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Durante un juicio celebrado esta semana, salió a la luz una llamada de emergencia realizada por el hijo menor del presidente Trump a la policía de Londres el año pasado.
Some European leaders on Thursday welcomed President Trump’s announcement calling off tariffs on Europe over Greenland, and expressed optimism that it would eventually result in a victory for Arctic security and NATO unity.
He says there’s a method to the madness. But European allies wonder whether the United States is reliable anymore.
The details of an emergency call made by President Trump’s youngest son to the London police last year emerged during a trial this week.
NATO officials signaled that an agreement with Mr. Trump on Greenland may be modeled on Britain’s Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus. Here’s what that may mean.
The annual gathering of top business leaders and policymakers used to be a center of the global climate movement. Things are much more complicated now.
The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, was once ground zero for an unofficial climate movement in the business community. David Gelles, a climate reporter for The Times, describes why climate is no longer a key focus in Davos today.
El presidente de EE. UU. afirmó en el Foro Económico Mundial que su país ya no ofrecería sus mercados y su protección militar a los aliados europeos.
Negotiators have discussed proposals to check Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic and transfer sovereignty over pockets of Greenlandic land to the United States, an idea opposed by Denmark.
The Ukrainian leader’s speech in Davos, Switzerland, was one of his most scathing critiques of his closest allies.
American and NATO officials have discussed giving the United States sovereignty over U.S. military bases in Greenland. The Danes don’t seem to like that.
The Kremlin leader said he will discuss the possibility today with Trump administration envoys in Moscow.
Business leaders at the World Economic Forum were relieved by the president’s about-face on Greenland, but remain on edge about what could come next.
Top officials from across the European Union will meet in Brussels on Thursday to discuss Greenland and, more broadly, their dire relationship with America.
After the latest bout of trade turmoil with the United States, European leaders are looking for ways to project strength to the Trump administration, which considers them weak.
We look at the news coming out of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
Speaking in Davos, Chancellor Friedrich Merz also implicitly criticized President Trump’s demeaning treatment of European allies.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said the Trump administration had denied him entry to an American venue at the World Economic Forum. It’s not clear if the administration was responsible.
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Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, were expected in Moscow as Mr. Witkoff expressed optimism over a plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
President Trump and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, are expected to talk about sticking points in negotiations to end the war with Russia.
President Trump said he reached a framework for a deal on the future of Greenland. Some Greenlanders were relieved, but stayed cautious after Trump backed down from his threat to use force.
Si quiere disuadir los ataques de Trump, Europa necesita usar el instrumento anticoerción del que tanto se habla.
The president used a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to renounce the last vestiges of the liberal democratic order.
After President Trump aired his disdain for Europe, its leaders will gather in Brussels Thursday to take stock of what comes next.
En el foro de líderes globales, sus embestidas verbales sacudieron la sala con gestos de incredulidad y risas nerviosas.
Trump’s Davos speech could have been ghostwritten by Mario Puzo.
For decades, leaders have gathered in Davos to discuss a shared economic and political future. On Wednesday, President Trump turned the forum into a bracing clash between his worldview and theirs.
We don’t want our children patrolling hostile streets in Greenland or Canada any more than in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday, President Trump reasserted his ambitions to seize Greenland, but pledged to not use force.
The president gave misleading accounts of the U.S. role in Greenland’s history and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, among other claims.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, Mr. Trump said he raised tariffs on Switzerland last year to among the highest in the world after a phone call with the country’s president.
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President Trump’s verbal broadsides drew gasps and nervous laughter at the annual gathering of political and business leaders.
El discurso de Trump a los líderes europeos encapsuló su enfoque del poder global y la formulación de políticas en su segundo mandato: alternar entre la coacción y la humillación.
“Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland,” the president said, referring to market shifts related to his repeated threats to seize Greenland. “So Iceland’s already cost us a lot of money.”
Ms. Leith, 86, presided over more than 400 challenges in nine seasons of the TV baking competition, and says it “feels like the right time.”
A medical issue, not the dictates of fashion, led President Emanuel Macron of France to address the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, wearing sunglasses. The condition typically goes away without treatment within two weeks.
