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‘I sleep perfectly well at night’: Danish general downplays US' Greenland takeover fears
The head of Denmark’s Arctic command said the prospect of a US takeover of Greenland was not keeping him up at night after talks with a senior US general last week but that more must be done to deter any Russian attack on the Arctic island. US...

Denmark Deploys F-16s to Greenland
Two Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) F-16AMs made a short two-hour visit to Greenland’s Pituffik Space Base on Jun. 25, 2025, to meet the U.S. Space Force’s personnel there and get to know their work there. The F-16s, which were accompanied by a...

Danish General Unconcerned By US Interest In Greenland, Urges Stronger Arctic Defence
Home Europe Denmark Danish General Unconcerned By US Interest In Greenland, Urges Stronger Arctic Defence U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States might acquire Greenland, a vast semi-autonomous Danish territory on...

SAS Launches New Direct Flights to Nuuk, Greenland — A Stunning Arctic Getaway Just Hours Away
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has officially launched a new direct route from Copenhagen (CPH) to Nuuk (GOH)—marking the first direct air connection between the two cities in over 20 years. The route opens up rare access to Greenland’s awe-inspiring...

OPINION: Good morning, Governor Newsom
California Governor Gavin Newsom, courtesy of Brian Kusler Good morning, Governor Newsom. It has been a pleasure to see you wake up and redevelop your spine in the last couple of weeks, surely as a result of my previous criticism of your...

Are we witnessing the death of international law?
In late April, terrorists killed 26 civilians in the Indian town of Pahalgam, located in the mountainous border region of Kashmir. India swiftly blamed Pakistan for the attack, launched missile strikes towards it and announced that it was...
Man shot to death in Greenland
An airport fire officer was shot to death at around 11 p.m. Friday in the Greenland area, police said. Eric Alezis Albert, 28, of Greenland, was employed at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, according to a short press release police...

‘Secret tunnels’ under Greenland may be the safest place if war breaks out
A radar instrument captured the remnants of ‘Camp Century’ earlier this year (Picture: NASA) Deep below the thick ice of Greenland lies a labyrinth of tunnels that were once thought to be the safest place on Earth in case of a war. First created...

Greenland plays football all day and night in 24-hour sunlight. Now they need someone to face
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Greenland Miner Eyes US, EU Deals After Trump Boosted Interest
Amaroq, which operates a newly opened gold mine and holds the largest portfolio of mineral exploration licenses in Greenland, is in talks with a number of government-backed lenders and institutions in the US and the European Union about state...

Over 1000 Albertans have had measles since March: Where is the government response?
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Editorial Doctors note that Alberta has more cases than a country with more than 700 times the population: 1,050 cases in Alberta in 2025, compared to 1,227 in the entire United States. A vial of measles vaccine....

Greenland Wildlife Overpass may reconnect elk herds split since I-25 construction
Frequent travelers on Interstate 25 to and from and Denver might have some questions about what appears to be an interchange with no connecting roads under construction just north of Monument. An interchange of sorts, the Greenland Wildlife...
President Trump will skip a preliminary visit to the UK and make a full state visit later this year
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump plans to make a full state visit to Britain later this year, bypassing a suggestion put forward by King Charles III that the two men first meet informally over the summer when both are expected to be in...

President Trump to skip a preliminary meeting with king in UK and make state visit later this year
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump plans to make a full state visit to Britain later this year, bypassing… LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump plans to make a full state visit to Britain later this year, bypassing a suggestion put...

All day and all night, Greenlanders revel in 24-hour sunlight to play soccer
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Greenland is worth its weight in gold: what do the US and Denmark share?
According to World Bank estimates, Greenland is now ranked 20th in terms of GDP per capita, which is higher than Sweden and Finland. But the islanders are very poor and powerless. They are in perpetual bondage. Greenland - the country where cod...

Now is the time for Canada to strengthen its diplomatic ties with Greenland
One of the most topographically interesting regions in the world, Greenland flaunts an impressive seven-kilometre-deep ice sheet that is said to be the world’s largest glacier, covering 80 per cent of the island’s surface. Beneath its Arctic...

Sproule-ERCE to evaluate feasibility of geothermal-helium project in Tunu, Greenland
Sproule-ERCE will be conducting a pre-feasibility study of a helium and geothermal project in Tunu, Greenland being developed by Pulsar Helium. Sproule-ERCE has been contracted by Pulsar Helium Inc. to conduct a pre-feasibility study for a planned...

Denmark deploys F-16 fighters to Greenland with support from France
Danish F-16 fighters over Greenland. June 2025. Source: Danish Ministry of Defense Denmark has deployed F-16 fighter jets to Greenland to strengthen the island’s defense, amid increasing strategic interest from the United States in the Arctic...

France Undermining U.S Strategy in the Middle East
U.S. President Donald Trump established a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on June 24th. The cessation of hostilities comes after Washington’s precision strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan – a highly limited...