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Europe and India seek closer ties with 'mother of all deals'

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk after a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, February 28, 2025. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk after a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, February 28, 2025. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain/File Photo

Greenland galvanizes Europe to confront new US reality

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference after attending a special summit of European Union leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on goods from a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, in Brussels, Belgium January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference after attending a special summit of European Union leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on goods from a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, in Brussels, Belgium January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Orban rebukes Zelenskiy as Hungarian election looms

FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban holds an international press conference in Budapest, Hungary, January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban holds an international press conference in Budapest, Hungary, January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo

Thanks Donald, Europe will take it from here

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a reception with business leaders at the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a reception with business leaders at the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Spain will not join Trump’s Board of Peace, sticks to UN system

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after attending a special summit of European Union leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on goods from a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, in Brussels, Belgium January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after attending a special summit of European Union leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on goods from a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, in Brussels, Belgium January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Musk expects Europe, China to approve Tesla’s full self-driving system soon

Mr Elon Musk speaks during a panel discussion during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 22, 2026.
Mr Elon Musk speaks during a panel discussion during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 22, 2026.

News analysis

Three key provisions in Trump’s Greenland deal with NATO. Will they be enough?

Few details have filtered out about the diplomatic compromise that apparently satisfied Mr Trump enough for him to withdraw his initial Greenland tariff threat.
Few details have filtered out about the diplomatic compromise that apparently satisfied Mr Trump enough for him to withdraw his initial Greenland tariff threat.

In fiery Davos speech, Ukraine’s Zelensky blasts EU, says US ‘security guarantees’ ready

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 22.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 22.

EU must show unity on Greenland, Ukraine, Board of Peace, preserve U.S. ties

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters, on the day of a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq//File Photo
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters, on the day of a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq//File Photo

Quotes from Zelenskiy speech criticising Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks at the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks at the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.