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The Economic Times
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Trump signs Arctic security pact with Denmark, Greenland after months of tensions

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a security agreement with Denmark and Greenland aimed at strengthening Arctic and North Atlantic security, easing months of tensions over his repeated calls for Greenland to come under US control.

The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, is expected to expand the US military presence on the strategically located Arctic island while keeping Greenland under Danish sovereignty. The governments had provided few details of the pact before the signing.

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