Greenland

Researchers have identified volcanic eruptions, likely in Iceland, as the source of a mysterious platinum spike in Greenland ice cores from 12,800 years ago. This finding rules out a comet or asteroid impact and occurred decades after the onset of the Younger Dryas cooling period. The study provides new insights into abrupt climate shifts.

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The Atlantic Alliance has announced the deployment of Operation Arctic Sentinel to bolster its presence in the region, in response to growing Russian and Chinese activity, while attempting to address Donald Trump's interests in Greenland. This initiative comes as trust within NATO is broken. Meanwhile, the United States adopts a contradictory stance at the Defense Ministers' meeting in Brussels.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has spoken with US President Donald Trump about the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic. Rutte announced this on the platform X and looks forward to meeting Trump in Davos later this week. The conversation comes amid Trump's threats of tariffs against several countries, including Sweden and Denmark, if the US is not allowed to take over Greenland.

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US President Donald Trump has threatened eight European countries, including Sweden, with 10 percent tariffs starting February 1 after they sent military personnel to an exercise on Greenland. The EU is calling an emergency summit on Thursday to discuss the response, while considering retaliatory tariffs worth nearly 1,000 billion kronor.

US vice president Jd Vance will lead a meeting on Greenland in the White House on Wednesday, instead of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The meeting involves representatives from the US, Denmark, and Greenland amid tensions over Donald Trump's interest in the island. Experts warn of a confrontation as Denmark and Greenland push back against US demands.

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Swedish Supreme Commander Michael Claesson expresses no concern about NATO's future despite Donald Trump's threats to seize Greenland and the US's reduced engagement in Europe. He trusts the US as an ally and sees no signs that the country wants to leave the alliance. Claesson emphasizes the importance of a strong national defense as a plan B.