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US President Donald Trump holds a signed founding charter at the “Board of Peace” meeting during the World Economic Forum

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, Jan. 20, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty

President Donald Trump is showing the world “the U.S. is back,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC, as tensions rise

A protester takes part in a demonstration to show support for Greenland in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan. 17, 2026. Tom

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President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a “Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable” in the East Room

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual joint call-in-show and press conference, on December 19, 2025 in Moscow, Russia.

Energy markets have been rocked by volatility in recent days, as investors weigh a violent crackdown on civil unrest in

U.S. Vice President JD Vance (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio join President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting