https://www.scmp.com/rss/325316/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press Two US Army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear in a mountainous training area in Anchorage, according to the military. The incident happened on Thursday as the soldiers were taking part in a “land navigation training event” in Arctic Valley, part of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s training area. The soldiers were receiving medical care as of Friday, a military official told the Anchorage Daily News. Queries sent to base were not immediately returned on Friday. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350547/2-us-soldiers-injured-brown-bear-attack-during-training-exercise-alaska?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350547/2-us-soldiers-injured-brown-bear-attack-during-training-exercise-alaska?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:32:07 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press As bubbles ripple across a frigid Finnish lake, diver Daan Jacobs emerges from a hole carved out of the thick, crackling ice. He had dived eight metres (26 feet) beneath the surface in a remote place few see, especially in winter, when snow blankets the ice and temperatures on land approach minus 40 degrees in both Celsius and Fahrenheit. But Jacobs, a biodiversity adviser in the Netherlands, is one of a growing number of fortunate underwater explorers getting to dive beneath the Arctic and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3348411/scientists-diving-deep-beneath-arctic-ice-discover-secrets-below?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3348411/scientists-diving-deep-beneath-arctic-ice-discover-secrets-below?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:15:07 +0000 Nong Hong Nong Hong Gulf exporters are scrambling to bypass the Strait of Hormuz after Iran choked off most of the maritime traffic in one of the world’s most critical energy corridors. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates rushed to divert exports through overland pipelines; officials warned that even naval escorts could not guarantee safe passage. About a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade passed through this narrow waterway. The immediate shock was felt in the Gulf. The strategic... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3347190/conflict-middle-east-boosting-value-arctic-windfall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3347190/conflict-middle-east-boosting-value-arctic-windfall?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:30:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters Danes were voting ⁠on Tuesday in an election that may hand Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen a third term thanks to her staunch line against US President Donald Trump over Greenland even though cost-of-living worries have hurt her leftist credentials. Opinion polls show her Social Democrats are headed for their weakest result since before World War II: many Danes blame Frederiksen for not doing enough to protect their Nordic welfare model, while others point to growing ‌weariness after nearly... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347702/denmark-votes-election-shadowed-trumps-greenland-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347702/denmark-votes-election-shadowed-trumps-greenland-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:14:09 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier Beijing is unlikely to attack Taiwan next year, given security and economic deterrents, including its belief that an amphibious assault could fail and that the technological, supply chain and investor costs would be huge, according to a US threat assessment released on Wednesday. The intelligence overview appeared to walk back a projection by the Pentagon last year that Beijing wanted to take the self-governing island by force as early as 2027 and comes as US President Donald Trump takes a more... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347083/us-assesses-mainland-china-not-planning-attack-taiwan-2027?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347083/us-assesses-mainland-china-not-planning-attack-taiwan-2027?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:12:46 +0000 Carol Yang Carol Yang As heightened conflict in the Middle East disrupts global shipping, China and Russia are considering deeper cooperation on logistics – including use of the Arctic shipping route – to secure a more resilient supply chain. At the inaugural China-Russia Logistics Business Forum held in Moscow on Monday, officials and business leaders discussed bolstering transport and infrastructure ties, calling such cooperation essential as geopolitical tensions reshape global supply chains, Chinese state news... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3346894/china-russia-discuss-boosting-transport-links-middle-east-conflict-disrupts-shipping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3346894/china-russia-discuss-boosting-transport-links-middle-east-conflict-disrupts-shipping?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:00:14 +0000 Julien Chaisse Julien Chaisse Over the past 12 months, a series of political and military crises has erupted in different parts of the world. Do they have anything in common? On the surface, the dramas in Iran, Panama, Venezuela and Greenland look separate, each with its own cast, excuse and headlines. What links them is not ideology, or the public language used to sell each move. It is the map. Iran sits beside the Strait of Hormuz, the choke point for Gulf energy flows. Panama sits astride one of the world’s trade... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3345449/what-crises-iran-panama-venezuela-and-greenland-have-common?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3345449/what-crises-iran-panama-venezuela-and-greenland-have-common?