‘Talks can only take place when…’: Iran rejects negotiations claim with US as Trump hopes for Tehran to ‘come to table’

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that he has neither been in contact with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in recent days nor sought any negotiations, according to state media reports on Wednesday, as reported by Reuters. “There was no contact between me and Witkoff in recent days and no request for negotiations was made…

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Greenland: From setting up working group to Denmark’s ‘red lines’ warning after talks with Vance, Rubio — Top takeaways

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance held a meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt on Wednesday at the White House amid President Donald Trump’s continued threats over Greenland—a vast and sparsely populated autonomous territory belonging to NATO ally Denmark. Ahead of the discussions,…

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France, Germany, other NATO allies send troops to Greenland amid disagreement with Trump over potential US takeover

Troops from various European countries, including France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland with the aim to enhance the island’s security, PTI reported. This follows discussions between Denmark, Greenland, and the US on Wednesday, which reflected a “fundamental disagreement” between the Trump administration and European allies. “The first French military elements are already…

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Denmark and Greenland lobby Washington to push back on Trump’s Greenland takeover threats

Denmark and Greenland’s envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge US lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump’s call for a “takeover” of the strategic Arctic island. Denmark’s ambassador, Jesper Møller Sørensen, and Jacob Isbosethsen, Greenland’s chief representative to Washington, met on Thursday with…

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