‘At the table or on the menu’: a turbulent Davos week with Trump’s circus in town Dissenting voices were few and far between as the US president brought his smash-and-grab politics to the WEF The Guardian - UK · Jan 23
I spent six months with Nato troops in Afghanistan – Trump’s wrong, they were the front line IN FOCUS: World affairs editor Sam Kiley was alongside 16 Air Assault Brigade in Helmand where British and US forces put their lives on the line to keep each other safe The Independent UK · Jan 23
James O’Brien fights back tears as Afghanistan veteran’s mother reads poem for her son James O'Brien fought back tears as he listened to the poem of an Afghanistan veteran’s mother, after the US president claimed NATO troops stayed “a little off the front lines” during the conflict. The Independent UK · Jan 23
Were British troops really 'off the front lines' in Afghanistan? Donald Trump's claims fact checked MPs, veterans and Nato leaders have rejected Trump’s remarks as inaccurate and offensive. Evening Standard · Jan 23
Debunked: Trump’s Afghanistan claim dishonours war dead — here’s the truth Donald Trump has angered veterans and families of those who died in Afghanistan after claiming that allies stayed away from the front line in the conflict. The Independent UK · Jan 23
Starmer’s response to Trump’s Greenland outburst shows good old British pragmatism only goes so far Having thus far taken a highly cautious line with the capricious Donald Trump, Keir Starmer broke with the US president this week over the latter’s desire to acquire Greenland. The Conversation · Jan 23
‘Foolish’ to assume Trump will not threaten tariffs again, says Harris Tanaiste Simon Harris defended the EU’s response to the US over Greenland and said it was a ‘wake-up call’ for Europe. Evening Standard · Jan 23
Afghanistan veteran’s video shows frontline reality after Trump’s false claims Armed forces minister Al Carns has shared a video of Nato troops fighting in Afghanistan after Donald Trump claimed they stayed “a little off the front lines”. The Independent UK · Jan 23
Trump lurches further into delusion In Davos and the White House briefing room, the president showed that he is faltering and dangerous Salon · Jan 23
Outrage in UK after Trump claims NATO troops avoided Afghanistan front line According to official UK figures, 405 of the 457 British casualties who died in Afghanistan were killed in hostile military action. Euronews · Jan 23
Trump steals the show in Davos with a mixed bag of rhetoric and results at elite gathering U.S. President Donald Trump has taken center stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, overshadowing discussions on AI and renewable energy The Independent UK · Jan 23
Trump slammed as 'draft dodger' amid furious row over Nato troops Trump has been accused of avoiding military service as anger mounts over his suggestions Nato forces - that included British servicemen - did not fight on the frontlines in Afghanistan Evening Standard · Jan 23
Disaster averted at Davos but world ever vulnerable to capricious Trump’s whims President backed away from threats over Greenland but allies dare not regard avoidance of catastrophe as anything more than a respite The Guardian - US · Jan 23
‘I lost my leg and arm on the front line in Afghanistan – here’s why Trump is wrong about British troops’ Former Royal Marine commando Ben McBean described Donald Trump’s comments about Nato forces in Afghanistan as ‘insulting’ The Independent UK · Jan 23
Evening Standard · Jan 23 Former Army captain says Trump has ‘trampled over memories’ of Afghanistan dead Doug Beattie said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer must publicly ‘hold the president to task’.
The Independent UK · Jan 23 Trump’s New Gaza is first step to the end of any Palestine state, Gaza families warn Trump’s new Gaza will be ‘built on the graveyards of countless unidentified Palestinians’, UN official warns
Roll Call · Jan 23 Wrap-up: One chamber down, one to go (plus snow) The threat of snow has senators nervously checking the forecast, while House members got out of town after a busy week.
We Got This Covered · Jan 23 ‘Desecrated the memory of hundreds’, Donald Trump mocks troops killed in support of America’s mission Big words, Mr Bone Spurs!
Euronews · Jan 23 NATO and Denmark agree to boost Arctic security after Trump walks back on Greenland threats NATO said that the United States, Denmark and Greenland would negotiate on stepping up efforts to stop Russia and China gaining a "foothold" on the territory.
Fortune · Jan 23 Greenland deal doesn’t solve ‘mutual alienation’ between America and its allies, warns economists, and it puts the USD under threat “That’s not a good place to be if you want to preserve the USD’s reserve-currency status. That status was built on the premise of U.S. leadership and protection,” Macquarie strategists say.
Evening Standard · Jan 23 Donald Trump ‘wrong’ about Nato in Afghanistan, says Downing Street The US president made his comments in an interview with Fox News in which he reiterated his suggestion that Nato would not support America if asked.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23 First Thing: White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but crying after alteration. Plus, how to recover from burnout
The Independent UK · Jan 23 Armed forces minister slams Trump’s false Nato comments as ‘utterly ridiculous’ Armed forces minister and former Marine Al Carns has slammed Donald Trump's false suggestion that Nato troops stayed away from the front lines in Afghanistan.
Evening Standard · Jan 23 Trump’s Afghanistan claim ‘utterly ridiculous’ says minister and veteran Carns Former Royal Marines officer Al Carns said the UK and US had ‘bonds forged in fire’ in Afghanistan.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23 Trump’s Greenland U-turn was spectacular. The lesson for Europe: strongmen understand only strength With conflict over Greenland averted for now, European leaders will be tempted to retreat to their comfort zone of cowardice. But the next crisis will soon be here, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci