Greenland

President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw every American soldier from Europe unless NATO allies agree to hand over Greenland, reviving a dispute that has strained the alliance since the start of the year. Speaking to reporters before arriving in Turkey, Trump was first asked whether he planned to pull…

Because the Greenland shark lives in the dim depths of the ocean and is often infested with parasites that attach to its eyes, scientists believed the large, long-lived species to be functionally blind. But UC Irvine researcher Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk and colleagues have disproved this, challenging what is known about aging,…

US President Donald Trump’s media conferences at the NATO summit in Ankara were the most disturbing since his session with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018. Back then, Trump stunned those assembled when asked whether he believed the conclusion of US intelligence agencies that Russia had interfered in the…

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Trump reignites Greenland row at NATO summit Donald Trump has revived his bid for the US to acquire Greenland, threatening to pull all American armed forces out of Europe after the continent repeatedly pushed back. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not…

At the alliance summit, he also renewed claims on Greenland and demanded Washington cut trade ties with Spain...Read More

By REUTERS JULY 8, 2026 14:58 Updated: JULY 8, 2026 16:40 President Donald Trump threw a summit of NATO leaders into disarray on Wednesday as he demanded the United States cut trade ties with Spain and made renewed claims on Greenland, irking another NATO ally, Denmark. Speaking in the Turkish…

At the NATO summit held in Ankara, President Donald Trump criticized Spain as a “wasted cause” and reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland, a move that has reignited discussions around U.S. Arctic ambitions. Trump’s statements come amid ongoing diplomatic tensions surrounding U.S. demands for greater Arctic security control and burden-sharing…

Location, location, location: Greenland's position above the Arctic Circle makes the world's largest island a key part of security strategy. Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security, and U.S. President Donald Trump wants…

As 2026 got underway, there was reason for cautious optimism about Donald Trump’s obsession with acquiring Greenland. On Jan. 21, the American president announced he had agreed to “a framework” with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on the future of Greenland, which was apparently designed to satisfy the Republican’s demands. A…