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HISTORICAL FACTS: Nuuk - The Untold Story

Tensions in the Arctic: Greenland issues sharp rebuke to Trump-linked oil company

Greenland’s government issued a “strong warning” last week after a new Texas oil company linked to US President Donald Trump moved equipment intended for exploratory drilling ashore without the required approval. Nuuk’s authorities must now walk a tightrope between stabilising relations with the US and resisting Trump’s territorial ambitions.

France 24

Licensed to drill? How a Trump-linked Texas oil company is elbowing its way into Greenland

Greenland Energy says billions of barrels of crude could lie beneath territory and claims it has permission to bring drilling kit ashore – a claim denied by Nuuk

The Guardian - UK

‘We are not for sale’: Greenlanders protest growing US presence in Nuuk

Hundreds in Nuuk protest a renewed US presence, accusing Washington of treating Greenland as a strategic asset and demanding respect for self-rule.

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Protests at new US consulate after Trump envoy says time for US ‘to put its footprint back’ on Greenland

Prime minister says he will boycott opening, as protesters hold signs saying ‘stop USA’ and shout ‘go home’

The Guardian - UK

Trump Greenland Gamble Backfires After Envoy Gets Publicly Rejected and Forced Into Retreat

Donald Trump's attempt to strengthen ties with Greenland backfires as local leaders reject his overtures, emphasising sovereignty and international law, leading to diplomatic tensions and public backlash.

International Business Times UK

Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’, says minister as she decries US doctor’s visit

Health minister in Nuuk condemns doctor’s presence in US delegation as ‘deeply problematic’

The Guardian - UK

A new airport has opened in Greenland and it's a gateway to the lesser-visited south

The airport in Qaqortoq replaces Narsarsuaq – around 60 kilometres away – as the primary access point, significantly reducing travel time to the southern hub of Greenland.

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Thursday news quiz: spaceship crews, planning news and who is in a meltdown?

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

‘I want to make myself obsolete’: the MP fighting for Greenland’s self-governance

Qarsoq Høegh-Dam aims to use his seat in Danish parliament to shift power from Copenhagen to Nuuk

The Guardian - UK

Denmark deployed troops to Greenland in January fearing US invasion, local media report

Danish public broadcaster DR said it had seen a military operations order dated 13 January that described an operation organising the defence of Greenland.

Euronews

‘It's too warm’: Greenland’s traditional fishers pushed towards polluting practices as ice melts

Diminishing sea ice could push traditional ice fishers to use boats or into the ranks of commercial fishing.

Euronews

Is Greenland’s health system as bad as Donald Trump says it is?

Greenland’s government has reiterated the need for foreign healthcare staff and the strengthening of its health system following a US statement alleging patients are not properly treated in the country.

Euronews

Canadian flag raised as consulate opens in Greenland

Canada and France opened a consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, where Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand raised the Canadian flag during an official ceremony.

Euronews

France becomes first EU country to open a consulate in Greenland

The French consulate opened this Friday in the capital, Nuuk, amid geopolitical tensions surrounding the Arctic island.

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The Independent UK

Canada set to open a consulate in Greenland to oppose Trump’s takeover wish

‘It’s really important for us to know that we are not alone in this,’ the mayor of Nuuk said

Radio France Internationale

In show of support, Canada and France open consulates in Greenland

Canada and France, which both adamantly oppose Donald Trump's wish to control Greenland, were to open consulates in the Danish autonomous territory's capital on Friday –in a strong show of support for the local government.

The Independent UK

‘We Greenlanders actually like America – it’s just Trump that’s the problem’

IN FOCUS: Residents in the Greenlandic towns of Sisimiut and Nuuk tell Annabel Grossman that despite the months of tensions and mounting threats they still welcome a relationship with America

Euronews

Greenland mayor issues warning to media after German comedian's US flag raising stunt

Trump's long-standing territorial designs on Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, triggered the most serious crisis in NATO's history since it was formed in 1949.

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The Conversation

Greenland’s Inuit have spent decades fighting for self-determination

Amid the discussion between U.S. President Donald Trump and Danish and European leaders about who should own Greenland, the Inuit who live there and call it home aren’t getting much attention.

Euronews

Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen visits Greenland for 'show of support'

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visits Greenland's capital Nuuk for talks with the territory's leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen after a turbulent week.

The Guardian - UK

‘We are fighters, it’s in our DNA’: Greenland find pride in rare tilt at futsal glory

Buffeted by political storms and excluded from continental federations, Greenland find their chances are limited but a tournament in Croatia is a priceless opportunity

The Independent UK

Uncertainty lingers for Greenlanders following Trump’s Davos speech: ‘We don’t sleep well’

ON THE GROUND: Even as Trump abandoned his warning that he would seize the island by force, Nuuk locals tell Annabel Grossman that they believe the US president is ‘still a threat’

The Guardian - UK

What is it like living in Greenland and being threatened by Trump?

In today’s newsletter: The largely autonomous Danish territory, sparsely populated but strategically vast, sits between North America, Europe and Russia – and as the Arctic ice melts, its importance is growing fast

The Independent UK

Greenland embraces the new MAGA hat: ‘Make America Go Away’

Thousands of people turned out across Denmark and Greenland to protest Trump’s efforts to seize the island

Euronews

Thousands march in Greenland to oppose Trump's interest in taking over the Arctic island

Thousands took to the streets of the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk, to oppose Trump’s intent of taking over the Arctic nation, a self-governing territory under the Danish throne. The protests, according to officials, is the largest to ever be staged in the country.

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