Pentagon is negotiating access to three sites, including the abandoned WWII-era bases in Narsarsuaq and Kangerlussuaq, under the 1951 US–Denmark Defense Agreement.
Denmark was prepared to bomb Greenland’s runways if US followed through with Trump’s threat to invade the autonomous Danish territory, according to report by public broadcaster DR.
This was after Danish public broadcaster DR reported that 3 men gathered information on local Trump supporters in an attempt to build backing for American control of the island.
Vance had received a frosty reception from authorities in Denmark & Greenland amid Trump's repeated expressions of interest in 'buying' the arctic island.
Trump, who takes office on 20 January, said on Tuesday he would not rule out using military or economic action to make Greenland part of the United States.
Denmark and Sweden have seen a string of protests in recent weeks where copies of the Quran have been burned, or otherwise damaged, prompting outrage in Muslim countries.
More Koran burnings, permitted under freedom of speech laws, took place on Monday as govts of both nations said they were examining ways to legally limit such acts.
Denmark became 1st country to make 'historic pledge' at UNGA last week, in bid to help compensate for the vastly disproportionate consequences of global emissions.
While the rest of the world has converged on a model—technical judgement inside the institution, as a permanent organisational property—India remains a conspicuous and costly outlier.
The shipment earlier bound for Gujarat’s Vadinar has changed course amid payment concerns; could still reach India if issues are resolved, according to Kpler.
INS Arihant was first vessel under SSBN project and was quietly commissioned in 2016. The second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighat, was commissioned in August 2024.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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