Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt held crucial talks Wednesday at the White House with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Greenland's future. The meeting followed hours after President Donald Trump declared any scenario short of U.S. control......
President Donald Trump dismissed Greenland's leader with a stark warning after the territory's prime minister firmly chose to remain under Danish sovereignty rather than align with the United States. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Trump stated bluntly that he knew nothing of Jens-Frederik Nielsen but predicted it would......
China has intensified diplomatic efforts to isolate Taiwan on the international stage, urging European governments to deny entry to high-ranking Taiwanese officials. Between November and December 2025, Chinese diplomats delivered formal notes and made direct appeals at European embassies in Beijing and in European capitals. These communications......
European Union nations are weighing the activation of Article 42.7, the bloc's mutual defense clause, in response to escalating threats from U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland, diplomatic sources reveal. These talks precede a key White House meeting on Wednesday, where Danish and Greenlandic officials will firmly tell Vice President......
The European Union has signaled readiness to extend security assistance to Greenland should Denmark request it, as transatlantic tensions escalate over U.S. President Donald Trump's overt push to acquire the Arctic territory. European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius made this proposal on Monday at the Folk och Försvar......
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen firmly rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump's push to acquire the Arctic territory, stating that Greenland prefers to remain linked to Denmark amid escalating geopolitical tensions. Speaking at a joint press conference in Copenhagen alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen,......
Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) convened in Aarhus, Denmark, on January 10, 2026, to demonstrate unwavering solidarity with the nationwide uprising gripping Iran since December 28, 2025. Undeterred by the harsh winter chill sweeping through the Danish city, dozens braved......
Donald Trump has escalated his push to acquire Greenland, stating aboard Air Force One that the United States will take control of the Arctic territory one way or another. European allies have rallied behind Denmark, while Russia's deputy security council chairman issued a sarcastic suggestion that Greenlanders might opt to join Moscow......
President Donald Trump has escalated threats to acquire Greenland "one way or another," yet NATO has issued no public statement defending Denmark's territorial sovereignty. This unusual silence from the alliance has drawn sharp criticism from alarmed European leaders who see it undermining core NATO principles. The Financial......
Pele Broberg, head of Greenland's opposition Naleraq party, has sharply criticized Denmark for clinging to control over the Arctic territory, accusing it of pushing NATO toward collapse amid growing U.S. pressure to acquire the island. In an interview on Danish TV2 on January 11, Broberg stated that Denmark's desperation to retain......
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated that the United States will acquire Greenland “one way or another,” arguing that Washington must act to prevent Russia or China from gaining influence over the strategically important Arctic territory. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump dismissed the idea of a short-term......
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Sunday criticized what he described as the “threatening rhetoric” of the United States toward Greenland and Denmark, calling Copenhagen a loyal ally that deserves respect rather than pressure. Washington has repeatedly argued that the United States must take control of Greenland, an autonomous......
European leaders rallied firmly behind Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland this week after US President Donald Trump ramped up threats to seize the Arctic territory, stating the United States would "do something about Greenland, whether they like it or not." European Council President Antonio Costa declared on January 7 that......
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