https://www.scmp.com/rss/325317/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters Talks on forming a new Danish government are in stalemate one month on from the country’s parliamentary election, slowing decision-making amid efforts to resolve a crisis in ties with US President Donald Trump’s administration over Greenland. Caretaker Prime Minister Mette ‌Frederiksen, armed with a royal mandate, is leading coalition talks among the 12 parties in parliament but has so far only won support from left-wing groups, which is not enough to secure a parliamentary... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351362/month-after-elections-danish-government-talks-remain-stalemate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351362/month-after-elections-danish-government-talks-remain-stalemate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:23:18 +0000 Reuters Reuters Two local trains collided head-on in Denmark on Thursday, injuring 18 people, five of them critically injured, emergency services said. Two yellow and grey trains were seen at the site, both with visible damage to the front and facing each other in a wooded area, with rescue services describing “chaotic” scenes inside the carriages. “The two trains collided ⁠head-on, causing large damage to them and sending broken glass flying ‌everywhere,” fire and rescue service leader Christoffer Buhl... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351119/trains-collide-head-denmark-causing-multiple-injuries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351119/trains-collide-head-denmark-causing-multiple-injuries?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:19:44 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A Swedish prosecutor on Monday charged a man, suspected of selling his wife’s sexual services to over 120 men, with aggravated pimping, several rapes and assault. The man, 62, was arrested in late October after his wife reported him to police in northern Sweden. He has been held in custody since then. According to the charge sheet, the man had for years benefited financially from pressuring his wife “to perform and submit to sexual acts”. The man was accused of creating ads online, setting up... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3348435/sweden-charges-monster-man-selling-wife-over-120-men?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3348435/sweden-charges-monster-man-selling-wife-over-120-men?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:47:39 +0000 Reuters Reuters Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen handed in her coalition government’s resignation on Wednesday after suffering a massive election defeat, but could still emerge as leader of a new cabinet in the coming weeks. Analysts say the result was a voter revolt over broken economic promises of the outgoing centrist government and ‌a sign that the electorate was tired of Frederiksen as a leader after seven years in power. Frederiksen’s Social Democratic Party had its worst election since 1903 on... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347777/danish-pm-mette-frederiksens-left-wing-bloc-wins-election-falls-short-majority?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347777/danish-pm-mette-frederiksens-left-wing-bloc-wins-election-falls-short-majority?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:54:31 +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 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit said in an interview broadcast Friday that she was “manipulated” by convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whom she accused of extorting others. A commoner who married Crown Prince Haakon in 2001, Mette-Marit’s name appears multiple times in Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice earlier this year. The files revealed an unexpectedly close friendship between the pair and raised questions in Norway about whether Mette-Marit can become... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347382/norway-crown-princess-says-she-was-manipulated-epstein?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347382/norway-crown-princess-says-she-was-manipulated-epstein?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:16:16 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Norwegian police said on Wednesday that three brothers had been arrested on suspicion of a “terrorist bombing” over a weekend explosion at the US embassy in Oslo that caused minor damage but no injuries. Police prosecutor Christian Hatlo told a press conference the brothers, who were Norwegian citizens of Iraqi origin, had been arrested in Oslo around 3.30pm and that police were investigating the motive. “We are still working from several hypotheses. One of them is whether this is an order from... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346274/3-brothers-iraq-links-arrested-terrorist-bombing-us-embassy-norway?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346274/3-brothers-iraq-links-arrested-terrorist-bombing-us-embassy-norway?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:16:23 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The US embassy in Oslo was hit by an explosion in the early hours of Sunday but no one was injured, police in the Norwegian capital said, adding the cause was not immediately known. The blast occurred around 1am local time and caused only “minor material damage” to one of the building’s entrances, Oslo police said in a statement. Investigators were examining the scene, while dogs, drones, and helicopters were involved in the search “for one or more potential perpetrators”, it said. “Police view... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3345858/us-embassy-norways-oslo-hit-explosion-no-injuries-police-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3345858/us-embassy-norways-oslo-hit-explosion-no-injuries-police-say?