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  1. How Much TACO Trump Crumbled on Greenland Deal Revealed

    Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:17:39 -0000

    The president backed down just hours after a fiery speech in Davos. Details of Donald Trump’s dramatic U-Turn on his demands to purchase and control …

  2. Trump is rolling out his Board of Peace at Davos at a time when US leadership is being questioned

    Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:10:58 -0000

    DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump wants to spotlight his proposed “ Board of Peace ” at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, looking to create momentum for a project that has been overshadowed this week first by his threats to seize Greenland, and then by a dramatic retreat from …

  3. Mapped: The True Size of Greenland, Compared to Most World Maps

    Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:20:30 -0000

    With a population smaller than a mid-sized American suburb and an economy heavily dependent on Danish subsidies, Greenland would seem an unlikely …

  4. From Wind Farms to Stolen Elections: Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Speech at Davos

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:39:52 -0000

    In his much anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, President Donald Trump reiterated his desire to take over Greenland, railed against wind farms, and criticized what he claimed was an imbalance in trade between the United States and the rest of the world. He also …

  5. Watch: How was Trump's Davos speech received?

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:22:33 -0000

    US President Donald Trump took to the stage in Davos, Switzerland to speak at the annual World Economic Forum, and gave a speech featuring topics ranging from Europe's green policies to Greenland. Trump told the room he would not use force in Greenland - but also launched a long argument for why the …

  6. Greenland’s strategic position in seven maps: Why Trump wants the island

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:56:16 -0000

    The world’s largest island sits in the Arctic Circle and is strategically and economically valuable. US President Donald Trump is in Davos, Switzerland, to attend the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum (WEF), where the issue of Greenland will be front and centre. Trump’s long-running …

  7. Top business leaders issue an expletive-laced message on the green backlash

    Thu, 22 Jan 2026 07:29:08 -0000

    Top business leaders this week delivered an expletive-laden plea in defense of climate action, describing the backlash to Europe's green transition …

  8. The world has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy’, UN warns. What does it actually mean?

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:00:51 -0000

    Decades of human activity have left “irreversible damage” to the planet’s water supply, a new report warns. Human activity has pushed the world into …

  9. The world is entering an era of "water bankruptcy," U.N. report warns

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:32:00 -0000

    The planet is entering an era of global "water bankruptcy," a United Nations research agency said in a new report, which warns that humans' water use …

  10. America’s next big clean energy resource could come from coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:35:32 -0000

    Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with metals. These acidic …

  11. I'm glad Trump wants to acquire Greenland. It's strategic. | Opinion

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:10:06 -0000

    If Trump holds the line and uses diplomatic efforts only, I can't think of good reasons why he shouldn't at least try to annex Greenland via negotiations. For better or for worse, President Donald Trump thinks outside the box and says it like it is. These are his greatest strengths and, perhaps, …

  12. Fact-checking Trump's Greenland-focused Davos speech

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:09:13 -0000

    This article originally appeared on Politifact. As he prodded European leaders to let the U.S. take Greenland, President Donald Trump made several …

  13. Davos is confronting two problems. Trump might be the easier one

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:01:01 -0000

    New York — The annual World Economic Forum confab known as Davos has always had an optics problem. Picture a bunch of people descending in private jets to eat steak and appear on panels about alleviating poverty and fighting climate change (among other noble goals), while clinking cocktail glasses …

  14. Trump Says He Reached the Outline of a Deal Over the Future of Greenland

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:57:26 -0000

    Also, the Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s attempt to fire a Fed governor. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. President Trump took the stage today in a room full of world leaders and demanded that the U.S. assume ownership of Greenland. He issued several explicit and implicit threats …

  15. House Democrats Probe Trump Official’s Financial Ties to Lithium Project

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:46:58 -0000

    On New Jersey’s rate freeze, ‘global water bankruptcy,’ and Japan’s nuclear restarts Current conditions: A major winter storm stretching across a …

  16. India’s Coal Revival Looks Impossible to Achieve

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:00:31 -0000

    Almost everywhere on the planet, the great surge of coal power that fueled two centuries of industrialization is receding. In rich countries, consumption peaked two decades ago, and has since fallen by about half. China managed to suck up every metric ton the developed world spurned since then, but …

  17. The consequences of Trump's war on climate in 7 charts

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:45:00 -0000

    In just one year, President Donald Trump has fundamentally changed the arc of federal climate and environmental policy. Upon returning to office 12 …

  18. Donald Trump Announces Greenland Deal With NATO: What to Know

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:46:25 -0000

    President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was canceling planned tariffs on European allies after announcing what he described as a "framework" for …

  19. Half of Fossil Fuel Carbon Emissions in 2024 Came From 32 Companies

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:01:22 -0000

    Latest Carbon Majors analysis finds global CO2 emissions are traceable to an increasingly concentrated set of producers, many of which are expanding …

  20. Heckler Who Booed Howard Lutnick During Davos Event Revealed to Be Al Gore

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:43:22 -0000

    (Alex Brandon/AP photo) The heckler who booed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and upended an event in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday has been …

  21. What We Know About the Winter Storm About to Hit the US—and What We Don’t

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:03:03 -0000

    A huge portion of the United States is going to be hit with snow or freezing rain this weekend. Exactly where, what, and how much remains …

  22. 14 Ways The Trump Administration is Trying to Kill Us

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:30:51 -0000

    Deadly policy shifts from Trump’s first year back in office One year into the second Trump administration, and it’s apparent that the president and …

  23. Earth's Getting Blasted by the Largest Solar Radiation Storm in Over 20 Years

    Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:15:22 -0000

    Storms of this severity can impact satellites, astronauts, and some commercial flights. The Sun released a slew of fast-moving, intense charged …

  24. Quebec to be the coldest place on Earth as Arctic air mass brings –35 wind chills

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:25:19 -0000

    Quebec will be at the epicentre of the world’s coldest air mass this weekend. This Saturday, the coldest temperatures on Earth won’t be found in …

  25. Trump Goon Issues Jaw-Dropping Insult to Value of Human Life

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:49:33 -0000

    The EPA is drastically shaking up its policy on pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency has dropped the practice of valuing human lives in …

  26. Global buzzwords that will be buzzing in your ear in 2026

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:55:20 -0000

    Has your resilience ever been fractured? Do you yearn to express solidarity in a pragmatic way? Have you signed an MOU? (Or even heard of an MOU?) These sentences contain some of the buzzwords likely to be relevant in the world of global health and development in 2026 according to our informal survey of 20 …

  27. Anker's new whole-home backup is the power outage solution of my dreams - here's why

    Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:50:00 -0000

    Can't decide between solar, battery, or generator backup? Anker Solix E10 promises to do all three for you. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source …

  28. AI’s Energy Reckoning Has Arrived

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:42:56 -0000

    Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2025 was “slop”: low-quality, AI-generated content. That feels apt. If the public wasn’t fully aware of AI when …

  29. 'Forgotten' system for harvesting water transforms 'barren wasteland' into lush farmland

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:53:18 -0000

    The half moon structures even help replenish the water table. Can a farm grow in a desert without bringing in enormous amounts of water? With the …

  30. Trump covets Greenland, insults allies and talks up US economy at Davos

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:00:29 -0000

    US President Donald Trump arrived at the Economic World Forum in Davos on Wednesday, where he used his keynote speech to hector world leaders in the audience, boast about his domestic policies and reiterate claims that Washington should own Greenland. President Donald Trump arrived at the …