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Trump: Tariffs Over Greenland Start Feb. 1

Rate will rise to 25% unless a deal is struck for US takeover by June 1, post says

(Newser) - As demonstrators in Greenland and Denmark protested his coveting of their territory, President Trump announced Saturday that he's levying new tariffs on European nations that will remain in effect until the US takes ownership of Greenland. Posting on Truth Social, Trump said he's imposing a 10% tariff on...

Iceland Doesn't Find Trump Nominee Amusing

Petitioners urge government to reject Billy Long as ambassador after statehood conversation

(Newser) - Billy Long said he meant it as a punchline, but not everyone in Iceland is amused. A petition in Iceland has drawn thousands of signatures after reports that Long, President Trump's nominee for US ambassador to the country, joked that Iceland would become the 52nd US state and that...

Trump Warns World: OK My Greenland Push or Face Tariffs

US president threatens to lay down tariffs hammer on countries that don't go along with his plans

(Newser) - President Trump suggested on Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the United States controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to lower tensions in the Danish capital. Trump for months has insisted that the US should control Greenland,...

GOP Rep Threatens Trump Impeachment Over Greenland

Congressman Don Bacon blasts annexation talk, says White House is bullying US allies

(Newser) - A Republican lawmaker is warning that any move to seize Greenland by force could put President Trump on a collision course with impeachment. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, who's retiring at the end of his current term, said he'd consider supporting Trump's removal from office if the...

EU's Top Diplomat: The World Sucks, Start Drinking

Kaja Kallas' joke about throwing one back comes amid wars, protests, Iran sanctions push

(Newser) - Europe's top diplomat appears to be feeling the strain of global crises—enough to joke that now might be the moment to take up drinking. Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief and former Estonian prime minister, reportedly told senior members of the European Parliament in a closed-door...

European Troops Arrive in Greenland
European Troops
Arrive in Greenland
Jan 15, 2026 10:32 AM CST

European Troops Arrive in Greenland

NATO allies bolster Arctic defenses after Trump's threats over island

(Newser) - European troops arrived in Greenland on Thursday in what was seen as a show of support for Denmark as the dispute over the island's future continues. Troops from France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and other NATO members headed to the vast Arctic territory, which is part of the kingdom of...

'Fundamental Disagreement' Remains After Greenland Talks

Denmark's foreign minister says talks with Vance, Rubio were 'frank, but also constructive'

(Newser) - Talks on Greenland's future were "frank, but also constructive," Denmark's foreign minister said after a White House meeting Wednesday with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Lars Loekke Rasmussen acknowledged a "fundamental disagreement" with the US over President Trump's push...

Trump: 'Unacceptable' for US Not to Control Greenland

Trump urges NATO backing, warns against Russian or Chinese influence

(Newser) - President Trump's latest comments on Greenland frame it as a must-have for US security. In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump wrote that the United States "needs Greenland for the purpose of national security" and argued that NATO "should be leading the way for us to...

Bipartisan Bill Would Cut Trump Off at the Pass on Greenland

Senate legislation would bar using US funds to annex NATO land

(Newser) - US lawmakers are trying to put a legal fence around Greenland before President Trump can test NATO's borders. A bipartisan pair of senators has introduced the NATO Unity Protection Act, a bill that would prohibit the Pentagon and State Department from spending money to "blockade, occupy, annex, or...

PM: 'Greenland Does Not Want to Be Part of the US'

'If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark'

(Newser) - Standing beside Denmark's prime minister in Copenhagen on Tuesday, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen made his strongest comments yet on President Trump's push to annex the island. "If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark," he said,...

China Wants Canada to Get Out From Under America's Wing

State-run outlet encourages 'strategic autonomy' as PM Mark Carney visits Beijing

(Newser) - As Canadian leader Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime US ally away from their rival, at least a bit. China's state media is calling on the Canadian government to set a foreign policy path independent of the United States—...

Two Suffer Broken Ankles on British Airways Flight

Turbulence over Greenland injures crew member and passenger

(Newser) - Two people ended a transatlantic flight with broken ankles after a burst of turbulence over the North Atlantic. The injuries happened on a British Airways flight from Los Angeles to London Heathrow last month as the aircraft flew near Greenland, reports the Independent , citing a newly released report from the...

Leaders of Greenland Ask US to Curb Its 'Contempt'

'We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danes,' PM Nielsen, others say in statement

(Newser) - Greenland's party leaders have rejected President Trump's repeated calls for the US to take control of the island, saying that Greenland's future must be decided by its people. "We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,...

A 1952 Danish Military Order Draws Attention

Troops must engage with anyone attacking Denmark's territory, which includes Greenland

(Newser) - As the US escalates talk about gaining control of Danish-controlled Greenland , a Cold War-era directive has drawn attention. It stipulates that Denmark's troops must immediately engage with foreign troops attacking Danish territory, even if they have not received explicit orders to do so, reports EuroNews . Denmark's Defense Ministry...

Trump: 'Only One Thing' Limits My World Power

'My own morality,' he tells the New York Times

(Newser) - President Trump doesn't see many checks on his status as a world power broker. Asked by the New York Times if he perceived any limits to his powers, he responded: "Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me....

Rubio to Meet Danish Officials to Talk Greenland
Rubio Agrees to
Denmark's Ask
Jan 7, 2026 4:11 PM CST

Rubio Agrees to Denmark's Ask

He'll meet with Danish officials next week

(Newser) - Marco Rubio says he will sit down with Danish officials next week following the Trump administration's assertion that it was looking to acquire Greenland . The US secretary of state confirmed the upcoming meeting in Washington but sidestepped questions about whether the Trump administration might use force to gain control...

White House: Trump Looking at 'Options' to Acquire Greenland

NATO allies rebuke aggressive US stance

(Newser) - The White House is refusing to rule out a military invasion of Greenland. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told key lawmakers Monday that Trump wants to purchase the vast Arctic territory from Denmark, not invade it, officials tell the New York Time s reports. But on the same day, Trump...

Stephen Miller: Nobody Will Fight the US Over Greenland

Trump aide questions why Denmark controls the territory

(Newser) - Stephen Miller defended the Trump administration's push to make Greenland a part of the US and accused critics of hypocrisy on the question. "The real question is by what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland?" he asked in a CNN interview on Monday. "What is the...

Danish PM to Trump: 'Enough Is Enough'

She says US takeover of Greenland would shatter NATO

(Newser) - Denmark's prime minister says there's a red line in the Arctic, and Washington is inching toward it. Mette Frederiksen warned Monday that any US military move against Greenland—part of the Danish kingdom and a NATO member's territory—would shatter the alliance and the security order built...

Trump: Greenland Security 'Added One More Dog Sled'

He claims US 'needs' the Arctic territory, and Denmark can't defend it

(Newser) - President Trump has repeated his claims that the US "needs" Greenland , an autonomous territory of Denmark, while ridiculing Denmark's security presence there. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump was asked about possible US moves involving Greenland following his administration's capture of Venezuelan leader...

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