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World News | Greenland Has Message for Rest of the World: Come Visit
Nuuk (Greenland), Jul 1 (AP) Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We're waiting for you. “Come visit Greenland,” said Nukartaa Andreassen, who works for a water taxi company in the capital city, Nuuk. “Learn about it, learn about us....

How 24 Hours in a Remote Greenland Village Showed Me Its American Spirit
As we neared Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, population 508 and home of an outpost of Arktisk Kommando, Danish Arctic Command, everyone on my flight was astonished by the emptiness of it all. “There’s like… no one here,” one of my travel companions...

Why Greenland Isn’t Chasing the Dream of Becoming a Mining Superpower
Early in Donald Trump’s presidency, he announced his ambitions to acquire Greenland. In March, Trump said, “We need Greenland for international safety and security. We need it. We have to have it.” As well as stating ambitions to counter Russia’s...

Greenland pauses nuclear programme
Leaked reports from Greenland have found they have sent a memo pausing anything involving ‘nuclear’ anything moving forward. “We are dealing with someone who spooks easily,” said one official, “nuclear energy, nuclear bombs, new clear glasses;...

How the Danes See NATO, Trump and Ukraine
OPINION — “The most important part right now is that Europe would be able to buy military equipment here in the U.S. so we can donate these military systems directly to Ukraine. That is also discussion going on right now. I think [President] Trump...

Greenland Resources secures 30-year exploitation licence for Malmbjerg project in Greenland
Greenland Resources has been granted a 30-year exploitation licence for molybdenum and magnesium at the Malmbjerg project in Greenland. The licence stipulates that mining activities must commence by 31 December 2028 and allows for a potential...
Greenland Resources Receives 30-Year Exploitation License for Molybdenum and Magnesium
NUUK, Greenland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 19, 2025-- Greenland Resources Inc. (Cboe CA: MOLY | FSE: M0LY) and its fully owned Greenlandic subsidiary Greenland Resources A/S (“Greenland Resources” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that today the...

‘The nurse told me I couldn’t keep my baby’: how a controversial Danish ‘parenting test’ separated a Greenlandic woman from her children
‘Now your two hours begin.” The countdown started when Keira Alexandra Kronvold had just given birth in the early hours of 7 November 2024. Keira, 38, was originally granted just one hour with her daughter, Zammi, before her baby was to be removed...

Greenland Awards Permit for Metal Critical to Defense Industry
(Bloomberg) -- Greenland has given permission to a Canadian mining company to explore for molybdenum, a metal critical to the production of steel, amid growing demand from the defense industry. The Arctic island and its mineral riches have this...

How critical minerals can anchor South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
South Africa’s mineral wealth must do more than power exports – it must drive industrial growth, job creation, and energy equity. CMS South Africa’s Muzi Kubeka and Kabelo Dlothi argue it’s time to move beyond extraction and build a value-added...

Greenland awards Canadian miner permit for metal critical to defence industry
The miner said Malmbjerg has the potential to supply all the EU’s demand for molybdenum for defence purposes for decades to come, even as military budgets expand. The Canadian company has signed offtake deals with European steelmakers. Primary...
Greenland gives EU-backed critical metals project permit to mine
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Greenland on Thursday handed a 30-year permit to a European Union-backed project that aims to mine molybdenum, a critical metal used in aerospace, energy and defence and on which China has imposed export controls. The...

Greenland schools fight food insecurity with summer meal program
The school district is providing meals and groceries to students and families during the summer. The program continues through July with no income requirements. GREENLAND, Ark. — During the school year, the Greenland School District serves...

Greenland: Why is the land of ice such a hot topic?
Ever since Donald J Trump returned to the White House for his second term as US President, Greenland has been hitting the headlines when it comes to global politics. But its position within the Arctic Circle also puts it at the coal face of the...

Greenland’s Ice Sheet Collapse Could Be Closer Than We Think
This story was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. Inside a tent fastened to the surface of Greenland’s ice sheet, the members of the GreenDrill expedition huddled around a drilling rig. The machine whined and shook as it spun. For days...

‘Secret tunnels’ under Greenland may be the safest place if war breaks out
A radar instrument captured the remnants of ‘Camp Century’ earlier this year (Picture: NASA) Deep below the thick ice of Greenland lies a labyrinth of tunnels that were once thought to be the safest place on Earth in case of a war. First created...

The delicate art of natural-resource diplomacy
Resource competition has long underpinned international relations. But it seems to be taking centre stage again, much like the nineteenth-century Scramble for Africa or Western grabs for Middle Eastern oil in the last century. As demand rises for...

Story Applications Φsat-2 begins science phase for AI Earth images 15/07/2025 873 views 20 likes Read
Applications 15/07/2025 872 views 20 likes Φsat-2, a miniature satellite, has completed its commissioning and has begun delivery of science data, using algorithms to efficiently process and compress Earth observation images, as well as detect...

The Shining: my trip to the G7 horror show with Emmanuel Macron
1. At the feet of Hans Egede Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, is a small jumble of orange prefab buildings and low grey apartment blocks nestled on a stony outcrop on the edge of the ocean. There are no trees, but there’s a hill topped by the...

Now is the time for Canada to strengthen its diplomatic ties with Greenland
One of the most topographically interesting regions in the world, Greenland flaunts an impressive seven-kilometre-deep ice sheet that is said to be the world’s largest glacier, covering 80 per cent of the island’s surface. Beneath its Arctic...