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Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race

The old Thule Airbase on the island is a strategic gateway to orbit and a means to exert political and military power from above

US President Donald Trump says the US will be “involved” in Greenland’s mineral rights.

Trump backs off Greenland tariffs, citing ‘framework’ deal

The decision marks a reversal for a president who repeatedly sought to coerce Europe over Greenland

(From left) Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan 21, 2026.

Issue of whether Greenland stays with Denmark did not come up with Trump: Nato chief

[WASHINGTON] Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday the issue of whether Greenland will remain with Denmark did not come up in his talks with Donald Trump, as the US president stepped bac...

A Downing Street spokesperson said British PM Starmer held phone calls with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte.

UK PM Starmer tells Trump tariffs on allies over Greenland are ‘wrong’

BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to US President Donald Trump on Sunday after talking to the leaders of Denmark, the EU and Nato, to say he believed “applying tariffs on allies for pursuing t...

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen  said there was a “fundamental disagreement” with the US after President Donald Trump again insisted that the US “needs” Greenland.

Fitch warns of eastern European downgrades if Greenland strife cracks Nato

Tensions over Greenland were however, unlikely to affect Denmark’s triple-A rating

The European Union’s Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius warns that a US military takeover of Greenland would be the end of Nato.

Greenland says it should be defended by Nato, rejects Trump takeover bid

The government says all Nato member states, including the US, have a common interest in the defence of island

Greenland's strategic location between Europe and North America makes it a critical site for the US ballistic missile defence system.

European leaders back Denmark in face of renewed US interest in Greenland

The leader says Arctic security must be achieved collectively with Nato allies, including the US

Ukraine (top) aims to fend off intensified Russian airstrikes and grinding advances by the Kremlin’s forces as winter sets in.

Ukraine seeks 1 billion euros more to buy US weapons by year-end

European allies slow to commit to the Nato-led initiative after the US administration halted financial aid to Ukraine

US President Donald Trump (right) has in the past talked about land swaps but neither Russia nor Ukraine has been open to ceding land as part of a peace deal.

Trump says both sides in Ukraine war will need to cede territory

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Kyiv and Moscow will both have to cede land to end the war in Ukraine and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will instantl...