US ‘has no right’ to take over Greenland, Danish PM says after renewed Trump threats Mette Frederiksen responds to president amid febrile atmosphere after US actions in Venezuela The Guardian - UK · Jan 4
Today, Trump’s target was Caracas. What tomorrow? He took office promising to annex Greenland and take back the Panama Canal. Now that he has ousted Maduro, other countries could be next The Guardian - US · Jan 4
Danish PM strikes defiant tone on Greenland in New Year’s speech as Trump rehashes annexation plans: ‘we will stand firm’ ‘Never before have we increased our military strength so significantly, so quickly,’ said Mette Frederiksen in a televised address to her nation The Independent UK · Jan 2
Cold War Warms Up: Canada Draws a Line in the Ice Against US Expansion Canada joins Denmark to reject US attempts to annex Greenland. Ottawa defends Arctic sovereignty and Indigenous rights as tensions rise over security and minerals. International Business Times UK · Dec 26, 2025
So, Donald Trump decided to end 2025 by pushing America into a geopolitical nightmare Can someone please sit him down and make him understand he can't get everything he wants? We Got This Covered · Dec 24, 2025
Trump Sparks Outrage in Denmark After Naming Envoy Who Wants Greenland for the US Denmark is furious after Donald Trump appoints a Greenland envoy who supports US control of the island. International Business Times UK · Dec 23, 2025
European leaders show solidarity with Denmark following Trump’s latest Greenland threat Trump has revived his ambitions to incorporate Greenland into US territory citing national security, prompting European leaders to voice support for Denmark. 'Greenland belongs to its people - and Denmark is its guarantor.' Euronews · Dec 23, 2025
EU backs Denmark’s territorial integrity after Trump appoints Greenland envoy The European Union has insisted on Denmark’s territorial integrity after US President Donald Trump appointed a special envoy to Greenland who said he would be honoured to make the island "a part of the US". Denmark has summoned the US ambassador over the appointment as Trump reiterated the US “needs”… Radio France Internationale · Dec 23, 2025
Trump Eyes the Arctic: Why the US 'Has to Have' Greenland Donald Trump reignites the Greenland row by appointing Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as a special envoy. International Business Times UK · Dec 23, 2025
Greenland and Denmark Demand Respect for Their Sovereignty After U.S. Names Jeff Landry Special Envoy When announcing Jeff Landry's appointment, Trump emphasized that the decision was based on national security concerns and has not ruled out taking the island by military force, even though Denmark is a NATO ally of the U.S. Latin Times · Dec 22, 2025
Trump's New Greenland Ambassador Immediately Angers Denmark After Taking Envoy Job After being appointed the US's special envoy to Greenland, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry echoed President Donald Trump's plans to make Greenland part of the US, angering Denmark. International Business Times · Dec 22, 2025
Trump’s special envoy appointment for Greenland reignites diplomatic feud IN FULL The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025
You cannot annex other countries, Danish and Greenlandic leaders tell Trump Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen demand respect for borders after US appoints Greenland envoy The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2025
Denmark demands US respect its sovereignty after Trump deploys Greenland envoy The government in Copenhagen has insisted on respect for its country's territorial integrity on Monday, after the US president appointed the Louisiana governor as an envoy to bring Greenland under US control. Euronews · Dec 22, 2025
The Conversation · Dec 16, 2025 ‘Extreme melting’ episodes are accelerating ice loss in the Arctic The Arctic landscape is changing at an unprecedented rate. In addition to rising temperatures, climate change is causing episodes of extreme melting, which occurs when ice losses that previously took weeks or months occur over just a few days.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025 Danish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to ‘assert its will’ over allies The US is also listed as a threat due to its interest in Greenland, which the Trump administration has claimed is vital to America’s national security
The Conversation · Dec 12, 2025 Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in the last 125,000 years, and temperatures continue to rise. Due to these warming temperatures more than two-thirds of polar bears are expected to be extinct by 2050 with total extinction predicted by the end of this century.
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025 Stress from rapidly warming climate is visible in polar bears’ DNA, study shows Study is the first to find a statistically significant link between rising temperatures and altered DNA activity in a wild mammal
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025 Changes to polar bear DNA could help them adapt to global heating, study finds Scientists say bears in southern Greenland differ genetically to those in the north, suggesting they could adjust
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025 Greenlandic women claim victory in legal fight with Denmark over forced IUD scandal Compensation due to thousands of women and girls fitted with coils without their knowledge or consent
Euronews · Dec 10, 2025 Denmark to pay €40,000 each to Greenlandic women and girls who were forcibly given contraception An estimated 4,500 women could be entitled to compensation.
The Conversation · Dec 9, 2025 Three things that might trigger massive ice sheet collapse The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are highly vulnerable to global warming and scientists are being increasingly worried about the possibility of large parts of the ice sheets collapsing, if global temperatures keep on rising.
Fortune · Dec 9, 2025 In race to end China’s chokehold on critical minerals, the U.S. needs all the friends it can get From Australia to Kazakhstan to Greenland, the U.S. requires critical minerals mining and processing partnerships around the world to achieve its goal of independence from China.
Euronews · Dec 5, 2025 Could this new jamming-proof base in Greenland help Europe defend against Russia? The European Space Agency’s new Greenland base will provide an additional and more secure route for receiving satellite imagery, traffic monitoring and weather data.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025 Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrol