At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, a central question lies among the range of likely topics: What will U.S. President Donald Trump do next? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/politics/global-leaders-davos-messy-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #davos #environment #greenland #middleeast #israel #gaza #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #venezuela #nato #un #iran #china

As Xi Jinping battles deflation and shrinking investment, he’s betting that China can export more goods to drive growth. To that end, Donald Trump’s threats against key U.S. allies are coming at a good time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/xi-export-machine-trump-allies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #china #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

Any weaponization of European holdings of U.S. assets would turn a simmering trade war into a financial conflict that directly impacts capital markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/economy/weaponizing-10-trillion-us-assets-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #europe #donaldtrump #greenland

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb is worried the crisis over Greenland will "suck out all the oxygen” at the World Economic Forum in Davos and sideline Russia’s war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/greenland-davos-stubb/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #finland #alexanderstubb #davos #greenland #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #nato

U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace has got off to a rough start: questioned by Europe, criticized by Israel and celebrated by friends of the Kremlin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/politics/trump-peace-board-davos-macron/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #france #emmanuelmacron #us #donaldtrump #middleeast #israel #gaza

If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Trump administration plans to begin replacing them almost immediately with other levies, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/economy/jamieson-greer-supreme-court-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #supremecourt #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump #globaleconomy

U.S. President Donald Trump linked his claims on Greenland to not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in a letter he sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/politics/trump-greenland-nobel-prize/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #greenland #us #norway #denmark #eu #europe

England’s contested 1,100-year anniversary passed with little public interest, reflecting a broadly unbothered national identity, even as a small but vocal far-right English nationalism gains visibility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/19/world/being-properly-english/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #uk #england #tommyrobinson #donaldtrump #nigelfarage #mikenesbitt #georgeorwell #johnmajor #rishisunak #labour #tories #reformuk #conservativeparty #ulsterunionistparty #maga #englishdefenceleague

A proposed ban on institutional investors buying single-family homes may sound populist but would do little to improve affordability and would likely reduce home construction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/19/world/make-housing-more-affordable/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #homes #useconomy #donaldtrump

Global markets are facing volatility after Donald Trump vowed to slap tariffs on eight European nations until the U.S. is allowed to buy Greenland, news that pushed the euro to a seven-week low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/markets/markets-euro-trump-tariffs-greenland/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #markets #euro #eu #europe #greenland #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans

Recent comments by powerful American CEOs could be seen as mild pushback against Donald Trump, who has waded into business mechanics like no other U.S. president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/companies/us-ceos-pushback-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #us #donaldtrump #globaleconomy #companies

White House officials had held discussions with Venezuela's hard-line interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, months before the U.S. operation to seize President Nicolas Maduro, and have been speaking to him since. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/politics/us-venezuelan-minister-cabello/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #venezuela #donaldtrump #nicholasmaduro

Ursula von der Leyen's preference for trade concessions over confrontation with U.S. President Donald Trump has done nothing to impede Washington and little to benefit the European Union, numerous officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/politics/trump-greenland-tariffs-eu-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #eu #europe #us #globaleconomy #tariffs #trade #greenland #donaldtrump #ursulavonderleyen

Limited internet access briefly returned in Iran before dropping again, a monitor said Sunday, 10 days into a communications blackout that rights groups said aimed to mask a protest crackdown that killed thousands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/internet-iran-protest-blackout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #iran #middleeast #us #donaldtrump #internet

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government's deportation drive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/pentagon-1500-troops-minnesota/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #ice #immigration #minnesota #minneapolis

The EU has reached broad agreement to intensify efforts to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing tariffs on European allies, while also preparing retaliatory measures should the duties go ahead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/politics/eu-trump-greenland-tariffs-retaliation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #europe #greenland #denmark #eu #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

@randahl

Yeah

Shocker

#European "adult" politicians are being forced to admit that #DonaldTrump is *not* an adult, but rather a petulant, acute narcissist *and* a serial, pathological liar

A poorly-raised three year old

And it's way, way, way past time these sober European "adults" begin to wake up and see #Trump for what he really is and has always been, and act accordingly

#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #trade #economy #tariffs #sovereignty #Denmark #NATO #NewWorldOrder #law #InternationalLaw

Carney rattles Canada auto firms in break with U.S. on Chinese EVs https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/18/economy/carney-canada-china-ev-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #canada #markcarney #us #donaldtrump #tech #electricvehicles #carmakers #china #byd

The FBI is asking agents across the U.S. to travel to Minneapolis for temporary duty, according to people familiar with the situation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/world/crime-legal/fbi-agents-voluntarily-travel-minneapolis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #minneapolis #minnesota #ice #fbi #immigration #us #uspolice #police #donaldtrump

U.S. immigration agents now remind many Americans of the Gestapo — and not just the left-wing activists who have taken to the streets to protest violent raids commanded by President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/world/crime-legal/americans-reject-immigration-police/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #uspolice #police #immigration #ice #donaldtrump #surveys