La medida del Parlamento Europeo posterga un tratado comercial con el bloque Mercosur en un momento en el que Trump amenaza con una escalada de los aranceles estadounidenses.
President Trump’s address to European leaders encapsulated his approach to global power and policymaking in his second term, alternating between coercion and humiliation.
A big shift to spring, fall or even winter vacations in touristy, hot-weather cities like Barcelona, Florence and Athens shows no signs of slowing down.
Una afección ocular hizo que el presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, se pusiera unas gafas de aviador para dirigirse al Foro Económico Mundial.
Harry said in court that reading articles about him published by Associated Newspapers, which he has accused of acting unlawfully, had been “traumatic.”
The move by the European Parliament delays a push by the bloc to find new trading partners, as President Trump has threatened escalating U.S. tariffs.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California told world leaders to “stop being complicit” and to “have a backbone” in dealing with President Trump and his threats to Greenland.
After a saga that kept its supporters on the edge of their seats for years, a beloved art-house cinema is now open for business once more, run by volunteers this time.
The president’s address at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland has trading partners and business executives on edge.
Helping Ukraine defend against Russian aggression should be Europe’s “No. 1 priority,” Mark Rutte, the secretary general of NATO, said in Davos.
A menos de un mes de los Juegos de Invierno en el norte de Italia, los obreros de construcción aún tienen que terminar un gran estadio.
A Kennington home — expanded but still compact at 1,000 square feet and trimmed in green brick — was named the Jealous House by its architect.
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An eye condition, not a style choice, prompted President Emmanuel Macron of France to don aviators to address the World Economic Forum.
Air Force One turned around while carrying President Trump due to a “minor electrical issue,” an official said. Trump was on his way to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum.
For now, Europe’s anti-coercion instrument is less a bazooka than a waterlogged firecracker.
Donald Trump is the most un-American president in our history. And in his second term, there is no one to constrain his un-American impulses.
The gathering of the global elite is set to serve as an all-hands effort to de-escalate tensions between President Trump and America’s allies over his insistence on acquiring Greenland.
A train crash in the Catalonia region of Spain killed one person and injured dozens more, officials said. It was the country’s second deadly rail accident this week.
For roughly one hour 45 minutes, President Trump meandered through his accomplishments and grievances, attacked perceived enemies and threatened allies.
Train service in the Catalonia region will be suspended until it is safe to resume rail traffic, the local operator said.
Las autoridades dijeron que encontraron una parte de un tren de la que no se había informado antes. Los expertos indicaron que el hallazgo podría ayudar a esclarecer la causa de la catástrofe, que ha cobrado 42 vidas.
Prime Minister Mark Carney got a standing ovation in Davos for starkly describing the end of Pax Americana. He is looking for new allies to help his country survive it.
President Trump’s bellicose demands about Greenland and participation in his “board of peace” are deepening worries about the fate of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
At the World Economic Forum, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada took a stand against President Trump’s desire for the United States to own Greenland, and called on medium-size countries to stand up to larger powers.
While the party remains split as President Trump presses to “take” Greenland, some in his party are publicly embracing his reasoning for wanting to control the territory.
Officials said they had located a previously unreported train undercarriage near the site of a deadly train crash in Spain. Experts said the finding could help investigators.
“We are reaching a time of instability and imbalances,” the French president said in remarks at the World Economic Forum, urging more cooperation among nations.
The islands, which Britain has agreed to hand over to Mauritius, are home to a strategically important U.S.-British military base.
El martes, las autoridades se esforzaban por identificar a los fallecidos en la colisión ocurrida cerca de la ciudad de Córdoba, en la que murieron al menos 41 personas.
For years, Emmanuel Macron has used friendship to temper President Trump’s most impulsive moves. It’s unclear whether that can still work.
President Trump threatened tariffs on European nations that sent military personnel to Greenland last week. Some have already gone home, but Denmark is now sending about 100 more.
One of the largest solar radiation storms in decades produced an aurora borealis that illuminated rare hues like red and purple over Britain and parts of continental Europe.
Frente a las presiones de EE. UU. sobre Groenlandia, la Unión Europea se plantea lo que antes era impensable: ¿su alianza de 80 años está condenada?
