In the day's other headlines, British Prime Minister Kier Starmour is calling President Trump's

comments about NATO troops serving in Afghanistan, insulting and appalling. During an interview

on the sidelines of the Davos World Economic Forum yesterday, Trump said of NATO member nations,

quote, they'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan. They stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.

Speaking today, Starmor pointed out that more than 150,000 British troops served in

Afghanistan in the years after the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, and more than 450 died.

If I had misspoken in that way or said those words, I would certainly apologize.

And I'm not surprised they caused such hurt to the loved ones of those who were killed or injured.

Meantime, in another fallout from Davos, President Trump has withdrawn his invitation to Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney

to join his Board of Peace.

That comes after Carney delivered a stark speech in Switzerland in which he warned about what

he called the rupture in the world order.

He called on so-called middle powers, like Canada, to band together to adapt to the new global

reality. In Abu Dhabi, diplomats from Ukraine, Russia to the new global reality.

In Abu Dhabi, diplomats from Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. met today for talks on ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

The gathering was the first time on record that officials from the Trump administration

have sat down with both countries at once.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy says the future of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region

will be key to any success in the talks.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has called on Kyiv to withdraw its troops from such areas.

The White House described today's talks as productive and said conversations would continue

into the weekend.

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