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 06:15:04 +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 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 The son of Norway’s crown princess admitted Wednesday to a life of excess attributed to a “need for recognition”, but denied committing rape as he took the stand in tears. Marius Borg Hoiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s 29-year-old son from a relationship before her 2001 marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, is on trial in Oslo district court accused of 38 crimes, including four alleged rapes and assaults against ex-girlfriends. He has pleaded not guilty to the most serious offences. He faces up to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3342408/norway-crown-princesss-son-makes-tearful-admission-excesses-need-recognition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3342408/norway-crown-princesss-son-makes-tearful-admission-excesses-need-recognition?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:42:35 +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 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The son of Norway’s crown princess pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to four counts of rape at the opening of a trial that has embarrassed the royal family. Marius Borg Hoiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s 29-year-old son from a relationship before her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, stood and muttered a negative response when asked to enter a plea to the four counts of rape. Clad in green trousers and a green jumper, wearing bold glasses and earrings, Hoiby remained expressionless as his trial got... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3342257/norway-royals-son-pleads-not-guilty-four-counts-rape-amid-epstein-link-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3342257/norway-royals-son-pleads-not-guilty-four-counts-rape-amid-epstein-link-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:46:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has been arrested, just before his trial opens on charges including rape in a case that has been an embarrassment to the royal family, police said on Monday. Marius Borg Hoiby was arrested on Sunday evening and is accused of assault, threats with a knife and violation of a restraining order, police said in a statement. They requested four weeks’ detention on grounds of risk of reoffending. His lawyers could not immediately be reached for comment. On... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3342143/norwegian-scandal-deepens-crown-princess-son-arrested-trial-amid-epstein-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3342143/norwegian-scandal-deepens-crown-princess-son-arrested-trial-amid-epstein-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:04:56 +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 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 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 dpa dpa Lars Marstone is leaning on the pier in Lysekil’s harbour, arms crossed, as though personally greeting the wind and waves arriving at this town on Sweden’s southwest coast. ‌Moored nearby is Signe, his lovingly restored wooden boat. Her name derives from the Old Norse Signý, meaning “victorious” or “blessed”. For more than 50 years, Signe has been braving the waves. Today, she will be taking us on ‍an oyster and mussel tour, the first leg of our expedition to some of Sweden’s “blue food”... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3341006/taste-swedens-delicious-sustainable-blue-food-fresh-sea-boat-tours?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3341006/taste-swedens-delicious-sustainable-blue-food-fresh-sea-boat-tours?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:43:05 +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 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 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 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 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to lower tensions in the Danish capital. Trump for months has insisted that the US should control Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Nato ally Denmark, and said earlier this week that anything less than the Arctic island being in US hands would be “unacceptable”. During an unrelated... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340228/trump-says-he-may-tariff-countries-dont-back-us-controlling-greenland?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340228/trump-says-he-may-tariff-countries-dont-back-us-controlling-greenland?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:48:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters European countries sent small numbers of military personnel to Greenland on Thursday as ‌Denmark said it was pressing on with plans for a “larger and more permanent” Nato presence to secure the island coveted by US President Donald Trump. The modest European deployments, meant to help ‍Denmark prepare military exercises, sent a strong message of support a day after a meeting of officials from the US, Denmark and Greenland failed to reach any breakthrough on the impasse. After that meeting, Trump... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340058/european-allies-send-troops-greenland-amid-trumps-purchase-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340058/european-allies-send-troops-greenland-amid-trumps-purchase-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:11:05 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A top Danish official said on Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” over Greenland remained with US President Donald Trump after holding highly anticipated White House talks with Vice-President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The two sides, however, agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to work through differences as Trump continues to call for a US takeover of the semi-autonomous territory of Nato ally Denmark. “The group, in our view, should focus on how to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339913/trump-says-unacceptable-if-us-does-not-control-greenland?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339913/trump-says-unacceptable-if-us-does-not-control-greenland?