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President Trump has reached out to the Prime Minister of Norway to say not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize has influenced his approach concerning acquiring Greenland.
As NPR's Robbie Griffiths reports, Trump criticized Norway for not giving him the prize in a message to the Prime Minister.
A spokesperson for the World Economic Forum in Switzerland this week says Danish officials will not attend.
President Trump is expected at the meeting.
The president is inviting world leaders to join the Board of Peace to help rehabilitate Gaza after the war.
The United Nations Security Council officially sanctioned the new Board of Peace to oversee reconstruction of Gaza.
A copy of the charter obtained by NPR says permanent member countries must donate at least a billion dollars each.
The Pentagon is preparing 1,500 active-duty U.S.
soldiers for possible deployment to Minnesota.
This follows recent protests sparked by the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis during a federal immigration enforcement operation nearly two weeks ago.
Today, the nation pauses to honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
His eldest son, Martin Luther King III, is a civil rights advocate who is building on his father's legacy.
He says nonviolence is still the way forward.
King spoke to NPR's Morning Edition.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
This week, President Trump plans to officially withdraw the U.S.
from the World Health Organization.
This comes at the end of a required one-year notification period.