Feb 10 Trump unleashes chaos by distraction upon the international community By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press President Donald Trump has unleashed chaos by distraction around the world with a blitz of executive orders and ideas. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 6:06 Former NATO chief Stoltenberg on how the world is responding to Trump’s return By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Trump vowed that the State Department will have an "America first" foreign policy. Nick Schifrin discussed how the world is responding to Trump's inauguration with Jens Stoltenberg, the most recent secretary general of NATO who will become the chairman… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 6:24 Why Trump wants Greenland and what makes it a strategic polar outpost By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President-elect Trump’s allies in Congress proposed a new bill dubbed ‘Make Greenland Great Again.' It's meant to expedite a negotiation process with Denmark, which protects Greenland’s autonomy, given Trump's repeated desire to buy the Arctic territory. Greenland’s prime minister said… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 4:30 Trump expresses desire to expand U.S. territory, use economic force to pressure Canada By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Matt Loffman With Donald Trump set to enter the Oval Office in just two weeks, the president-elect expressed a desire to expand American territory through the use of military and economic force, if necessary. Trump also proposed renaming the Gulf of Mexico… Continue watching
Jan 06 Donald Trump Jr. will visit Greenland after his father mused about the U.S. taking over By Will Weissert, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The younger Trump is going for a day trip to shoot video content for podcasting and will not be meeting with any government officials or political figures, according to a person familiar with the plans who was not authorized to… Continue reading
Dec 23 Trump renews calls to buy Greenland from Denmark By Will Weissert, Associated Press The president-elect is renewing unsuccessful calls he made during his first term for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark, adding to the list of allied countries with which he's picking fights even before taking office on Jan. 20. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 6:55 Can a tax on livestock emissions help curb climate change? Denmark aims to find out By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn Among greenhouse gases, methane is more harmful than carbon dioxide in terms of trapping heat. According to the United Nations, about 32 percent of human-caused methane emissions comes from livestock. Ali Rogin speaks with Ben Lilliston at the Institute for… Continue watching
Apr 09 6 northern European nations agree to protect North Sea infrastructure from hostile actors By Associated Press The Danish Ministry for Climate, Energy and Utilities on Tuesday called the North Sea a hub for critical infrastructure that connects Europe and said there was "an increased risk of sabotage and unwanted attention from hostile actors.”… Continue reading
Feb 22 Denmark records highest number of antisemitic incidents since WWII, part of a grim European trend By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Henri Goldstein, the head of the Scandinavian country's small Jewish Community said there had been violent escalation, not least fueled by the uncontrolled spread of hatred on social media. Continue reading
Jan 14 Frederik X proclaimed king of Denmark after his mother Queen Margrethe II abdicates By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Denmark’s prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, with massive crowds turning out to rejoice in the throne passing from a beloved monarch to her popular son. Continue reading