The Spanish authorities have struggled to recognize the victims of a train crash on Sunday that killed dozens of people. One local official said the impact was so severe that bodies had been found hundreds of meters from the accident.
The World Economic Forum is now dominated by global technology companies whose interests shunt aside most others.
As European leaders try to engage with the American president over Greenland and the future of Ukraine, he is mocking them as weak.
Greenland, tariffs and wobbling markets are the talk of the town at the World Economic Forum ahead of the president’s arrival on Wednesday.
El número de multimillonarios se ha disparado en el mundo, pero a menudo pagan impuestos a tasas muy inferiores a la media. Además: tragedia ferroviaria en España y adiós a Valentino.
The government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer approved plans for a massive new Chinese Embassy near Tower Bridge, disappointing critics who fear it will enable spying.
Officials on Tuesday were struggling to identify bodies from the crash near the southern city of Córdoba, which killed at least 41 people.
Plus, the struggle to finish a major Olympic arena.
President Trump’s criticism reversed his administration’s previous support for the deal, in which Britain relinquished control of the Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius.
President Trump posted private messages from France’s president and repeated his desire to take over Greenland in an overnight social media storm.
Ukrainian authorities say that the repeated attacks on energy infrastructure are an attempt to force the country into submission.
With cameras rolling, President Trump met with more than 40 international leaders in his first year back in office.
The annual conference for the elite, like everything else, is changing.
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Two trains collided on Sunday in southern Spain, killing at least 40 people. Here is what happened.
In a text message exchange with the Norwegian prime minister, President Trump linked his Nobel Peace Prize snub to his plans to acquire Greenland. As he doubled down on his threats, European leaders met at the World Economic Forum.
En el intercambio del domingo, el líder noruego trató de “frenar la escalada” del creciente conflicto sobre Groenlandia y la última amenaza arancelaria de Trump.
The number of billionaires has exploded, yet they often pay taxes at rates well below average.
The victims of Spain’s deadliest rail crash in more than a decade included a police officer, journalists and a family returning from a musical.
A severe solar storm could produce a visible show from Alabama to Northern California.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s effort to force the measure through Parliament opened up his government to a vote of no confidence.
As President Trump tries to coerce European leaders over Greenland, they are pondering the unthinkable: Is an 80-year-old alliance doomed?
Las fotografías muestran una maraña de metal, cables y cristales rotos en el lugar del accidente.
In the exchange on Sunday, Norway’s leader sought to “de-escalate” the growing conflict over Greenland and Mr. Trump’s latest tariff threat.
A train crash in southern Spain involving two trains killed dozens on Sunday. The cause of the crash, the deadliest in Spain since 2013, was still being investigated on Monday.
En un mensaje de texto, el presidente Trump dijo al primer ministro de Noruega que ya no se sentía obligado a “pensar puramente en la paz” y que el mundo no estaría seguro hasta que EE. UU. controlara la isla.
A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say.
Un tren de alta velocidad se salió de la vía y chocó contra otro la noche del domingo en el sur de España, lo que ocasionó la muerte de al menos 39 personas.
Some residents of Greenland are hatching plans to flee by boat, while others are committed to remaining as President Trump demands a deal to buy the autonomous territory of Denmark.
In a text, President Trump told Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the U.S. needed the island for global security.
Photographs show a tangled mess of metal, wires and broken glass at the scene of the crash, which killed at least 39 people.
The British prime minister said his country “must stand up for its values” after President Trump threatened a new tariff war over acquiring the island.
A year after the dictator fell, Syrians are returning to a country with no clear plan for rebuilding.
The world’s largest asset manager has been enlisted to help build Ukraine’s recovery plan. Some fear it is part of a Trump administration effort to steer the effort toward American business interests.
The closures were announced after a high-speed train derailed and smashed into another high-speed train, killing at least 39 people and injuring dozens.
A trial is set to begin on Monday in Harry’s case accusing Associated Newspapers of phone hacking and other unlawful activities. Other claimants include Elton John and Liz Hurley.
The traditional rhetoric of the World Economic Forum centered on global integration, climate change and international cooperation. Not anymore.
The collision, caused by the derailment of one of the trains, was the deadliest in Spain since at least 2013.