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:24 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Greenland would choose to remain Danish over a US takeover, its leader said on Tuesday, ahead of crunch White House talks on the future of the Arctic island which President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened. Trump has been talking up the idea of buying or annexing the autonomous territory for years, and further stoked tensions this week by saying the United States would take it “one way or the other”. “We are now facing a geopolitical crisis, and if we have to choose between the United... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3339793/greenland-says-we-choose-denmark-talks-trump-officials-loom?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3339793/greenland-says-we-choose-denmark-talks-trump-officials-loom?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:08:09 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill on Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st US state as President Donald Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Trump has said the United States will take Greenland “one way or the other”, floating the idea of buying the territory or taking it by force, despite strong pushback from Denmark, a Nato ally. Representative Randy Fine said his new legislation would authorise Trump “to take whatever steps necessary to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339768/republican-bill-pushes-make-greenland-51st-us-state-amid-trumps-bold-arctic-move?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339768/republican-bill-pushes-make-greenland-51st-us-state-amid-trumps-bold-arctic-move?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:18:46 +0000 Reuters Reuters Greenland’s government said on Monday it will ‌increase efforts to ensure the defence of the Arctic territory ‍takes place under the auspices of Nato, and again rejected US President Donald Trump’s ambition to take over the island. Trump has said the United States must ⁠own Greenland, an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark, to prevent China or Russia occupying the strategically located and minerals-rich territory in the future. “All Nato member states, including the United States, have a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3339644/greenland-says-it-should-be-defended-nato-rejects-any-us-takeover?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3339644/greenland-says-it-should-be-defended-nato-rejects-any-us-takeover?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:58:07 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Britain is discussing with Nato allies how it can help strengthen security in the Arctic to counter threats from Russia and China, a UK government minister said on Sunday. Britain’s Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the talks were “business as usual” rather than a response to recent threats by US President Donald Trump to take over Greenland. Trump has said that he would like to make a deal to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous region of Nato ally Denmark, to prevent Russia or China... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3339512/germany-pitch-arctic-nato-mission-greenland-eu-brace-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3339512/germany-pitch-arctic-nato-mission-greenland-eu-brace-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:54:09 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg US President Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric over Greenland on Friday, saying he was willing to secure the territory “the hard way” if authorities were unwilling to cut a deal for the US to take over the island. “I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don’t do it the easy way, we’re going to do it the hard way,” Trump told reporters Friday at the White House. While Trump has long mused about making Greenland a part of the US, claiming the Danish territory as a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3339407/no-amount-money-can-buy-greenland-local-lawmakers-tell-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3339407/no-amount-money-can-buy-greenland-local-lawmakers-tell-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:56:41 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump is considering making an offer to buy Greenland, the White House said on Wednesday, despite the island’s people and controlling power Denmark making clear they are not interested. Trump has repeatedly refused to rule out force to seize the strategic Arctic island, prompting shock and anger from Denmark and other long-standing European allies of the United States. After a request from Copenhagen, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would soon hold discussions with... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339105/trump-plots-buy-greenland-nato-ally-denmark-seethes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339105/trump-plots-buy-greenland-nato-ally-denmark-seethes?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:45:59 +0000 Sylvie Zhuang Sylvie Zhuang Donald Trump’s renewed threats to take over Greenland could pose a direct challenge to China’s ambitions in the Arctic, but some observers say it may also open the door to increased cooperation with Europe. Following the abduction of Venezuela’s former leader Nicolas Maduro, the White House swiftly turned its attention towards the self-governing Danish territory, adding that “of course, utilising the US military is always an option at the commander-in-chief’s disposal”. On Sunday, the US... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3339078/will-donald-trumps-threats-greenland-help-bring-china-and-europe-closer-together?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3339078/will-donald-trumps-threats-greenland-help-bring-china-and-europe-closer-together?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:00:15 +0000 Reuters Reuters The White House said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump was discussing options for acquiring ‍Greenland, including potential use of the US military, in a revival of his ambition to control the strategic island despite European objections. Trump sees acquiring Greenland as a US national security priority necessary to “deter our adversaries in the Arctic region,” the White House said in a statement. “The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338973/european-powers-rally-behind-greenland-face-renewed-trump-threat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338973/european-powers-rally-behind-greenland-face-renewed-trump-threat?