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The missing tech creating a glaring hole in Trump’s plan to unlock Greenland

On a map, Greenland looks surrounded by sea, but the reality is that the sea is full of ice

The Independent UK

Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher

US President Donald Trump’s position on Greenland has shifted almost daily, from threats to take it by force to assurances he won’t. But one thing remains consistent: his insistence the Arctic island is strategically vital to the United States.

The Conversation

Arctic blast probably won't cause trees to explode in the cold — but here's what happens if and when they do go boom

An exploding tree claim has gone viral as the U.S. brace for an Arctic blast that will send temperatures plunging, triggering a massive and long-lasting winter storm.

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Frigid US Weather Catapults Nat-Gas Prices to a 3-Year High

February Nymex natural gas (NGG26 ) on Thursday closed up by +0.170 (+3.49%), Feb nat-gas prices extended this week's parabolic rally on Thursday, climbing to a 3-year nearest-futures high. Natural gas prices have surged more than 60% over the last three days on forecasts of Arctic weather invading the US,...

Barchart

Trump’s Greenland gambit followed a familiar playbook—one he wrote himself

Call it TACO or the art of the deal, Trump’s had the same negotiating style for half a century.

Fortune

Will Smith’s Story About Nearly Dying While Scuba Diving In The Arctic Is Giving Me Chills (And Chuckles)

I guess this is "Black stuff" now...

Cinemablend

What a US military base lost under Greenland’s ice sheet reveals about the island’s real strategic importance

In the summer of 1959, a group of American soldiers began carving trenches in the Greenland ice sheet. Those trenches would become the snow-covered tunnels of Camp Century, a secret Arctic research base powered by a nuclear reactor.

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NATO military planners 'waiting for direction' on Greenland framework deal

Little has yet filtered out about the deal, although it has apparently satisfied Donald Trump enough for him to withdraw his tariff threat against eight European countries.

Euronews

Greenland's sovereignty is not negotiable, Denmark’s prime minister says

Denmark’s prime minister insisted that her country cannot negotiate on its sovereignty on Thursday after US President Donald Trump said he agreed a “framework of a future deal” on Arctic security with the head of NATO. Security in the Arctic is "a matter for all of NATO," Mette Frederiksen said.

Euronews

Will Smith says he nearly died filming new show

Will Smith has revealed he “nearly died” whilst filming his new show, Pole to Pole, during a terrifying Arctic dive.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer and Danish PM discuss ‘vital steps’ towards Arctic security

Mette Frederiksen thanked the Prime Minister for the UK’s support during a ‘difficult time’ for her country.

Evening Standard

Trump Suggests Ukraine War Settlement Coming 'Soon' Amid Launch Of New Peace Board

Trump heralds imminent Ukraine peace whilst formalising his Board of Peace at Davos, even as Greenland sovereignty remains firmly non-negotiable.

International Business Times

EU stands by Denmark and Greenland and wants ‘respectful’ relations with US, says European Council president – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

NYC Snow Storm: Up To 16 Inches Forecast As Monster System Sweeps Across Tri-State

New York braces for one of its worst winter storms in years as 16 inches of snow and Arctic freeze set to paralyse the tri-state this weekend.

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The Guardian - UK

What’s in Trump’s Greenland ‘deal’ and will it last?

Details of agreement are scant and president has tendency to back down and then relaunch a fight weeks later

Euronews

‘Exceptionally cold’: How a warming Arctic is pushing the US and Eastern Europe into a deep freeze

Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture and a lack of sea ice for the dangerous winter blast.

The Independent UK

What is in Trump’s Greenland ‘deal’ – and what is missing?

US president abruptly dropped threats against allies after talks with Nato chief on the ‘framework’ of a deal that does not involve selling Greenland

The Guardian - UK

Greenland says red lines must be respected as Trump says US will have ‘total’ access to island

Island’s PM says sovereignty is non-negotiable after Trump claimed agreement would give US full access with ‘no end, no time limit’

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Euronews

Europe mulls over an uneasy truce with the US over Greenland

Europe is taking stock after several days of US sabre-rattling which risked the end of transatlantic relations, and potentially the end of NATO. While the threat of a takeover of Greenland seems to be over, trust among the US's allies has been badly eroded – perhaps permanently.

The Guardian - UK

Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks

Described by one researcher as looking ‘already dead’, the enigmatic creatures are one of the least understood species on the planet

International Business Times UK

Trump's Greenland Talk Just the Tip of the Iceberg — A Slip of the Tongue That Exposed His Arctic Ambitions

Following NATO discussions on Greenland, Trump pauses tariffs, signalling a broader US strategy focused on Arctic security, mineral resources, and geopolitical influence.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Elon Musk and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are both attending World Economic Forum

Europe is breathing a sigh of relief following Trump’s dramatic reversal over Greenland the day before at Davos

International Business Times UK

Dangerous Arctic Blast Set to Pummel Eastern US With Bone-Chilling Cold and Crippling Snowstorm

Life-threatening Arctic blast brings sub-zero temperatures and foot of snow to eastern US this weekend, with New York City facing coldest conditions in years.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer to meet Danish PM after Donald Trump calls off Greenland tariff war

The US president on Wednesday evening said he and Nato chief Mark Rutte had ‘formed the framework of a future deal’ for security in the Arctic region.

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Will Smith almost died in terrifying North Pole dive

Will Smith narrowly survived a scuba-diving emergency beneath thick Arctic ice while filming his Disney+ series Pole to Pole.

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