Live updates: Trump’s foreign policies criticized by Macron and EU leaders as Greenland tensions loom over Davos
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Key Points:
- UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher affirmed that Trump's Board of Peace will not replace the UN, emphasizing the UN's ongoing commitment to global humanitarian efforts and urging the Board to focus on Gaza and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
- US President Donald Trump criticized the UK's decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, calling it an "act of total weakness," while the UK and Mauritius defended the move as rectifying a historical injustice and maintaining a vital military base on Diego Garcia.
- Canadian PM Mark Carney and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned at the World Economic Forum about the decline of the international rules-based order due to US trade policies and geopolitical tensions, urging middle powers and Europe to strengthen independence and unity.
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