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words Plastic pollution, long associated with marine degradation and contaminated soil, is increasingly recognised as a pressing urban health concern. Recent scientific findings indicate that Hong Kong’s residents may be inhaling large quantities of microscopic plastic particles daily.... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3345727/hong-kong-cannot-afford-ignore-threat-microplastic-pollution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3345727/hong-kong-cannot-afford-ignore-threat-microplastic-pollution?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Cao Jiaxuan Cao Jiaxuan China on Thursday unveiled a draft blueprint of key projects for the 2026-2030 period, aimed at overcoming chokepoints to gain a steadier footing in the global tech race and its rivalry with the United States. The 15th five-year plan was released as China’s top legislature and political advisory body convened in Beijing for the annual “two sessions” meetings, a time when major economic priorities and policy directions are formally set. Here are the major takeaways from Beijing’s sweeping plan to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3345767/inside-chinas-15th-5-year-plan-ai-fusion-and-defence-drive-next-frontier?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3345767/inside-chinas-15th-5-year-plan-ai-fusion-and-defence-drive-next-frontier?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:27:49 +0000 Seong Hyeon Choi Seong Hyeon Choi Canada’s defence agreement with South Korea signals the two countries’ “middle-power answer” to increasing cooperation between Beijing and Moscow in the Arctic region and Washington’s pressure on its allies for defence burden sharing, according to analysts. The agreement, signed on February 25 as part of a 2+2 foreign and defence ministerial meeting, followed the security and defence cooperation partnership established by the two countries in October. According to a joint statement issued after... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3345670/middle-powers-canada-south-korea-set-arctic-course-between-china-russia-and-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3345670/middle-powers-canada-south-korea-set-arctic-course-between-china-russia-and-us?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:00:21 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Denmark’s intelligence services have warned that foreign powers may seek to interfere in the country’s March 24 general election, singling out Russia as the primary threat but also flagging the US and China as potential sources of influence. In a statement published on Friday night, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service said it was “highly likely” that Denmark was a prioritised target for Russian influence activities due to the Nordic nation’s support for Ukraine. It also cited rising... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3344947/denmark-warns-interference-russia-us-its-election?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3344947/denmark-warns-interference-russia-us-its-election?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:10:37 +0000 Julian Ryall Julian Ryall Japan is likely to face another record-setting summer, climate experts have warned, as global warming continues to shrink Arctic ice, alter wind patterns and heat ocean waters. The Japan Meteorological Agency on Tuesday released its seasonal forecast for the coming months, predicting a 60 per cent probability of above-normal temperatures across Kyushu, Shikoku and the southern and eastern parts of Honshu between June and August. The southern islands of Okinawa, the northern prefecture of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3344770/japan-set-endure-another-record-hot-summer-global-warming-persists?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3344770/japan-set-endure-another-record-hot-summer-global-warming-persists?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was sending a hospital boat to Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory that he has long coveted and threatened to seize by force. Trump’s rhetoric has ratcheted up tensions between the United States and Denmark, while putting the global spotlight on the Arctic as he insists mineral-rich Greenland is vital for US and Nato security against Russia and China. He said the boat would treat many “sick” people in Greenland, without providing any details on... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344236/trump-sends-great-hospital-boat-treat-sick-people-greenland?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344236/trump-sends-great-hospital-boat-treat-sick-people-greenland?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:00:16 +0000 Khushboo Razdan Khushboo Razdan US President Donald Trump on Wednesday sharply criticised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the UK’s agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, warning the deal could create strategic vulnerabilities amid concerns about China’s growing ties with Mauritius. The deal, finalised in 2025 between Britain and Mauritius, would see Britain transfer sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius while securing a 99-year lease to maintain full operational control of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343944/trump-flip-flops-again-saying-uks-chagos-deal-would-be-big-mistake?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343944/trump-flip-flops-again-saying-uks-chagos-deal-would-be-big-mistake?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:19:43 +0000 Reuters,Associated Press Reuters,Associated Press Russia is demanding that European countries who accused Moscow of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a dart frog toxin provide concrete data to support their allegation, according to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said on Saturday that analyses of samples from Navalny’s body had confirmed the presence of epibatidine, a toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America and not found naturally in Russia. They said Moscow... