Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, who also took part in the visit by House and Senate lawmakers, said he would push ahead with legislation to curb Trump’s power to act unilaterally. A bipartisan group of American lawmakers introduced a bill this week to prevent Washington from invading a fellow NATO member. (Greenland, as a […]
Continue ReadingFor US President Donald Trump, mocking a country or a leader is not just a reality TV-style soundbite, it is an early warning sign of military action. Trump scorned Nicolas Maduro for “playing tough” before snatching the Venezuelan leader. Now he contemptuously talks of Denmark “adding two more dogsleds” to defend Greenland. European countries do […]
Continue ReadingOngoing floods in the north-eastern provinces of South Africa has led to the closure of the world-famous Kruger National Park.
Continue ReadingMark Owen is pleased to welcome Sophie Arts, Programme Officer at the German Marshall Fund’s Geostrategy North team. In a time of heightened geopolitical crises across the globe, Greenland has emerged as a symbol of a new post WWII order and an alliance facing an existential threat. Ms. Arts speaks of a dynamic power landscape […]
Continue ReadingMark Owen is pleased to welcome Sophie Arts, Programme Officer at the German Marshall Fund’s Geostrategy North team. In a time of heightened geopolitical crises across the globe, Greenland has emerged as a symbol of a new post WWII order and an alliance facing an existential threat. Ms. Arts speaks of a dynamic power landscape […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Five men have been charged in Poland with taking part in a Russian-run sabotage plot to send explosive parcels that contained chemicals, massage pillows and sex toys to Britain, […]
Continue ReadingA bipartisan US Congress delegation began a visit to Copenhagen on Friday to voice support for Denmark and Greenland after US President Donald Trump threatened to take over the Arctic island, an autonomous Danish territory. The two-day visit comes alongside a European show of support in the form of a military reconnaissance mission to Greenland. […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday at noon, MEPs will vote on Parliament’s response to the Council’s June 2025 position on air passenger rights. They are expected to seek to ensure that passengers are sufficiently protected against travel disruption such as denied boarding and delayed or cancelled flights. MEPs are planning to reject the EU Council’s push to weaken […]
Continue ReadingJanuary 16, 2026, 2:33 p.mJanuary 16, 2026, 2:33 p.m In Norway, the person behind a terrorist attack outside a bar popular with the LGBTQ community has been sentenced to a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. The man denied the crimes from the beginning. (symbol image)Image: keystone The judges at the Oslo district court […]
Continue ReadingA Moscow court on Friday held a preliminary hearing in a lawsuit brought by the Russian central bank against Belgian financial group Euroclear over the fate of Russia’s blocked assets in Europe. The EU froze tens of billions of euros of Russia’s international reserves after the Kremlin launched its full-scale offensive on Ukraine almost four […]
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