World Mar 26 Change in itinerary for Vice President Vance brings cautious relief for Greenland and Denmark Greenland and Denmark appeared cautiously relieved early Wednesday by the news that U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are changing their itinerary for their visit to Greenland Friday…
World Mar 25 Greenlanders unite to fend off U.S. as Trump seeks control of the island Greenlanders are increasingly worried that their homeland, a self-governing region of Denmark, has become a pawn in the competition between the U.S., Russia and China as global warming opens up access to the Arctic.
World Mar 21 London’s Heathrow slowly resumes flights after a fire shut down Europe’s busiest airport A fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to Heathrow Airport for most of Friday, forcing Europe's busiest hub to shut down for roughly 18 hours, causing widespread cancellations and rerouting headaches, and stranding roughly 200,000 passengers.
World Mar 12 ‘We don’t want to be Americans’ or Danes, Greenland’s winning party leader says A party that favors a gradual path to Greenland's independence from Denmark won a surprise victory in parliamentary elections, held in the shadow of U.S. President Donald Trump’s stated goal of taking control of the island.
World Mar 11 Polls open in Greenland’s parliamentary elections, as independence looms large Even some of Trump's biggest fans cling to the principle that they should control their destiny: their mantra is that Greenland is open for business, but not for sale.
World Mar 10 What makes Greenland a strategic prize for the U.S. at a time of rising global tensions? When U.S. President Donald Trump first suggested buying Greenland in 2019, people thought it was just a joke. No one is laughing now.
World Mar 05 ‘We’re going to get’ Greenland, Trump said in his address. Prime minister says island isn’t for sale Múte Bourup Egede has a message for President Donald Trump: “Greenland is ours.”…
World Jan 14 Princess Kate says after treatment, her cancer is in remission In a statement on social media, the princess offered her heartfelt thanks to those who helped her and her husband Prince William.
World Dec 16 Prince Andrew’s Chinese spy allegations again pushes King Charles III to rein in scandal-prone brother In the latest episode, a Chinese businessman has been barred from the U.K. because of concerns he cultivated links with Andrew in an alleged effort to influence British elites on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party.
World Nov 12 Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over sex abuse scandal handling Pressure on Welby had been building since Thursday, when the archbishop’s refusal to accept responsibility for his failure to report the abuse in England and in Africa in 2013 kindled anger about a lack of accountability at the highest reaches…