Copenhagen is set to spend billions to strengthen Arctic defenses.

Greenland has ruled out a 2026–27 winter well at Jameson Land, pushing the proposed drilling campaign toward late 2027. The delay does not prove the basin lacks oil or settle the wider sovereignty dispute,

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Voters in Iceland went to the polls Saturday to decide whether the country should resume long-stalled negotiations to become a member of the European Union, in the shadow of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to control nearby Greenland.

Trump’s threat to annex Greenland was not enough to convince skeptical Icelanders to try to join the EU again.

Denmark has pledged to strengthen Arctic defences after acknowledging years of underinvestment in the semi-autonomous territory.

President Donald Trump is right that Greenland is strategically vital. He is wrong that the United States needs to own it. Greenland matters for missile warning, space surveillance, Arctic access, critical minerals,

As a Trump-linked energy firm moves heavy machinery into the Arctic without permission, global leaders fear the US president's threats to annex Greenland are shifting from rhetoric to reality.

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The company has ties to people connected to Trump, but there is no evidence he personally owns or controls it.

Donald Trump’s bloviation about Greenland has been near-constant since he became president elect in November 2024. In the intervening

Greenland Energy Co. and joint venture partner 80 Mile have delayed planned oil drilling in Greenland until winter 2027.

A yes to membership would have given Brussels a boost but Icelanders have not voted to isolate themselves