to local officials, the barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles,
07:07which targeted energy facilities across Ukraine, killed at least one 50-year-old man near Kyiv.
07:14Ukraine's air force said Russia fired some 339 long-range combat drones and 34 missiles in the overnight barrage.
07:24Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, who had recently complained of slow arms deliveries,
07:29said Ukraine had received a shipment of ammunition for air defense systems just a day before the attack.
07:36The bombardment came around 10 days after the most significant Russian strike on Kyiv's energy grid
07:43since the start of its full-scale invasion almost four years ago,
07:48and as the momentum on peace talks slows down,
07:52following tensions between the U.S. and Europe over President Donald Trump's threat to seize Greenland.
07:58Israeli bulldozers began demolitions at the headquarters of the U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees,
08:09UNRWA, in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday.
08:13The organization denounced the move, calling it an unprecedented attack,
08:18slamming it as a violation of international law and the privileges and immunities of the United Nations.
08:23UNRWA spokesperson Jonathan Fowler said Israeli forces stormed into the compound shortly after 7 a.m. local time
08:30and ousted security guards before rolling in bulldozers.
08:35He warned that the move should not be taken lightly by non-governmental organizations or the international community,
08:41stressing that what happened to UNRWA can happen to any other NGO or diplomatic mission in the future.
08:46Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Benvir visited the site and celebrated what he called,
08:53quote, a very important day for governance in Jerusalem.
08:56He denounced UNRWA as an organization that harbors and supports terrorism,
09:01warning that other supporters of terror can expect the same fate.
09:05The incumbent Israeli government has repeatedly accused UNRWA of providing cover for Hamas members,
09:10but has never provided concrete evidence to back up those allegations.
09:16The number of deaths in a crackdown by authorities during Iran's ongoing nationwide anti-government protests
09:24now exceeds 4,000, according to the U.S.-based human rights activist's news agency.
09:31They fear the number will grow far higher as information leaks out of the country,
09:36still gripped by the government's decision to shut down the Internet.
09:39Iranian officials have not given a clear death toll,
09:43but Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledged for the first time on Saturday
09:47that the protests had left several thousand people dead, blaming the United States.
09:53The agency also reported over 26,000 people had been arrested.
09:59Comments from officials have led to fears of some of those detained being put to death.
10:04Tensions remain high between the United States and Iran over the crackdown
10:08after President Donald Trump drew two red lines,
10:11the killing of peaceful protesters and Tehran conducting mass executions in the wake of the demonstrations.
10:18Trump has repeatedly vowed to intervene should his administration assess that Iran has crossed those lines.
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