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The Trump administration cites pandemic failures and political bias as reasons for exit

In Switzerland, Trump initiates his “Board of Peace” charter, offering scant details but noting collaboration with the UN for solving conflicts in Middle East and elsewhere.

Russian president invokes 1867 Alaska deal to frame a hypothetical US purchase of Greenland, while accusing Denmark of harsh colonial rule over the Arctic island.

Trump says he would not use force to take control of Greenland but insists the United States must still have “ownership” of it.

In Iran’s most direct warning yet to the US, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi writes in the Wall Street Journal that “our powerful armed forces have no qualms about firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack”.

Trump’s use of tariffs to force territorial concessions from allies exposes the fragility of today’s transatlantic bargain, and accelerates its unravelling.

Plane returned to Joint Base Andrews “out of an abundance of caution,” White House says, adding that Trump would switch aircraft and continue to Switzerland.

Israeli forces and a far-right minister storm UNRWA headquarters in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, demolish structures and raise the Israeli flag.

Iranian officials accuse the US and Israel of backing what they describe as “armed rioters”, who carried out several attacks in public places nationwide.

President Pezeshkian escalates rhetoric after Trump remarks, as protests and economic pressure fuel tensions at home.