UK politics collided head-on with global geopolitics after Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey delivered a blistering speech in the House of Commons, directly targeting U.S. President Donald Trump over trade threats, NATO tensions, and transatlantic instability. Davey branded Trump an “international gangster”, accusing him of ruling through intimidation, coercion and chaos rather than diplomacy. The remarks came amid rising anger in London and across Europe following Trump’s threatened tariffs against the UK and EU, alongside controversial statements surrounding Greenland, NATO commitments and sovereignty concerns. WATCH 

California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched a sharp international rebuke, calling out European leaders for what he describes as dangerous silence in the face of President Donald Trump’s escalating tariff threats tied to Greenland negotiations. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Newsom urged European nations to “stand tall and show a backbone,” warning that failure to confront economic coercion risks normalizing trade pressure as a geopolitical weapon. WATCH