Hegseth pressed on whether military has plans to invade Greenland and Panama

"They bring this suit to compel Congress to follow its own law and install the mandated memorial, to honor the women and men who saved the lives of those inside the building, and to ensure that the history of this attack on the Capitol — and on...

Longest-living vertebrates on Earth survive for centuries in icy waters

Greenland sharks cruise the North Atlantic at a pace slower than most people walk, yet some were already adults when the United States was founded. Their astonishing lifespan has turned this elusive fish into a living time capsule, capturing the...

Concacaf rejects Greenland's application for membership

Greenland is being left in the footballing cold. Concacaf announced on Monday that the application for membership that was submitted by the Greenlandic Football Association (KAK, an acronym in the native language) has been unanimously rejected. No...

Heatwaves Shatter Temperature Records in Iceland, Greenland

(MENAFN) Temperatures across Iceland this May have reached unprecedented levels, surpassing previous records by a significant margin. According to the WWA, “Temperatures over Iceland as observed this May are record-breaking, more than 13 degrees...

Mette Frederiksen: Denmark's PM on Trump, Russia and Greenland's Future

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen leads what consistently ranks as one of the world's most peaceful countries. Her office in the neo-baroque Christiansborg Palace overlooks a picturesque capital city as orderly as any in Europe. But at the...

CONCACAF rejects Greenland’s application for membership

The dream of a Greenland away trip is dead for now. On June 9th, at CONCACAF’s Extraordinary Congress meeting, the confederation’s membership voted unanimously against accepting Greenland’s application to join as its 42nd member. Greenland had...

Global warming crisis: Greenland ice sheet melts 17 times faster - will the climate change have worldwide impact?

Representative Image (AI-generated) Iceland is experiencing one of its hottest summers, with temperatures exceeding 26 degrees Celsius on May 15. According to the scientific network World Weather Attribution (WWA), this extreme heat is a result of...

Critical Metals Stock Jumps As Deep Greenland Drilling Boosts Rare-Earth Odds Amid China Export Curbs

Shares of Critical Metals (CRML) rose 5.8% to $1.45 at Monday’s close after publishing the assay results of eleven deep diamond drill holes from the Tanbreez Project in Greenland. The company said that the deep diamond drilling at Tanbreez...

New Zealand PM and King Charles wish Anzac daughter happy 100th birthday

TOP politicians from New Zealand and Britain sent cards to the daughter of an Anzac trooper as she celebrated her 100th birthday. Edith “Mary” Greenland, whose father Albert Johnson was treated at Brockenhurst during the First World War,...

No trip to frozen Greenland for Bermuda footballers

Created: Jun 10, 2025 10:20 AM One of the pitches in Greenland Bermuda’s footballers will not have to face a trip to frozen Greenland in the near future after the country’s application to join Concacaf was rejected. The world's largest island to...

Macron Speaks About Trump's Plan to Acquire Greenland

On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about President Donald Trump’s ambitions to acquire Greenland. In remarks in Nice, Macron claimed, "Greenland is not for taking, and neither are Antarctica nor the high seas for sale," according to...

Why hottest May on record for Greenland and Iceland is bad news for the world

Concacaf unanimously rejects Greenland's application for membership

Concacaf unanimously rejected Greenland's application for membership on Monday. The governing body made the decision at its extraordinary congress before this month's Gold Cup. "Furthermore, based on a thorough assessment conducted by the Concacaf...

A Catholic challenge to American exceptionalism

Editor's note: This essay is adapted from the McGinley Lecture delivered at Fordham University on April 9, 2025. While being a U.S. citizen includes many wonderful features and certainly accords many advantages, it also brings along some stigma...

Denmark approves US military bases on Danish soil as Trump eyes Greenland

Slava Canada, Slava Greenland: The Imperialist Annexation Fantasies of Trump, Putin, and the Broligarchs

When Donald Trump first referred to Canada as "the 51st state" in a December pre-inauguration meeting with then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canadian officials present thought he was joking. He wasn’t. Almost immediately after inauguration, the...

Antarctica’s waters are getting saltier - and it could transform Earth's climate

Antarctica’s surrounding ocean has lost sea ice equal to the size of Greenland since 2015. That’s not just a startling statistic – it marks one of the fastest environmental shifts happening anywhere on Earth today. For decades, the belief was...

Denmark’s lawmakers approve bill to allow U.S. military bases on Danish soil as Trump eyes Greenland

Trial over free speech on campus, and Trump’s student crackdown, begins

Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. But lawyers for the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, who are representing the associations, will argue at trial...

Jets used on Icelandair flights to Nuuk

Icelandair has decided to use Boeing 737 Max jets on its scheduled flights between Keflavík and Nuuk. This is the first time that passenger jets have been used on flights between Iceland and the capital of Greenland. The first Max flight to Nuuk...