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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Trump touts ‘total access’ Greenland deal as NATO asks allies to step up

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 15:49
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By Mark John, Susan Heavey and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had secured total and permanent

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finnish president aims to ready plan for Arctic security by NATO July summit

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 13:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 13:29
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Thursday he wants to get a plan aimed at bolstering Arctic security ready by

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 1 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

NATO chief Mark Rutte shows he’s the ‘Trump Whisperer’ with Greenland diplomacy

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 11:12
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For days it seemed there was no way out of the latest standoff between Europe and the United States: U.S.

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland to take part in NATO’s major Arctic-focused exercises in March

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 08:28
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“It’s crucial for Finland that the joint training activities planned by Nato extend directly onto Finnish soil,” Brigadier General Manu

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Trump lifts tariff threat and announces a ‘framework for a future deal’ on Greenland with NATO

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 17:28
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he was cancelling his planned tariffs on U.S. allies in Europe over

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Analysis: The world wonders what — if anything — can restrain Trump on Greenland

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 09:28
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U.S. polling suggests widespread opposition to taking Greenland by force, even among Republicans As U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence on

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

4,000 US soldiers deploy to Norway for Arctic exercise

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 11:15
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The United States is not drawing down its forces training with NATO allies inside the Arctic Circle amid turmoil over

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Danish foreign minister says Vance will host meeting on Greenland in Washington

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 09:09
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Denmark’s foreign minister said Tuesday that U.S. Vice President JD Vance will host a meeting with him and his Greenlandic

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

NATO discussing next steps to ensure Arctic stays safe, Rutte says

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, January 12, 2026 at 11:36 — Last Updated: Monday, January 12, 2026 at 12:00
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NATO member countries are discussing the next steps to collectively keep the Arctic safe, alliance chief Mark Rutte said on

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Greenland’s government says it should be defended by NATO

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, January 12, 2026 at 10:29
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Greenland’s government said on Monday it will increase its efforts to ensure that the defense of the Arctic territory takes

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (USA) USA 

The U.S. already has leverage in Greenland, so why is Trump escalating? Experts weigh in

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, January 9, 2026 at 15:44 — Last Updated: Friday, January 9, 2026 at 16:29
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President Donald Trump is reviving his push for Greenland — refusing to rule out force — prompting Arctic specialists to

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Danish PM says Trump’s Greenland threat must be taken seriously; attack by U.S. would end NATO

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, January 5, 2026 at 13:07
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Denmark’s prime minister said on Monday U.S. President Donald Trump must be taken seriously when he says he wants to

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Only Greenland and Denmark can decide on their own future says Finnish President

Yle News
Posted: Monday, January 5, 2026 at 12:15 — Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2026 at 12:22
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US President Donald Trump has reiterated his threat to take Greenland from NATO ally Denmark. Finnish President Alexander Stubb says that only

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

China, Russia pulling ahead of NATO in Arctic drone capabilities: report

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:07
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Report notes Russian fleet expected to grow by ‘order of magnitude’ in coming years A new study by the Center

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under Trump

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2025 at 12:03
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The United States is using its economic power to “assert its will” and threaten military force against friend and foe

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