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Giles Snyder (0:20)
I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump has linked his stance on Greenland to last year's decision to not award him the Nobel Peace Prize. In a tax exchange revealed by Norway's prime minister, Trump said he no longer feels an obligation to think purely of peace. But NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports the administration's actions in Venezuela undermine the idea that up until now, peace was Trump's first priority.
Danielle Kurtzleben (0:45)
Trump recently attacked Venezuela and deposed its leader in order to take control of its oil. So that kind of undermines that he's always thinking of peace. But at any rate, the White House continues to insist that Trump is the president of peace and deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. President Trump also ended his text message to the Norwegian prime minister by saying that the US should control Greenland.
Giles Snyder (1:09)
In a social media message, President Trump said he spoke by phone with NATO's Secretary General regarding Greenland and agreed to a meeting in Davos, Switzerland, where he is due to speak Wednesday at the World Economic Forum, a group of U.S. catholic leaders denouncing foreign policy moves by the Trump administration. Here's NPR's Jason DeRose.
Jason DeRose (1:28)
U.S. cardinals from Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Newark write in a statement that the building of sustainable peace is being reduced to partisan categories that encourage polarization and destructive policies. The statement points to U.S. actions related to Venezuela, Ukraine and Greenland. Cardinal Cupich of Chicago writes that as pastors entrusted with the teaching of our people, we cannot stand by while decisions are made that condemn millions to lives trapped permanently at the edge of existence. The statement comes as Pope Leo recently put forth a Vatican foreign policy agenda calling for just and sustainable relations among nations. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
Giles Snyder (2:06)
The Italian fashion designer Valentino has died at the age of 93. He was known for dressing the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Onassis. The foundation he founded says he died at his home in Rome but did not give a cause. Here's NPR's Mason Tran reporting.
Mason Tran (2:21)
He was born Valentino Garavani and named after the silent movie star Rudolph Valentino. Dubbed an international arbiter of taste by Vogue, Valentino talked about his lifelong fixation with glamour in a 2008 documentary like.