Trump hints at possible Greenland deal at Davos
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump says "we will work something out" over Greenland, ahead of meetings with European leaders at the World Economic Forum. Mr Trump made the remarks at a news conference to mark the first anniversary of his second term. Also: Snapchat's parent company settles a social media addiction lawsuit. The Syrian government announces another ceasefire deal with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. Relatives of anti-government protesters killed in a crackdown by the Iranian authorities struggle to identify the bodies of missing loved ones. Environmental activists are angry at plans to restart oil drilling in the Niger Delta. Scientists say they've developed a robotic hand that could be better than a human's. And the Austrian cow that has the ability to use tools.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.7 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm Celia Hatton, and in the early hours of Wednesday, January the 21st, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.0 | President Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in Davos in Switzerland, |
| 0:22.4 | saying he has a plan for Greenland that will make everyone happy. |
| 0:26.8 | Snapchat's parent company settles a lawsuit with a 19-year-old woman who said she'd become |
| 0:32.0 | addicted to the social media site. Also in this podcast, |
| 0:37.6 | It is evil. |
| 0:39.1 | They don't think about the pollution that are destroyed completely the livelihoods of the people. |
| 0:45.6 | Nigeria's plan to revive oil drilling sparks outrage because of previous environmental damage. |
| 0:56.0 | We start with President Trump. He's marked a year since returning to office. And to do so, |
| 1:02.7 | he met White House journalists and gave a long and sometimes meandering speech, touching |
| 1:08.4 | on immigration, the stock market, and the failings of the state of Somalia. |
| 1:13.1 | He even spoke about how he could have been a professional baseball player. |
| 1:18.5 | When reporters finally got to ask him questions, he was quizzed about his desire to take over Greenland. |
| 1:24.7 | And in response, he appeared to use softer language than in previous days. |
| 1:30.9 | In answer to a question by the BBC's North America editor, Sarah Smith, he said he was going |
| 1:36.5 | to work something out that would make NATO happy. |
| 1:40.1 | If a consequence of your determination to take control of Greenland is the ultimate breakup of the NATO alliance, is that a price you're willing to pay? |
| 1:49.3 | You mean the breakup of? |
| 1:51.9 | It's very interesting. |
| 1:53.8 | So I think something's going to happen that's going to be very good for everybody. |
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