Trump ‘settled for less’ with new US-Denmark Greenland security deal
The US-Denmark Greenland security deal gives Trump an agreement without delivering his ambition to annex the territory.
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The US-Denmark Greenland security deal gives Trump an agreement without delivering his ambition to annex the territory.
Trump says the US will gain ‘permanent control’ over security in Greenland under a deal with Denmark.
The deal with Denmark, according to President Donald Trump, would give the US "permanent control" over Greenland's security. Denmark said the deal is "great for NATO and Europe."
Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a US defence pact next week, pending approval from both parliaments.
Denmark and the US have reached an agreement after months of threats from Donald Trump to annex the territory.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had reached a deal with Denmark to expand the US military presence in Greenland, while respecting Danish and Greenlandic sovereignty. Denmark said the agreement would be signed next week during the UN General Assembly but still requires parliamentary approval.
A World War I submarine wreck off Denmark is leaking TNT into the surrounding water, seabed, and marine life more than a century after it sank. Scientists warn that thousands of similar wrecks could pose growing environmental risks as they continue to corrode.
WHO and Switzerland have announced the renewal of their cooperation strategy for the period 2024-2028. In 2013, Switzerland became the first high-income country in the WHO European Region to pilot a cooperation strategy with WHO (hereafter referred to as the WHO-Switzerland Cooperation Strategy). In 2022, WHO and Switzerland jointly decided to update and renew this cooperation strategy, which was done on 4 March 2025 at the Regional Office of the WHO in Copenhagen, Denmark.