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Friday, March 28, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump Jr. visits Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Defense

Vance Arrives in Greenland as US Guns for Control of Island

Vice President JD Vance landed in Greenland a day after his boss reiterated his desire to take over the remote and resource-rich Arctic island as US

36 minutes ago
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Nanortalik waters
News

Greenland Election Tests Independence Ambitions as US Interest Looms

Greenland residents vote on Tuesday in a closely watched election brought into the international spotlight by a pledge from U.S. President Donald Trump to take

March 11, 2025
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump Jr. visits Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Defense

Acquisition of Greenland is ‘Win-Win Situation’ Says Sen. Cruz During Expansive Hearing on Arctic Security

U.S. Senators doubled down on the importance of Greenland for U.S. security during a hearing on the Arctic. During the two-hour session of the Senate’s

February 13, 2025
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Thursday, January 30, 2025
Denmark Pivots Patrol Ship Procurement Strategy to Arctic Vessels Amid Security Changes
Defense

Denmark Pivots Patrol Ship Procurement Strategy to Arctic Vessels Amid Security Changes

Denmark’s Defense Ministry announced a significant shift in its naval procurement strategy, reorienting its patrol ship design project to focus on

January 30, 2025
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Monday, January 27, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump Jr. visits Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Defense

Denmark Commits $2 Billion to Arctic Defense Amid Growing Security Concerns

Agreement includes three new ice-capable military vessels and drones. Denmark has announced a landmark defense agreement worth approximately $2 billion (14

January 27, 2025
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
‘Be Serious’, Says Panama President on Trump ‘Invasion’ Question
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‘Be Serious’, Says Panama President on Trump ‘Invasion’ Question

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino responded "be serious, be serious" on Wednesday when asked in Davos whether he was concerned the U.S. would invade after

January 22, 2025
Total Views: 2496

Thursday, January 9, 2025
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. October 15, 2024.
News

Trump Looks to Greenland to Cement His Legacy and Expand Sphere of US Influence

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is serious about trying to acquire Greenland, both to expand America's sphere of influence in the Western Hemisphere and

January 9, 2025
Total Views: 1381

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
News

Denmark Will Not Extradite Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson to Japan, Lawyer Says

Denmark has rejected a Japanese request to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson over criminal charges dating back more than a decade, a Danish lawyer

December 17, 2024
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Monday, September 23, 2024
Grounding Incidents

Officials Race to Contain Oil Spill Following Sinking of Passenger Vessel in Greenland

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Emergency personnel in Greenland near the southern community of Nanortalik worked over the weekend to contain a 20,000 liters

September 23, 2024
Total Views: 2544

Thursday, August 15, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Paul Watson, the captain of the anti-whaling ship the Farley Mowat, stands on the deck of the boat in Cape Town, South Africa January 30, 2006. REUTERS/Howard Burditt/File Photo
News

Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson to Remain Detained in Greenland

COPENHAGEN, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland after he was arrested in the Danish

August 15, 2024
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Monday, July 22, 2024
Shipping

Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson Detained in Greenland at Japan’s Request

STOCKHOLM, July 22 (Reuters) – A U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling activist has been detained in Greenland and faces possible extradition to Japan

July 22, 2024
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Saturday, August 28, 2021
Environment

It Was Not Our Intention To Discover A New Island

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen (Reuters)-Scientists last month set foot on a tiny island off the coast of Greenland which they say is the world’s

August 28, 2021
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2
Defense

Without Icebreakers, How Will The US Navy Defend Greenland?

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Oct 20 (Reuters) On a windy August afternoon in 2017, Akitsinnguaq Ina Olsen was relaxing in the old harbor of Nuuk,

October 20, 2020
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
New Break in Greenland’s Largest Ice Shelf Signals Rapid Melting
Shipping News

New Break in Greenland’s Largest Ice Shelf Signals Rapid Melting

By Eric Roston (Bloomberg) –As the summer melt season reaches its peak, the largest Arctic ice shelf has jettisoned a piece of ice twice the size of

September 15, 2020
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Thule Air Base
Defense

Time-Lapse Video: Resupplying Thule Air Base, America’s Northernmost Military Installation

Located 207 km north of the Arctic Circle, on the northwest coast of the island of Greenland, Thule Air Base is the US military’s northernmost

April 24, 2019
Total Views: 173

Monday, July 16, 2018
Massive Iceberg Threatens Greenland Village
Shipping News

Massive Iceberg Threatens Greenland Village

(Reuters) – An iceberg the size of a hill has drifted close to a tiny village on the western coast of Greenland, causing fear that it could swamp the

July 16, 2018
Total Views: 84

Monday, July 9, 2018
Royal Arctic Line new cargo ships
Shipping News

Havyard to Design Two Cargo Ships for Greenland’s Royal Arctic Line

Norwegian ship designer Havyard Design & Solutions has been awarded a contract to the two new cargo vessels for Greenland’s exclusive shipping

July 9, 2018
Total Views: 71

Thursday, March 29, 2018
Sarfaq Ittuk stuck in ice greenland
News

Greenland Ferry Finally Free After Several Days Beset By Ice

An Arctic Umiaq Line ferry has finally freed itself from an ice flow off Greenland’s southwest coast after spending several days beset by ice. The

March 29, 2018
Total Views: 106

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
greenland globe baffin bay
News

Maersk Oil Postpones Decision to Drill Offshore Greenland

COPENHAGEN, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Maersk Oil, a unit of Denmark’s A. P. Moller-Maersk, has postponed a decision on whether to drill for oil at a

January 7, 2015
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Monday, February 4, 2013
WATCH – Largest Glacier Calving Ever Captured on Film
Blog

WATCH – Largest Glacier Calving Ever Captured on Film

On May 28, 2008, Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed a historic breakup at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. The calving event lasted for

February 4, 2013
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