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U.S. officials have ordered spy agencies to ramp up efforts to gather intelligence on Greenland, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter, in a sign President Donald Trump apparently remains focused on acquiring the island. The directive was first reported by The W all Street Journal.  The move…

By Peter Aitken is a Newsweek Politics Editor based in New York. His focus is domestic U.S. politics, but he has experience covering Foreign Affairs, Business and Technology. Peter joined Newsweek in 2024 from Fox News Digital and had previously freelanced at Business Insider. He has interviewed such notable figures…

WASHINGTON - US officials are discussing a plan to pull Greenland into America’s sphere of influence using a type of agreement that Washington has used to keep close ties with several Pacific Island nations, according to two US officials and another person familiar with the discussions. Under the plan being…

The Danish prime minister has said "you cannot spy against an ally" after the US reportedly stepped up intelligence gathering on Greenland. Mette Frederiksen's comments are the latest in the ongoing row over Donald Trump 's efforts to push for US control over the Arctic island, which is a semi-autonomous…

For months, the world has wondered about the stated goal of the president of the United States to acquire Greenland . Is he merely expressing a desire to make America greater again in terms of territorial area? Is it a question of security policy? Or are critical minerals—and especially Greenland’s…

OSLO, May 7 (Reuters) — Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Wednesday he would call in the acting U.S. ambassador to Denmark for talks after the Wall Street Journal reported Washington had ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to step up spying on Greenland. “I have read the article in…

Joe Biden recently talked about what he thinks of Donald Trump’s second term as president, and he didn’t hide his confusion or concern. When asked about Trump’s actions since returning to office, Biden simply said, “What the hell’s going on here?” That one sentence really summed up how he feels.…

BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday the people of Greenland should be able to make their own choices free from external pressure, following repeated Trump administration calls for the Arctic territory to become part of the United States. Speaking in a debate on Greenland in…

Donald Trump has said he sees himself as leaving office at the end of his current term and not seeking a third one – something he has not previously always been consistent on even though a third term is widely seen as unconstitutional. “I’ll be an eight-year president, I’ll be…