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3343935/russia-demands-concrete-proof-it-poisoned-navalny-dart-frog-toxin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3343935/russia-demands-concrete-proof-it-poisoned-navalny-dart-frog-toxin?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:38:12 +0000 Seong Hyeon Choi,Fan Chen Seong Hyeon Choi,Fan Chen A former president of Iceland has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that nearby Greenland was surrounded by Chinese and Russian vessels, saying it was “not supported by facts”. In an interview on the sidelines of last weekend’s Munich Security Conference, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, who was Iceland’s president from 1996 to 2016, said there were “no Russian and Chinese ships in the waters of Greenland”. Trump said last month that the US “needed Greenland” – a Danish territory – “from the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343884/trumps-claim-chinese-and-russian-ships-near-greenland-not-supported-facts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343884/trumps-claim-chinese-and-russian-ships-near-greenland-not-supported-facts?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:00:17 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday launched a multibillion-dollar plan to strengthen the Canadian military and rely less on the United States. Carney’s announcement of Canada’s first defence industrial strategy built on themes he has emphasised throughout his 11-month tenure as President Donald Trump rips through traditional US alliances. The prime minister says Canada has not done nearly enough to defend itself in an increasingly dangerous world and counting on US protection is no longer... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343851/canada-launches-huge-defence-plan-curb-reliance-trumps-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343851/canada-launches-huge-defence-plan-curb-reliance-trumps-us?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:42:42 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a rare and lethal toxin found in the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries said on Saturday. The foreign ministries of the UK, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said analysis of samples taken from Navalny’s body “conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine”. It is a neurotoxin found in the skin of dart frogs in South America that is not found naturally in Russia, they said. A joint statement... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3343599/russia-poisoned-alexei-navalny-dart-frog-toxin-european-nations-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3343599/russia-poisoned-alexei-navalny-dart-frog-toxin-european-nations-say?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:36:14 +0000 Reuters Reuters Nato said on Wednesday that it had launched a mission to strengthen its presence in the Arctic, part of an effort to defuse severe tensions within the alliance prompted by US President Donald Trump’s push for the US to acquire Greenland. The new mission, Arctic Sentry, will coordinate an increasing military presence of Nato allies in the region, including exercises such as Denmark’s Arctic Endurance on Greenland, the ‌alliance’s military headquarters said in a statement. Nato did not quantify... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3343235/nato-launches-arctic-sentry-mission-bid-ease-greenland-tensions-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3343235/nato-launches-arctic-sentry-mission-bid-ease-greenland-tensions-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:44:52 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Canada and France, which both oppose US President Donald Trump’s claim to Greenland, opened consulates in the Danish autonomous territory’s capital on Friday, in a show of support for the local government. Since returning to the White House last year, Trump has insisted that Washington needs to control the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island for security reasons. Trump last month backed off threats to seize Greenland after saying he had struck a “framework” deal with Nato chief Mark Rutte to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3342736/canada-and-france-open-greenland-consulates-show-support-amid-trump-threats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3342736/canada-and-france-open-greenland-consulates-show-support-amid-trump-threats?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:54:04 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Nato said on Tuesday that military planning has started for a new mission to bolster security in the Arctic, after US President Donald Trump made protecting the region central to his demands for Greenland. “Planning is under way for a Nato enhanced vigilance activity, named Arctic Sentry,” said Martin O’Donnell, a spokesman for Nato’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. “The activity will even further strengthen Nato’s posture in the Arctic and High North,” he added, without providing... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3342290/nato-starts-planning-arctic-military-mission-amid-greenland-row-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3342290/nato-starts-planning-arctic-military-mission-amid-greenland-row-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:02:32 +0000 Lisa Lim Lisa Lim In addition to Greenland’s vast deposits of critical minerals, including rare earth elements, its significant oil and natural gas reserves, and strategic security-critical Arctic location – assets now widely familiar since the US threat to annex this autonomous territory of Denmark – Greenland’s language is also invaluable. In prehistoric times, successive waves of Paleo-Inuit (Paleo-Eskimo) peoples inhabited the island. The early 10th century then saw Norse arrivals, led by Erik the Red, who,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3341767/how-greenlands-language-just-invaluable-its-minerals-oil-and-strategic-location?