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From white gold to the new oil – why Greenland’s mineral wealth is in the spotlight

Greenland has become the unwitting focus of world attention as president Donald trump seeks to grab control of the huge Arctic territory. Euronews takes a look at the country’s potentially huge deposits of lithium, rare earth metals and other valuable mineral resources.

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SpaceX To Launch Private Astronauts On First Crewed Polar Orbit

Named "Fram2" after the famed Norwegian ship built in the 19th century for Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, the mission will feature a range of experiments including taking the first X-ray in space and growing mushrooms in microgravity.

Latin Times

Weather tracker: Arctic winter sea ice at record low in 2025, scientists say

Annual peak is lowest on record, covering 5.53m sq miles – about 30,000 sq miles below the previous low in 2017

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Vance’s posturing in Greenland was not just morally wrong. It was strategically disastrous

Thanks to Trump’s administration, the US could soon have to fight wars to get things that, just a few weeks ago, were there for the asking, says professor Timothy Snyder of Yale University

The Guardian - UK

Earth's sea ice hits all-time low, NASA satellites reveal

Sea ice impacts storms and coastal erosion — and NASA says Earth's total sea ice content has hit an all-time low.

Space

UK Braces for Snowpocalypse: 2-Inch-Per-Hour Whiteout on the Way

Just when you thought spring was finally settling in, weather models are now hinting at a bitter Arctic blast crashing in next month.

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How Aussie explorers can visit tourism's final frontier

Australian company Intrepid hopes to help Greenland carve out a sustainable tourism path as it prepares to launch tours to the remote Arctic island.

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JD Vance admits that he wasn’t entirely sure why Trump wanted Greenland in the first place

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance visited the territory for just a few hours

The Independent UK

Denmark slams Trump day after JD Vance underinvestment in Greenland claims

During a visit to the Pituffik Space Base on Friday, Vance told US troops that Denmark has 'underinvested' in Greenland's security and demanded that Copenhagen change its approach.

Euronews

'This is not how you speak to allies': Denmark scolds US for its tone on Greenland

The Danish foreign minister scolded the Trump administration for its “tone” in criticising Denmark and Greenland, saying his country is already…

The National (Scotland)

Denmark hits back at Trump over Greenland future: ‘Change your tone’

JD Vance said Denmark has ‘underinvested’ in Greenland's security

The Independent UK

Denmark Criticises 'Tone' Of Vance's Greenland Comments

Denmark on Saturday said it did not like the "tone" of US Vice President JD Vance comments that Copenhagen had not done enough for Greenland during a visit to the strategically placed, resource-rich Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.

International Business Times

Putin says it’s ‘a profound mistake’ to treat Trump’s push for Greenland and its vast deposits of rare minerals as ‘some preposterous talk’

President Donald Trump has made U.S. control of Greenland a pillar of his second term’s burgeoning foreign policy.

Fortune

Brutal string of winter storms in 2022 was due to polar vortex, scientists reveal

This discovery could help forecasters understand when there is an increased risk of storm clusters

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Is Trump’s Greenland plan part of a scramble for the Arctic?

US president says ‘we will go as far as we have to’ to get Greenland, but others are interested in the Arctic, too.

Euronews

Arctic winter ends with lowest sea ice cover in recorded history

Since satellites began tracking it, Arctic sea ice's winter peak has shrunk by an area about the size of Pakistan.

Euronews

Greenland forms new unity government on the eve of JD Vance trip

Four of the five elected parties in Greenland agree to form a broad coalition on the eve of US Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the arctic island.

The Independent UK

Greenland lawmakers form a new government on the eve of Vance visit

Greenlandic lawmakers have agreed to form a new government, banding together to resist U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to annex the Arctic island

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Al Jazeera

Russia’s Putin eyes Arctic cooperation despite geopolitical tensions

Vladimir Putin says US President Donald Trump’s stated intention to acquire Greenland was ‘serious’.

The Independent UK

Arctic sea ice hits record low for its usual peak growth period

Arctic sea ice had its weakest winter buildup since record-keeping began 47 years ago

The Independent UK

U.S. officials went door-to-door in Greenland to find anyone who wanted to be visited by the Vances. They found no one

A local travel company in Greenland’s capital also cancelled a planned visit by Usha Vance

Evening Standard

Arctic ends winter with lowest sea ice cover on record – scientists

The new record shows how Arctic sea ice has ‘fundamentally changed’ from earlier decades, scientists said.

Euronews

JD Vance to join wife on controversial Greenland trip but scales back visit

The US vice-president will accompany his wife on a visit to the Arctic island, a trip Denmark's prime minister has previously said is not what 'Greenland wants or needs.'

Al Jazeera

JD Vance’s visit to Greenland is ‘unacceptable pressure’ by US: Danish PM

JD Vance’s visit to Greenland with senior officials comes as US President Trump says he wants to take the territory.

Euronews

US is putting 'unacceptable pressure' on Greenland, Danish PM says

Criticism by Denmark's leader Mette Frederiksen comes after the White House announced a US delegation would be visiting the Arctic island.

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