Greenland is back in the spotlight for US President Donald Trump. Following his recent actions in Venezuela, Trump warned on Friday that the US must “do something” about Greenland. He claimed that if the US does not act, Russia or China might seize the strategic Arctic island. In response, envoys from Denmark and Greenland have…
Some US lawmakers are not confident about direct military action against Iran despite more than 500 protesters dying in the country in the last few days at the hands of law enforcement officials. These lawmakers are from both parties, and have voiced their views in the wake of US President Donald Trump leaving open the…
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…
A group of US lawmakers, including Jim McGovern and Jamie Raskinhas, sent a letter to India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra, calling for a fair and timely trial for activist Umar Khalid in “according with international law”. The eight lawmakers flagged concerns over the “prolonged pre-trial detention of individuals charged in connection with…