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3341767/how-greenlands-language-just-invaluable-its-minerals-oil-and-strategic-location?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:15:13 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words The recent image released by the White House, of US President Donald Trump walking alongside a penguin in Greenland, would have triggered a distinct sense of deja vu among Hong Kong readers. We have seen this script before. In 2009, Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan – now our deputy... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3341786/what-image-trump-and-penguin-reveals-about-white-house?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3341786/what-image-trump-and-penguin-reveals-about-white-house?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The mayor of Greenland’s capital on Thursday called on media professionals and content creators to act responsibly after a failed attempt by a German comedian to hoist the US flag. Bavarian comedian Maxi Schafroth, 41, attempted to run up the Stars and Stripes on a flagpole near the cultural centre in Nuuk before he was confronted by angry passers-by. When questioned, he claimed to be a US official before leaving to disapproving looks from locals, according to a journalist at the scene. He was... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3341745/greenland-mayor-issues-warning-after-us-flag-stunt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3341745/greenland-mayor-issues-warning-after-us-flag-stunt?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:38:36 +0000 Richard Heydarian Richard Heydarian At Davos, US President Donald Trump declared he had “always had a very good relationship with President Xi” Jinping, calling the Chinese leader “an incredible man”, “highly respected by everybody”. Trump also praised TikTok’s decision to transfer parts of its US business to a consortium of US investors, thanking Xi on social media. This broadly friendly rhetoric is likely to be a signal of Washington’s keen interest in finalising a trade deal with the world’s second-largest economy. Trump’s... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3341461/trumps-power-politics-paving-way-g2-world-order-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3341461/trumps-power-politics-paving-way-g2-world-order-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:30:11 +0000 Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings China is approaching the United States in terms of overall world power including economic mettle, a former European Commission leader and Portuguese prime minister said this week. The United States remains the “most important global power” but China is getting closer, said Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, the European Commission president from 2004 to 2014, pointing to US technology and finance among other aspects of its prominence. “China comes every time closer, from my point of view,” Durao Barroso... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3341334/china-coming-closer-us-global-power-european-ex-leader-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3341334/china-coming-closer-us-global-power-european-ex-leader-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:31:36 +0000 Reuters Reuters The European Parliament has put ‍off until next week a decision on whether to resume work on the EU’s trade deal with the United States, which it had suspended in protest against US President Donald Trump’s demands to acquire Greenland and threats of tariffs. The parliament’s trade committee ⁠had been expected to set its position in votes on Monday and Tuesday, and the assembly’s president, Roberta Metsola, said last week discussions could resume soon to get the process back on track. But German... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3341310/eu-lawmakers-divided-over-resuming-work-us-trade-deal-after-greenland-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3341310/eu-lawmakers-divided-over-resuming-work-us-trade-deal-after-greenland-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:31:59 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump stole the show at the World Economic Forum in Davos, but he may have also made the annual gabfest of the global elite relevant again – at least for a week. The relevance of the gathering of CEOs and political leaders in the Swiss Alps is regularly questioned by critics who deride it as an out-of-touch echo chamber where little gets done. But all eyes were on this year’s Davos as Trump barrelled into town with a geopolitical storm hanging over the picturesque ski resort,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3341046/how-trump-stole-show-davos-and-revived-wef-never-been-more-relevant?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3341046/how-trump-stole-show-davos-and-revived-wef-never-been-more-relevant?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:42:10 +0000 David Dodwell David Dodwell In a week marked by the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s second inauguration as US president and a Davos-based melodrama over his ambitions to own Greenland, it is perhaps timely to review this first year of Trump 2.0 and look into the second. First, one has to be in awe of the frenetic energy of Trump, who celebrates his 80th birthday in June. Whatever one makes of his meandering, insulting, overbearing and frequently inaccurate address in Davos, made right off his flights from Washington,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3340897/why-trumps-davos-farce-may-come-be-seen-watershed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3340897/why-trumps-davos-farce-may-come-be-seen-watershed?