La colisión sucedió tras descarrilar los vagones traseros de un tren en el sur del país.
Emergency responders worked to evacuate survivors from the wreckage of a deadly crash between two high-speed trains that derailed in Adamuz, Spain, on Sunday.
European Union ambassadors held an emergency meeting on Sunday, and leaders from across the 27-nation bloc will meet in Brussels later this week.
A high-speed train smashed into another train after derailing in the southern province of Córdoba, officials said. The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.
A composer and pianist as well, he was a prolific recording artist who integrated jazz, classical and world music traditions in a career that spanned seven decades.
Trump threatened heavy tariffs on countries standing between him and Greenland. E.U. leaders are scrambling for a response.
Los países europeos dependen de Estados Unidos para la seguridad de la OTAN, lo que limita sus opciones. Su respuesta más contundente podrían ser represalias con su propia “bazuca” comercial.
The American president’s vow to get Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory, has thrown the tiny, pro-American Nordic nation into crisis.
Europe’s dependence on the United States for NATO security limits its options. Its strongest response could be retaliating with its own trade “bazooka.”
Skiers have also died from avalanche-related accidents in the Swiss and French Alps over the past week.
The centuries-old trade is enjoying something of a revival, partly driven by rising energy costs. Today’s sweeps use new tools and technology.
A Jewish family that fled Iraq generations ago rented its home to France for use as an embassy, but Paris long ago stopped paying it rent, after Iraq stripped Jews of property.
The Norwegian drama collected six awards at the event, which was moved to January this year in hopes of increasing its visibility for Oscar voters.
Protests erupted in several Greenlandic cites and in Denmark as President Trump intensified his efforts to take control of the Arctic island.
Government troops drew closer to Raqqa, the largest city overseen by the Kurds, raising U.S. concerns about the renewal of a wider conflict in the region.
La mayor diáspora de venezolanos del mundo fuera de América vive en España. Muchos celebraron la captura de Nicolás Maduro y ahora se adaptan a la idea de que los aliados del régimen siguen a cargo.
The president escalated his drive to take charge of the Danish territory, targeting eight countries with tariffs.
The ultrarunner and mountaineer finds peace through doing unimaginably hard things.
Spain is home to the biggest collection of Venezuelan emigrants outside the Americas. Many cheered the capture of Nicolás Maduro, but are now adapting to the fact that his allies remain in charge.
Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed.
Current and former commanders, analysts and military bloggers are having a surprisingly open debate about whether drones have made Russia’s longstanding approach to battle obsolete.
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El cantante dijo que las acusaciones eran “absolutamente falsas” en un comunicado emitido luego de que la fiscalía española abriera una investigación.
Russia has targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in past winters, but this year intensified its attacks as temperatures in Ukraine plunged well below freezing.
The singer called the accusations “completely false” in a statement released after Spanish prosecutors said they would investigate.
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The 24 former volunteers, including the refugee turned campaigner Sara Mardini, were prosecuted after helping migrants during the European refugee crisis nearly a decade ago.
Our reporter Jeffrey Gettleman is on the ground in Greenland, seeing how people have reacted to Trump’s desire to take it over. He and our senior writer Katrin Bennhold discuss what Greenland means to the United States, Denmark and Greenlanders.
Larry Fink, BlackRock’s chief executive, led an effort to elevate the World Economic Forum next week, the first without the event’s founder, Klaus Schwab.
At a meeting in Tokyo, Prime Ministers Giorgia Meloni of Italy and Sanae Takaichi of Japan bonded over being conservative women at the pinnacle of power.
This week’s properties are a designer’s four-bedroom house in Sète; an apartment in Montpellier’s historic center; and a country-styled villa also in Montpellier.
With less than a month until the Winter Games in northern Italy, builders have yet to complete a major arena.
A backlash over a rant against Ukrainian officials has raised questions about Eastern Europe’s welcome of Russian dissidents.
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A judge dropped the case against Ms. Ferragni, who had been embroiled in a scandal over sales of a limited edition Christmas cake marketed as supporting cancer treatment.
The leader of Britain’s Conservatives, Kemi Badenoch, said she had ousted Robert Jenrick for “plotting in secret” to defect from and damage the party.