Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Trump’s efforts to acquire Greenland at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a fragile cease-fire in Syria, and the United States’ latest seizure of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker.

Global leaders watched with bated breath on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump gave a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Amid escalating tensions over Trump’s desire for the United States to take ownership of Greenland, the U.S. president said that while he views the semi-autonomous Danish territory as necessary for U.S. security and called for immediate negotiations to acquire it, he would not attempt to seize it by force.

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Global leaders watched with bated breath on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump gave a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Amid escalating tensions over Trump’s desire for the United States to take ownership of Greenland, the U.S. president said that while he views the semi-autonomous Danish territory as necessary for U.S. security and called for immediate negotiations to acquire it, he would not attempt to seize it by force.

Trump outlined his vision to use Greenland as part of a “Golden Dome” of protection that he aims to construct around the United States and Canada and insisted that “no nation or a group of nations is in any position to be able to secure Greenland other than the United States.” He repeated his claim that he has done more for NATO than any other U.S. president, saying the alliance wouldn’t exist if he didn’t “get involved” during his first term.

“All we’re asking for is to get Greenland, including right, title, and ownership, because you need the ownership to defend it,” Trump said. “We’ve never asked for anything. It’s always a one-way street,” he added.

Meanwhile, European leaders appeared to be moving quickly to........

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