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A golden example of trickle-down economics

Brief letters: Welsh mining | Bridget Christie | Ancient Greek | Nuuk ambitions | April fool

The Guardian - UK

A tip for JD Vance: Greenland doesn’t care about your frail human ego

My own trip to Nuuk showed me you can’t just rock up and attempt to bend all that bleak, rugged terrain to your will

The Guardian - UK

JD Vance says military force won't be needed in US plan to take over Greenland during controversial visit

US delegation’s visit has caused fury for its ‘underlying agenda’ after Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over the Danish semi-autonomous territory

Evening Standard

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Vance Due In Greenland As Anger Mounts Over Trump Takeover Bid

US Vice President JD Vance is on Friday due to tour a US military base in Greenland, a visit viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation amid President Donald Trump's bid to annex the Danish territory.

International Business Times

JD Vance to expect frosty reception in Greenland amid diplomatic row

Visit by US vice-president and wife met with hostility by leaders after Trump’s threats to acquire territory

The Guardian - UK

Denmark welcomes US plan to scale back unsolicited Greenland visit

Delegation originally meant to visit the capital will now have a trip only to the island’s US military base

The Guardian - UK

Centre-right opposition wins Greenland election dominated by Trump pledge

Pro-business Demokraatit party, which favours slow approach to independence from Denmark, wins election.

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‘I wonder what Trump has up his sleeve’: Fear among Greenlanders as they go to polls

The March 11 election will have significant global implications

The Independent UK

‘Historic moment’: Greenland steps into global spotlight ahead of election

The desire for independence from Denmark grows while most reject US proposals to acquire the icy island.

Al Jazeera

Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold

The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison

The Independent UK

‘The majority of Greenland’s population wants independence’

Al Jazeera interviews Greenland-based scientist Birger Poppel on the rising tensions stoked by US President Trump.

Al Jazeera

‘It’s been nice talking to you, Ken’: imagining Starmer’s first call with Trump

‘We can give the Greenlanders a McDonald’s, KFC and a Taco Bell … I will nuke Nuuk if necessary, but I’d rather not’

The Guardian - UK

‘It should be up to us’: Greenlanders on Trump, Denmark – and their land

A visit by Donald Trump Jr amid comments by his US president-elect father have put their country and its future firmly in the spotlight

The Guardian - UK

What do Greenlanders make of Donald Trump’s advances for their home?

Though few welcome idea of being acquired by the US, status quo as part of Denmark is not universally popular

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The Independent UK

Don Jr. was told the ‘whole town’ would show up for his Greenland arrival. It appears they did not

Trump Jr.’s visit occurred weeks after Trump re-ignited the calls for the U.S. to acquire Greenland

The Independent UK

Donald Trump Jr visits Greenland as father calls acquisition ‘a deal that must happen’

President-elect’s son jets into freezing Nuuk as new commander-in-chief eyes legacy purchase

The Walrus

How a Lost Buoy Brought Me Home

A flight to Greenland, a summer festival, and a remarkable coincidence showed me what the future of Inuit could look like

The Conversation

Greenland is getting greener – helped by a mining company and a group of tree enthusiasts

As I walked through passport control in Reykjavik en route to Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, the border agent asked me the standard question of why I was travelling. “To look at trees,” I answered.

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The Guardian - UK

Greenland split over benefits of tourism as territory opens to the world

Direct flights from the US to Nuuk expected to double next year but there are concerns about the expected influx

The Independent UK

Face to face with glaciers in Greenland: Exploring an icy island best discovered by sea

With a new airport opening in the capital later this month and a clutch of expedition cruise itineraries available, Joanna Booth finds out how Greenland is becoming more accessible

International Business Times

Fifth Greenland Hearing For Anti-whaling Activist Watson

A Greenland court will decide Wednesday whether to further extend US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson's time in custody pending a decision on his extradition to Japan, where he is wanted over an altercation with whalers.

Radio France Internationale

Fifth Greenland hearing for anti-whaling activist Watson

International Business Times

Greenland Eyes Tourism Takeoff With New Airport Runway

A new runway at Greenland's Nuuk airport that can accommodate international flights is expected to lift the tourism sector, at the risk of inundating the Arctic island's infrastructure and fragile ecosystem.

Radio France Internationale

Greenland court extends custody of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson

A court in Greenland has extended the detention of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson for three more weeks, pending a decision on his possible extradition to Japan where he is wanted over an altercation with whalers.

International Business Times

New Greenland Hearing For Anti-whaling Activist Watson

A Greenland court will decide Wednesday whether to keep US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson in custody pending a decision on his extradition to Japan, where he is wanted over an altercation with whalers.

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