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:30:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he was not surprised the Trump administration blocked his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland the day before, saying it was another example of the US president trying to stifle dissent. “Is it surprising the Trump administration didn’t like my commentary and wanted to make sure that I was not allowed to speak? No,” said Newsom, who is weighing a 2028 presidential run. “It’s consistent with this administration and their... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340927/newsom-world-stage-davos-accuses-trump-trying-suppress-dissent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340927/newsom-world-stage-davos-accuses-trump-trying-suppress-dissent?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:18:36 +0000 Bernard Chan Bernard Chan The recent drama surrounding US action in Venezuela, its renewed interest in Greenland and tariff threats on governments that object, along with comments on Cuba, Colombia and Mexico, appear disjointed – part diplomacy, part law enforcement, part political theatre. Like many observers, I rely on the news to try to make sense of the policy logic and what it may mean for those who have to live with its consequences. Washington’s rationale for its actions in Venezuela was initially framed as law... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3340704/venezuela-greenland-trump-using-us-power-rewrite-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3340704/venezuela-greenland-trump-using-us-power-rewrite-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 01:30:08 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen China will closely monitor developments in Greenland as it seeks to become an important player in Arctic affairs. Still, Beijing is unlikely to respond with any major action in the near future to counter US President Donald Trump’s bid to annex the island, analysts said. “The Arctic is certainly a central matter for policy for China, and they know it’s going to be important in the future, especially with climate change,” said Eurasia Group’s China practice head, David Meale. In his escalated... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340914/china-quietly-track-greenland-developments-curb-arctic-ambitions-now-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340914/china-quietly-track-greenland-developments-curb-arctic-ambitions-now-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:01:33 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Greenland’s prime minister said on Thursday that he was not aware of the contents of a framework agreement about the Danish autonomous territory that US President Donald Trump announced after a meeting with Nato’s chief, but stressed no deal could be made without involving the island. “Nobody else than Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark have the mandate to make deals or agreements about Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark without us,” Jens-Frederik Nielsen told a press conference. “We have... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3340907/greenland-pm-says-he-doesnt-know-whats-deal-reached-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3340907/greenland-pm-says-he-doesnt-know-whats-deal-reached-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:42:15 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma US President Donald Trump announced a framework for a Greenland agreement and ditched threats to invade the Arctic island after a row with Nato allies partly over how to respond to growing Chinese and Russian activity in the region. “This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations,” Trump posted on social media on Wednesday. He also said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that he was dropping plans to hit eight European... https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/world/article/3340837/trump-agrees-greenland-framework-after-nato-blow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/world/article/3340837/trump-agrees-greenland-framework-after-nato-blow?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:02:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump repeatedly made an apparent gaffe in a speech on Wednesday to world leaders assembled in Switzerland by referring to “Iceland” several times instead of his much coveted “Greenland”, with the White House furiously denying any confusion on his part. The 79-year-old Republican has been clamouring for the United States to acquire Greenland, a large island territory of Denmark, citing what he called security threats from Russia and China in the Arctic Circle. On Wednesday,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3340761/white-house-responds-after-trump-repeatedly-refers-greenland-iceland-davos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3340761/white-house-responds-after-trump-repeatedly-refers-greenland-iceland-davos?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 02:03:19 +0000 Shi Jiangtao Shi Jiangtao US President Donald Trump’s accelerated push to seize Greenland has transformed a once-quirky idea into a full-blown diplomatic crisis, with observers warning it could deal a near-fatal blow to the post-war transatlantic order. Trump initially did not rule out the use of America’s military to control the autonomous Danish territory but backed down at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, saying that he “won’t use force”. He also called off tariffs against European countries over their... