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Jael Snyder (0:20)
I'm Jael Snyder. President Trump is doubling down on his crusade for the U.S. to acquire Greenland and and as NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports, European leaders are mobilizing against new tariff threats from the White House.
Barbara Sprunt (0:34)
Over the weekend, President Trump announced new tariffs on eight European nations, with a threat to increase the percentage in the future if a deal that gives him what he wants, Greenland, is not reached. European leaders have tried to de escalate the growing tensions while standing firmly against the threat of tariffs and expressing solidarity for Greenland, which is part of the kingdom of Denmark. The president of the European Council announced he will convene an extraordinary meeting to discuss the matter this week. Barbara Sprunt, NPR News, Copenhagen.
Jael Snyder (1:04)
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. The cause of Sunday night's collision of two high speed trains in Spain remains unclear. At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured. NPR's Miguel Macias sits in Seville, close to where the accident happened.
Miguel Macias (1:31)
There's still a lot that is unknown, most importantly the cause of the accident, but the details are devastating. In addition to those who died, dozens of survivors are still in hospital. Some of them are still fighting for their lives. So sadly, the death toll is not final. The accident happened when a northbound high speed train operated by a private company derailed at more than 120 miles per hour.
Jael Snyder (1:53)
The accident is being called one of Europe's worst railway accidents in 80 years. CBS News has now aired a 60 minute segment that its new ed chief pulled from the program last month. It focuses on allegations of mistreatment of Venezuelan migrants sent by the Trump administration to El Salvadoran prison. Here's NPR's David Folkenflick.
David Folkenflick (2:13)
CBS editor in chief Bari Weiss told 60 Minutes the day before that segment was to air that she wanted its journalists to get a White House official to answer questions on tape. Despite the intervening month, no administration official sat for an interview. Sunday's resulting report closely tracked a leak of the December version that was mistakenly distributed through a Canadian streaming service. The news segment reflects more written comment from the administration. Sunday's episode also includes a segment about confrontations between ICE agents and protesters in Minneapolis over deportations. It includes interviews with the city's police chief, who is critical of ice, and with the agency official who oversees deportations. David Folkenflick, NPR News.