Europe set up a showdown with Donald Trump after its leaders joined Canada and Denmark to rally behind Greenland, insisting it “belongs to its people” as the US president doubled down on threats to imminently annex the strategic, mineral-rich island. | The Independent

Zohran Mamdani became the first New York City mayor to be sworn in using the Quran, in a symbolic inauguration performed at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve | The Independent

A clip of President Donald Trump condemning the January 6 attacks in 2021 has resurfaced after the White House created a website which attempts to whitewash the violence from MAGA supporters five years after the insurrection. | The Independent

Trump expressed incredulity at the idea that voters, having elected him and Republican majorities in the House and Senate just over a year ago, could have the temerity to change their minds and vote Democrats into power a scant two years after that. He suggested the reason for voters’ tendency to want a check on a president’s power was “something psychological.” | The Independent