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340715/greenland-meltdown-what-does-trumps-quest-mean-global-order-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340715/greenland-meltdown-what-does-trumps-quest-mean-global-order-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Mark Magnier,Khushboo Razdan,Xinmei Shen Mark Magnier,Khushboo Razdan,Xinmei Shen There was moderate relief after US President Donald Trump walked back his threat to take Greenland by force on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, but also concern among critics and lawmakers that his speech was little more than a diversion at a time of significant global peril. Attendees watching in the Davos Congress Centre and millions tuned in around the world received a full dose of unfettered Trump as, during his 70-minute speech, he slammed Nato member Denmark for not... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3340748/trumps-freewheeling-davos-speech-draws-unease-allies-and-critics-alike?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3340748/trumps-freewheeling-davos-speech-draws-unease-allies-and-critics-alike?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:44:53 +0000 Mark Magnier,Khushboo Razdan,Holly Chik Mark Magnier,Khushboo Razdan,Holly Chik Following what he called a “very productive” meeting with Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States has established the framework for a future agreement concerning Greenland and the broader Arctic region. “This solution, if finalised, will be a great one for the United States of America and all Nato nations,” Trump said on Wednesday, adding that, based on this understanding, he will not impose the tariffs originally scheduled for February... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3340743/donald-trumps-davos-speech-greenland-plan-xi-friendship-chinas-smart-energy-sales?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3340743/donald-trumps-davos-speech-greenland-plan-xi-friendship-chinas-smart-energy-sales?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:48:42 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse It looked like a rock concert: hundreds of the world’s rich and powerful stood in a massive line for a precious seat to hear US President Donald Trump deliver his speech in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. After a two-hour wait, the doors to the World Economic Forum’s congress hall closed to the disappointment of many who had to scramble for spots in four overflow rooms to watch him on television screens. The exclusive crowd included executives of top companies, academics and politicians – even... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340738/huge-lines-laughs-and-gasps-trump-addresses-davos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340738/huge-lines-laughs-and-gasps-trump-addresses-davos?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:00:12 +0000 Seong Hyeon Choi Seong Hyeon Choi Nato members must collectively protect the Arctic from growing Chinese and Russian influence, the chief of the security alliance said on Wednesday, while sidestepping the issue of Washington’s controversial bid to acquire Greenland. Speaking at an event during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said the transatlantic security alliance was crucial not only for the defence of Europe, but also for the US, which required a “safe Arctic, a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3340730/sidestepping-greenland-row-nato-chief-urges-arctic-unity-counter-china-and-russia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3340730/sidestepping-greenland-row-nato-chief-urges-arctic-unity-counter-china-and-russia?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:21:09 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney used a major address in Davos to argue that the world’s middle powers must band together to resist coercion from aggressive superpowers. Recent events have shown the “rules-based international order” is effectively dead, Carney said, which means Canada and other countries have no choice but to create new alliances to oppose pressure tactics and intimidation by the world’s great powers. His speech did not mention US President Donald Trump by name. Canada stands... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340617/canada-pms-blunt-message-davos-rules-based-order-dead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340617/canada-pms-blunt-message-davos-rules-based-order-dead?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:13:39 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo Alberta is a very cold place in winter, even by Canadian standards. And yet, in the past week, hundreds of Albertans formed long queues in freezing weather, in big cities and small towns, to sign a petition for an independence referendum for the province. If at least 177,732 signatures – 10 per cent of the total number of votes cast in the last provincial general election – are collected and verified before early May, a referendum on Alberta statehood can be legally held in the autumn. It now... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3340386/how-donald-trump-could-break-canada?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3340386/how-donald-trump-could-break-canada?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:30:10 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Greenland’s prime minister said the Arctic island’s population and its authorities need to start preparing for a possible military invasion, even as it remains an unlikely scenario, as US President Donald Trump continues to threaten taking over the territory. “It’s not likely there will be a military conflict, but it can’t be ruled out,” Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said at a press conference in capital Nuuk on Tuesday. Greenland’s government will form a task force consisting of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3340613/greenland-pm-warns-islanders-prepare-possible-us-invasion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3340613/greenland-pm-warns-islanders-prepare-possible-us-invasion?