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Protesters rally outside the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 15, 2025, declaring “Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people”. Photo: Reuters
United States

Republican bill eyes Greenland as 51st US state in Trump’s arctic power play

Republican congressman from Florida, Randy Fine introduced a bill to annex Greenland, citing national security.

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Greenland

Greenland says it should be defended by Nato, rejects any US takeover

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Greenland

Britain in talks with Nato allies over Arctic security as US eyes Greenland

Donald Trump

Trump says will get Greenland ‘easy way’ or ‘hard way’

The Trump administration has reportedly discussed paying the island’s residents up to US$100,000 each to lure them to join the US.

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Children play in freshly fallen snow in Nuuk, Greenland, in March. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

Trump plots to buy Greenland, as Nato ally Denmark seethes

The US president has repeatedly refused to rule out using force to seize the Arctic island, but his team says the first option is diplomacy.

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China-EU relations

Will Trump’s threats to Greenland help bring China and Europe closer together?

The US president has said control of the Danish territory is a national security issue, causing increased alarm among Copenhagen’s allies.

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Greenland

Use of US military to acquire Greenland ‘always an option’, White House says

Trump’s preferred option might be to buy Greenland from Denmark, but the White House says military action is being considered.

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Danish troops train with Swedish, Norwegian, German and French peers in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, in September 2025. Photo: Retuers
Greenland

‘End of Nato’: Denmark warns US against taking Greenland by force

Denmark’s prime minister says a ‘military attack’ would destroy the transatlantic alliance, while Greenland’s leader urges against panic.

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US-Venezuela conflict

Trump doubles down on Greenland after US intervention in Venezuela

US president’s comments on Greenland and a ‘SOON’ social media post by the wife of a top aide spur anxieties in the Arctic.

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Denmark

Denmark to buy US patrol planes despite rift over Greenland

Denmark finalises a deal for three P-8A aircraft amid diplomatic tensions over Trump’s bid for Arctic island.

A Danish naval vessel patrolling near Nuuk, Greenland. Photo: AP
Extreme weather

2 dead as Storm Johannes batters Nordic nations, thousands left without power

One person was killed after being hit by a falling tree near Sweden’s Kungsberget ski resort, police said.

People walk in heavy snow as departures are cancelled at the train station in Are, Sweden on Saturday. Photo: TT News Agency via AP
Greenland

Does the US want to conquer Greenland? Trump’s new envoy weighs in

Jeff Landry appears at odds with the US president’s past suggestions of taking over the Arctic territory from Denmark.

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Donald Trump

‘Respect our integrity’: Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland envoy

Denmark warns US to respect its borders after Trump names Jeff Landry envoy to Greenland, asserting the mineral-rich island is not for sale.

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Racism and other prejudice

Finnish PM apologises for MPs’ ‘racist’ gestures in Miss Finland scandal

PM Petteri Orpo offers regrets to Japan, China and South Korea after MPs mimic ousted beauty queen Sarah Dzafce’s offensive squinting gesture.

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Miss Finland Sarah Dzafce wears an evening gown during the 74th Miss Universe 2025 preliminary competition in Thailand in November. Photo: EPA
Racism and other prejudice

Miss Finland ‘racism’ scandal is damaging country, PM says

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo weighs in as Finnish politicians mimic a racist gesture in solidarity with stripped beauty queen.

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Miss Finland Sarah Dzafce competes during the Miss Universe pageant on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, in November. Photo: EPA
Racism and other prejudice

Miss Finland loses her crown due to anti-Chinese racism scandal

Sarah Dzafce apologised after a photo surfaced of her making a gesture seen as derogatory to Asian people.

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Nobel Prize

Venezuela’s Machado urges global fight for democracy after Nobel win

The Nobel laureate, barred from travel and forced into hiding by her home country, missed the ceremony in Oslo to receive the Peace Prize.

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Sweden

3 killed as Stockholm bus slams into pedestrians

Rescuers were seen crouched under the double-decker vehicle, appearing to help people trapped underneath.

Several people were killed when a bus rammed into a bus stop queue in central Stockholm on Friday. Photo: Handout
Norway

Concern in Norway after test shows Chinese-made buses can be disabled remotely

Transport operator Ruter says the manufacturer has access to the vehicles’ control systems, which could in theory be used to turn them off.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine could buy up to 150 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden

The two countries have signed a letter of intent paving the way for a ‘very large defence industry deal’.

Animals

Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for the first time

The island nation, along with Antarctica, has long been one of the few places on Earth free from the bloodsucking insects.

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A Culiseta annulata mosquito, like the type found in Iceland for the first time. Photo: Shutterstock
Ukraine war

Polish court blocks extradition, frees Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream blasts

German prosecutors accuse Volodymyr Zhuravlov of being part of a group that placed explosives on the pipelines in 2022.

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Ukrainian defendant Volodymyr Zhuravlov (right) shakes hands with his lawyer in Warsaw on Friday as a judge announces the decision not to allow for extradition to Germany. Photo: AP
European Union

EU leaders back ‘drone wall’ to repel Russia after airspace violations

France detains Russian-linked tanker crew as recent intrusions by drones and fighter planes fuel security concerns.

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Nato

Denmark calls in Nato aid for EU summit after drone incursions

Danish leader Mette Frederiksen has linked the drone incursions to Russia’s efforts to destabilise Europe, an accusation Moscow denies.

European Union

Denmark bans all civilian drone flights this week for EU summit

Drone sightings across Denmark since September 22 have prompted the closure of several airports.

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Denmark’s Aalborg Airport. Drone flights that caused Danish airports to close on two nights this week were a systematic and hybrid operation by a “professional actor”, the country’s defence minister said. Photo: via Getty Images
Denmark

Denmark confirms new drone sightings at its military bases

Drones were spotted at ‘several military sites’ in Denmark, while neighbouring Norway is also investigating possible sightings on Saturday.

A mobile radar installation stands at the Danish military’s area on Amager, Pionegaarden, near the village of Dragoer and on the coast of Oresund, the sea between Denmark and Sweden, in Dragoer, Denmark, on Friday. The radar installation comes after drones were spotted near Copenhagen Airport earlier this week. Photo: EPA
Russia

Danish airport closes again after suspected new drone sightings linked to Russia

Drones have been seen flying over several Danish airports since Wednesday, which prompted Copenhagen Airport to shut down.

Drones

Drones disrupt Copenhagen Airport in Denmark’s worst infrastructure attack

Nearly 20,000 passengers were affected by 31 flight diversions and over 100 cancellations.

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