Macron visits Greenland, focusing on European unity

OSLO, June 15 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Nuuk on Sunday for an official visit to Greenland, underscoring France's commitment to the unity of the European community. Macron was greeted with cheers from local residents,...

Macron visits Greenland, criticizes Trump’s takeover threats on way to G7

French President Emmanuel Macron landed Sunday in Greenland, the strategic Arctic island coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump, carrying a “message of solidarity and friendship” from France and the European Union. Macron reiterated his criticism...

France's Macron to visit Greenland to stop US 'preying' on i...

French President Emmanuel Macron is to visit Greenland on Sunday to ensure there is "no preying" on the autonomous Danish territory, the first such trip by a foreign leader since US President Donald Trump's threats to seize it. "I'm going to say:...

Macron in Greenland to 'show French, EU solidarity'

French President Emmanuel Macron said as he arrived in Greenland that his visit aimed to show the solidarity of France and the European Union over the Arctic island's "sovereignty" and "territorial integrity". US President Donald Trump has said he...

Macron visits Greenland to show European solidarity after Trump annexation threats

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he was visiting Greenland to show French and European Union solidarity with the Arctic island after U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to take it over. Asked about...

Macron visits Greenland to show European support for strategic Arctic island

Mr Macron reiterated his criticism of Mr Trump’s intention to take control of the territory. “I don’t think that’s something to be done between allies,” he said as he was greeted at the Nuuk airport by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and...

Macron visits Greenland to show French, EU solidarity after Trump annexation threats

Open this photo in gallery:French President Emmanuel Macron (C) talks with Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen (L) and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (R) onboard the Danish frigate F363 Niels Juel in Nuuk, Greenland, on...

Macron criticises Trump’s threats to take over Greenland during visit

Emmanuel Macron has criticised Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland as he became the first foreign head of state to visit the vast, mineral-rich Arctic territory since the US president began making explicit threats to annex it. “I don’t...

First direct flight to Greenland since 2008 lands on Trump’s birthday

By KWIYEON HA Associated Press NUUK, Greenland — The first direct flight from the U.S. to Greenland by an American airline landed in the capital city of Nuuk Saturday evening and is set to make its return flight on Sunday morning. The United...

Macron visits Greenland in solidarity amid Trump designs on Arctic island

The French president says his US counterpart’s Greenland takeover threats are not something allies do. French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Greenland with a “message of solidarity and friendship” from Europe and castigated United States...

Macron condemns Trumps threats on visit to Greenland

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Greenland on Sunday delivering a message of solidarity, following threats by US President Donald Trump of a possible annexation of the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Speaking to reporters upon his...

First direct flight from US to Greenland by US airline lands in Nuuk

A sea inlet in Nuuk, Greenland, Friday, March 7, 2025. (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP) NUUK, Greenland — The first direct flight from the U.S. to Greenland by an American airline landed in the capital city of Nuuk on Saturday. The United Airlines-operated...

Trump Eyes First Overseas Mining Deal: US Weighs $120M Loan For Critical Minerals’ Greenland Rare Earths Project

If approved, the loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank would have a 15-year repayment term, longer than the company would likely have obtained through private financing. Critical Metals Corp. (CRML) has secured a letter of interest from the U.S....

French president touches down in Greenland, in solidarity with territory eyed by Trump

Paris (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron touched down in Greenland on Sunday, for an official visit designed to bolster European support for the Danish territory, which is still batting away advances from the Trump administration to acquire...

Macron visits a Greenland sought by Trump

The press in France underlines the symbolic character of the trip and Macron’s recent words on the huge island, coveted for its natural resources and its strategic value, with about 80 percent of its surface covered by ice, second only to...

France says ‘non’ to Trump’s Greenland grab as Macron visits the Arctic

PARIS, June 15 — French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Greenland on Sunday, in a show of solidarity with Denmark meant to send a signal of European resolve after US President Donald Trump threatened to take over the island. Greenland is a...

‘Not to be taken’: Macron’s Greenland visit shows Europe’s support for territory coveted by Trump

In recent months, Macron has sought to reinvigorate France’s role as the diplomatic and economic heavyweight of the 27-nation European Union. Loading The French president has positioned himself as a leader in Europe amid Trump’s threats to pull...

United Airlines makes the first direct flight from U.S. to Greenland since 2008—and it lands on Trump’s birthday

First direct flight from U.S. to Greenland since 2008 lands on Trump's birthday

NUUK, Greenland – The first direct flight from the U.S. to Greenland by an American airline landed in the capital city of Nuuk on Saturday. The United Airlines-operated Boeing 737 Max 8 departed from Newark International Airport in New Jersey at...

Climate change cited in Iceland, Greenland heat wave

Human-caused climate change boosted Iceland and Greenland's temperatures by several degrees during a record-setting May heat wave, raising concerns about the far-reaching implications melting Arctic ice has for weather around the world, scientists...