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:19:18 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham Europe must respond to US threats over Greenland and China’s industrial excesses, or else “passively accept … vassalisation and bloc politics”, French President Emmanuel Macron warned in a speech at Davos on Tuesday. Macron warned of the “brutalisation of the world”, as he urged the use of the EU’s most powerful trade weapon in response to US President Donald Trump’s threat to slap tariffs on European countries who last week sent troops to Greenland. Trump has pledged to make the giant Arctic... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340612/brutalisation-world-macron-urges-europe-hit-back-against-trumps-threats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340612/brutalisation-world-macron-urges-europe-hit-back-against-trumps-threats?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:39:06 +0000 Reuters Reuters Russia is watching with glee as US ‌President Donald Trump’s drive to acquire Greenland widens splits with Europe even though his moves could have serious security ramifications for Moscow, which covets its ‍own presence in the Arctic. The Kremlin said Trump would go down in history if he took control of Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev hailed the “collapse of the transatlantic union”. Former President Dmitry Medvedev joked about... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3340555/russia-cheers-trump-greenland-rift-while-fearing-arctic-risks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3340555/russia-cheers-trump-greenland-rift-while-fearing-arctic-risks?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:30:04 +0000 Reuters Reuters Canada is considering whether to send a ‌small contingent of troops to Greenland to ‍take part in Nato military exercises, a source directly familiar with the matter said on Monday. The news was first reported by CBC News and the Globe and Mail newspaper. Military officials have presented plans for the operation to the government and are awaiting a decision from ‍Prime Minister Mark Carney, said the source, who requested anonymity ‍given the sensitivity of the matter. Carney’s office declined to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340475/canada-could-send-small-contingent-troops-greenland-nato-exercises?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340475/canada-could-send-small-contingent-troops-greenland-nato-exercises?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:38:39 +0000 Reuters Reuters European Union ambassadors reached broad agreement on Sunday to intensify ‌efforts to dissuade US President Donald Trump from imposing tariffs on European allies, while also preparing retaliatory measures should the duties go ahead, EU diplomats said. Trump vowed on Saturday to implement ‍a wave of increasing tariffs from February 1 on EU members Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland, along with Britain and Norway, until the US is allowed to buy Greenland, a step major EU... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3340351/eu-considers-us108-billion-retaliatory-tariffs-us-over-trumps-greenland-threat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3340351/eu-considers-us108-billion-retaliatory-tariffs-us-over-trumps-greenland-threat?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:05:19 +0000 Nong Hong Nong Hong Talk of the United States acquiring Greenland has often been dismissed as rhetorical provocation. But the latest escalation is harder to wave away. President Donald Trump said it would be “unacceptable” if the US did not control Greenland only hours before Vice-President J.D. Vance hosted the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers. When territorial language is paired with senior-level diplomacy, it forces allies to draw public red lines, narrows the space for quiet crisis management, and turns... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3340064/greenlands-stress-test-nato-will-ripple-beyond-arctic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3340064/greenlands-stress-test-nato-will-ripple-beyond-arctic?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:30:09 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier Opening a new front in his worldwide tariff onslaught, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose a 10 per cent import tax on the United Kingdom and six European countries for opposing his plan to purchase Greenland and that the rate would more than double if they did not let him acquire the Danish territory. His post on Truth Social two weeks to the day after he abducted Venezuela’s president from Caracas marks the latest chapter in a tumultuous start to 2026, even by Trump’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340283/trump-hits-denmark-and-other-nato-allies-tariffs-force-greenland-sale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340283/trump-hits-denmark-and-other-nato-allies-tariffs-force-greenland-sale?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:39:58 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Thousands of people took to the streets of Denmark’s capital on Saturday to protest at US President Donald Trump’s push to take over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. The protest followed Trump’s warning on Friday that he “may put a tariff” on countries that oppose his plans to take over mineral-rich Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark. They also coincided with a visit to Copenhagen by a bipartisan delegation from the US Congress that has made clear the opposition of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3340271/thousands-denmark-join-anti-trump-hands-greenland-protests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3340271/thousands-denmark-join-anti-trump-hands-greenland-protests?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:09:06 +0000