2026-01-22
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I'm Helena Merriman, and in a new BBC series,
I'm talking to the reporters who first covered this story.
What did they miss the first time?
The History Bureau, Putin and the apartment bombs.
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I'm Celia Hatton, and in the early hours of Thursday,
the 22nd of January, these are our main stories.
Donald Trump has rode back on threats to apply trade tariffs on countries opposing his ambitions to take over Greenland,
after what he called a very productive meeting with the head of NATO.
Three activists who organized an annual Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong before it was banned have gone on trial facing national security charges.
Also in this podcast, which country do you think manufactures the most cars per capita?
Slovakia is really in the heart of Europe, quite well connected to the big markets.
Slovakia gives us access to a skilled local workforce.
Slovakia, the small country that's a major car manufacturer.
We're starting with the latest on what appears to be a major political U-turn.
For weeks, Donald Trump has been setting off warning bells in Europe,
saying the United States needs to acquire Greenland.
And he began his day at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland by repeating his strategic desire for what he described as a big,
beautiful piece of ice.