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EU signals plan to double funding for Greenland
107The European Union plans to double its financial support to Greenland, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. Announcing the move on X, she described Europe and Greenland as “trusted and reliable partners” and said...

Trump’s mental fitness under scanner? Why did a neuropsychologist ask the US president to take an Alzheimer's test?
Image credits: Whitehouse.gov US presidentDonald Trump, in his second tenure, has become a subject of public scrutiny. Not only his controversial statements, but now, his cognitive health is also gaining wide-scale attention. There have been...
Eclipse rallies rigs in Greenland in search of rare earth riches
Eclipse’s immediate job is to convert potential into drill bit evidence. This month’s diamond program is set to probe deeper parts of the carbonatite and priority anomalies beneath and beyond the shallow work that framed the initial resource. With...

Greenland deepens EU ties in rebuff to Trump’s bid for influence
Greenland is seeking closer ties with the European Union after getting more financial support from the bloc, a rebuke to US President Donald Trump’s ambition to woo the Arctic territory. The island, which is part of the Danish kingdom but not a...

Greenland’s rare earths emerge as key battleground in global resource race
Greenland, home to some of the world’s largest untapped deposits of rare earth elements, has emerged as a strategic player in the global scramble for critical minerals. These resources are essential for modern technologies – from electric vehicles...

Denmark's Parenting Test for Greenlandic Mothers Sparked Outrage and Reform
October 2, 2025 - NUUK, Greenland (a Danish possession) - Earlier this year President Donald J. Trump (R) made headlines when he attempted to purchase Greenland (the world's largest island) from Denmark. Critics scoffed at the suggestion and the...

“Scientists Warn Of Disaster”: NASA Radar Uncovers Camp Century’s Buried Nuclear Waste As Greenland Ice Loss Threatens Release Into Arctic Waters
IN A NUTSHELL 📡 Discovery of Camp Century highlights hidden Cold War relics beneath Greenland’s ice. 🌡️ Melting ice raises concerns about environmental risks from abandoned military bases. 🚀 Advanced radar technology reveals detailed images of...

EU to double economic support to Greenland
The European Union will double its economic support for Greenland, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen posted on her "X" account, APA reports. "Europe and Greenland will always be reliable partners for each other. We want to...

Georgia to participate in European Political Community summit in Copenhagen
The seventh meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) opened in Copenhagen on October 2, with Georgia among the participating countries, reported the European Council. The summit will bring together leaders from across the continent,...
EU aims to double financial support to Greenland, von der Leyen says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union aims to double its financial support to Greenland, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. “Europe and Greenland will always be each other’ trusted and reliable partners. We want...

European Political Community will be held in Copenhagen today, in which Georgia will also participate
The European Political Community will be held in Copenhagen today, in which Georgia will also participate, the European Council reports. The seventh meeting of the European Political Community will bring together leaders from across the continent....

Eutelsat and Tusass expand strategic partnership to bring resilient OneWeb LEO connectivity to Greenland
Tusass, Greenland’s national provider of telecommunications services, has signed a strategic multi-year agreement to bring Eutelsat’s OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity to Greenland. The expanded partnership will enable the delivery of...

Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2025- Rare Earth Minerals-Part 2 – Enter Greenland’s Global Significance
If you had the chance to read one of my previous articles titled Rare Earth Minerals and China’s Global Dominance, you’d see how much China dominates in possessing these rare earth mineral deposits of gold in their soil. It’s been more than a...

Northerners see Trump’s U.S. as greater threat to Arctic than Russia: poll
Northern Canadians see U.S. President Donald Trump’s America as a greater threat to Canada’s Arctic security than Russia or China, as the region attracts greater attention from both polar and non-polar powers, according to recent polling. The...

Denmark PM apologizes for forced contraception of Greenland’s Inuit women
News Former Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede called the contraceptive program, which resulted in many sterilized women, a 'genocide.' (LifeSiteNews) — Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized to Greenland’s indigenous women for...
US stocks added to recent gains despite overnight weakness following the government shutdown - Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open
US stocks added to recent gains despite overnight weakness following the government shutdown. Outperformance was in the Nasdaq while sectors were more mixed. The Dollar saw mixed performance against peers on Wednesday as performance diverged...

The UN: An Organisation Set To Sink Into Irrelevance?
“With Trump’s inauguration, the old world order will soon disappear”—so said many commentators in the wake of Trump’s pre-inauguration speech at Mar-a-Lago. He sounded themes that hadn’t been heard in the recent decades of the liberal...

Why Did Denmark Make Mothers Pass a Parenting Test (with Math Problems) to Keep Their Babies?
Recent media coverage of an 18-year-old woman from Greenland's legal battle to regain custody of her baby after the child was taken from by government authorities just an hour after birth has cast a light on the long-standing use of state-mandated...

UK closes in on critical minerals deal with Greenland
The risks “At a headline level, Greenland makes a lot of sense as a diversification play due to its wealth of natural resources,” said Sam Lowe, a partner at Flint Global who has previously visited Greenland. “But in practice, the cost associated...