NATO to approve major military purchases for defence of Europe, Arctic & North Atlantic
NATO defence ministers are set Thursday to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better
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Environmentalists criticize Trump administration push for new oil and gas drilling in Alaska
Top Trump administration officials – fresh off touring one of the country’s largest oil fields in the Alaska Arctic –
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No breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia peace talks after Arctic, Siberia and far east attack
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met Monday in Turkey for their second round of direct peace talks in just over
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‘You cannot spy against an ally’ after reports of US gathering intel on Greenland: Denmark
Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told The Associated Press “you cannot spy against an ally” after reports that the United
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Danish king arrives in Greenland as Trump eyes strategic Arctic island
King Frederik X of Denmark arrived in Greenland on Tuesday, kicking off a visit to the semiautonomous territory that U.S.
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Danish leader tells the US ‘you cannot annex another country’ as she visits Greenland
Denmark’s prime minister has told the U.S. during a visit to Greenland that “you cannot annex another country,” even with
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Biden admin lacked authority to cancel Alaska refuge oil and gas leases: judge
By Becky Bohrer Judge says terms of a 2017 tax law suggested leases could only be cancelled by court order
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Teen killed after triggering avalanche in Alaska, where 4 have died in snow slides this month
By Mark Thiessen Body of 16-year-old Tucker Challan of Soldotna, Alaska, was recovered Sunday A teenager has died after triggering
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Investigators say Alaska plane overweight for icy conditions in crash that killed 10
By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen Bering Air crash on Feb. 6 was one of Alaska’s deadliest plane crashes this century A
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Greenland’s election winners push back against Trump’s wish to control island
Greenland’s likely new prime minister on Wednesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to take control of the island, saying
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Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiers
Authorities in Alaska said they would attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers, who
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Avalanche buries at least 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say
An avalanche in Alaska backcountry swept up and buried three skiers under a blanket of snow that could be as
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Alaska woman sentenced for laser attack that injured Canadian military aircrew
Woman mistakenly believed helicopters had no right to fly over her property, court hears A woman from Delta Junction, Alaska,
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Climate shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 6.5 trillion tonnes lost since 2000
By Seth Borenstein Scientists who weren’t involved in the study say findings are sobering, accurate and not surprising Climate change
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Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project
By Becky Bohrer Critics see repackaged version of decades-old effort that has struggled to gain traction Since his election, President
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