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12 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 19, 2026.
WatchThe agreement bans any non-NATO base or troops on the island, screens out Russian and Chinese investment and lets the Pentagon add bases 'as required.' A State Department official says it stays in force 'forever,' even if Greenland leaves Denmark.
Denmark summoned Moscow's ambassador and called the Admiral Kasatonov's action 'reckless.' Hours later, an Italian NATO jet shot down a drone over Lithuania that likely came from Belarus.
Rediscovered vertebrae from a single 11-million-year-old shark in Denmark support a length beyond 79 feet — and suggest its pups were born 12 feet long.
At the NATO summit, the president said Washington needs the Arctic island 'for the protection of the world' and suggested it isn't important to Denmark. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen shot back that Greenland 'is of course not for sale.'
Greenlandic officials express concern about negotiation direction as they face Trump's threats to seize their island with little leverage.
Greenlandic officials express growing concerns about talks aimed at defusing President Trump's threats to seize their island, but have little leverage in discussions.
Greenlandic leaders express concern over negotiation direction as they possess little leverage against American pressure.
U.S. military officials in talks with Denmark for access to three additional areas on the strategically important Arctic island despite Greenlandic concerns.
U.S. seeks access to three additional areas on Arctic island as part of broader strategic positioning, while Greenlanders express concerns about increased presence.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, whose approval soared after she publicly rejected Trump's demands to cede Greenland, goes to the polls Tuesday with her center-left bloc holding a nine-seat polling lead.
An operational military order dated January 13, 2026, reviewed by Danish broadcaster DR, shows Copenhagen deployed soldiers and demolition materials to Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq under the cover of a NATO exercise — a contingency plan to deny U.S. aircraft landing strips if Trump moved to seize the territory.
Denmark's public broadcaster DR, citing 12 government and military sources, revealed that Danish troops deployed to Greenland in January had orders to destroy airport runways at Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq if American forces moved to seize the island.