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:07:01 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Denmark’s prime minister warned on Monday that any US move to take Greenland by force would destroy 80 years of transatlantic security links, after US President Donald Trump repeated his desire to annex the mineral-rich Arctic territory. Washington’s military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears about Trump’s designs on the autonomous Danish territory, which has untapped rare earth deposits and could be a vital player as polar ice melts, opening up new shipping routes. “We need... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338834/greenland-pm-calls-contact-us-after-latest-trump-comments-annexing-territory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338834/greenland-pm-calls-contact-us-after-latest-trump-comments-annexing-territory?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:11:47 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump doubled down on Sunday on his claim that Greenland should become part of the United States, despite calls by Denmark’s prime minister to stop “threatening” the territory. Washington’s military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears for Greenland, which Trump has repeatedly said he wants to annex, given its strategic location in the Arctic. While aboard Air Force One en route to Washington, Trump reiterated the goal. “It’s so strategic right now. Greenland is... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338747/trump-doubles-down-greenland-ambitions-after-us-intervention-venezuela?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338747/trump-doubles-down-greenland-ambitions-after-us-intervention-venezuela?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:36:27 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The United States said on Monday it had approved a US$1.8 billion sale of patrol aircraft to Denmark, despite renewed tension after an envoy of US President Donald Trump called again for seizing Greenland. The State Department said it approved a request from Denmark to buy the P-8A patrol and reconnaissance system from Boeing, which will include up to three aircraft. The sale will “support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3338081/us-approves-sale-patrol-planes-denmark-despite-greenland-rift?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3338081/us-approves-sale-patrol-planes-denmark-despite-greenland-rift?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:10:05 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Two people died on Saturday in Sweden, authorities said, as a storm battered Norway, Sweden and Finland, leaving thousands without power. The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute issued alerts for strong winds for large parts of the northern half of the country as Storm Johannes hit the country. One fatality, a man in his 50s, was reported near the Kungsberget ski resort in central Sweden. The man was hit by a falling tree, Mats Lann of Gavleborg police said. He was taken to a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3337915/2-dead-storm-johannes-batters-nordic-nations-thousands-left-without-power?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3337915/2-dead-storm-johannes-batters-nordic-nations-thousands-left-without-power?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:41:13 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump’s newly appointed envoy to Greenland said on Tuesday that the Republican administration is looking to begin a conversation with residents of the semi-autonomous Danish territory about the best way forward for the strategically important island. In his first extended comments since being appointed to the role this week, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said the Trump administration isn’t going to “go in there trying to conquer anybody” or try to “to take over anybody’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3337583/does-us-want-conquer-greenland-trumps-new-envoy-weighs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3337583/does-us-want-conquer-greenland-trumps-new-envoy-weighs?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 05:13:06 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The Danish foreign minister said on Monday he will summon the US ambassador, insisting that everyone – including the United States – must respect “the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark” after US President Donald Trump announced the appointment of Louisiana’s governor as the US ‌special envoy to Greenland. During his presidential transition and early second term, Trump repeatedly pushed for US control over Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, and has not ruled out using... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3337363/denmark-angered-over-trump-naming-envoy-greenland-summons-us-ambassador?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3337363/denmark-angered-over-trump-naming-envoy-greenland-summons-us-ambassador?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:54:25 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Finland’s prime minister apologised on Wednesday to citizens of Japan, China and South Korea after MPs sparked outrage by posting pictures of themselves making derogatory squinting gestures. The parliamentarians from the populist Finns Party, which is part of the right-wing coalition government, posted images on social media where they pulled back the corners of their eyes – widely seen as a racist gesture targeting East Asian people. They claimed to have shared the pictures in support of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3336814/miss-finland-scandal-finnish-pm-apologises-east-asia-mps-racist-gestures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3336814/miss-finland-scandal-finnish-pm-apologises-east-asia-mps-racist-gestures?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:20:31 +0000