Daily brief
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave speeches that directly criticized each other. Trump repeated his idea of the U.S. 'owning' Greenland, criticized Canada and Europe, and called the war in Ukraine 'a bloodbath'. Carney spoke out against Trump, criticizing what he called a U.S. rupture of the world order and arguing the 'rules-based order' wasn't real.
The Canadian ambassador to the U.S. responded to Trump's comments, and Carney left the forum without meeting with Trump.
Canada's Prime Minister backed Denmark in the Greenland dispute with the U.S.
A Russian envoy claimed the U.S. plans to acquire Canada after Greenland.
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer visited China, following Mark Carney in a major reset of ties.