German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday he would be ready to join US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace initiative for the sake of Gaza but could not accept the plan in its current form.

The European Union is ready to strike back at Donald Trump over his tariff threats as he seeks to take Greenland, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, toughening her rhetoric against the US president.

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. customs authorities will face a real challenge if President Donald Trump goes through with his threat to place tariffs on six EU countries - rather than the whole European Union - given the ease of movement of goods between EU members.

The European Union’s top official has described U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned new tariffs over Greenland as a “mistake” between long-standing allies and called into question Trump’s trustworthiness.

It is an effort being mirrored by exporters across India — and one Bhatia hopes will get a boost this week as Indian negotiators race to complete a new trade deal with the EU, a pact that would be the latest in a series sealed by New Delhi since Trump’s tariff offensive in August.

President Trump conceded the U.S. may not end up taking over Greenland, but said he's "getting everything" he wanted out of the Danish territory.

By Steve Holland, Stine Jacobsen and Janis Laizans DAVOS, Switzerland/COPENHAGEN/NUUK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt ‌climbdown ​on using tariffs as a weapon to seize Greenland ‌brought relief on Thursday,

Over the past 24 hours, President Donald Trump has appeared to refer to "Greenland" as "Iceland" nearly a half dozen times.