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EXIM Bank considers $120m loan for rare earths mine in Greenland
Critical Metals has received a letter of interest (LoI) from the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) for financing the company’s Tanbreez rare earths mine in Greenland with a loan of up to $120m, according to a Reuters report, citing sources. This move...

Berjaya Land partners Sweden’s SIBS to develop RM117m housing project in Nuuk, Greenland
KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand) is venturing into a RM117 million gross development value residential project in Greenland, an autonomous territory in Denmark, part of the company’s plan to expand internationally and bring its experience in...

Second Greenland Ice Shelf Melting, Leading To Devastating Consequences
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Greenland’s second-largest ice shelf, the Petermann, is melting faster than expected — and not for the reason scientists initially thought. What’s happening? A new study published in Nature Communications revealed that warm...

Is Macron’s Greenland trip a warning to Trump or a ‘lame duck’ visit?
President Macron may be beleaguered at home, but he found a warm welcome amid the chill winds of Greenland. Stepping off his plane, wrapped in a padded coat, he became the first overseas head of state to visit the Arctic territory since President...

Nat Geo’s ‘Underdogs’ Turns Weird Wildlife Into Must-See TV
A portrait of a dusky langur.National Geographic/Karl Davies For more than a century, National Geographic has made icons out of elephants, whales, and lions. But what about butt-glowing larvae or manatees that fart to stay afloat? Those unsung...

Macron visits Greenland, criticizes U.S. takeover threats
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a news conference in Nuuk, Greenland, June 15, 2025. /VCG French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a news conference in Nuuk, Greenland, June 15, 2025. /VCG French President Emmanuel Macron on...
Berjaya Land inks plans for residential housing in Greenland
KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Land Bhd via its wholly-owned subsidiary Berjaya Greenland Invest A/S has inked a collaboration with SIBS Sdn Bhd to deliver modular housing in Greenland. SIBS, a Sweden-based company with a manufacturing facility in Penang,...

Macron visits Greenland, criticizes Trump’s takeover threats on way to G7
French President Emmanuel Macron landed Sunday in Greenland, the strategic Arctic island coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump, carrying a “message of solidarity and friendship” from France and the European Union. Macron reiterated his criticism...

Macron visits Greenland to show European support for strategic Arctic island
Mr Macron reiterated his criticism of Mr Trump’s intention to take control of the territory. “I don’t think that’s something to be done between allies,” he said as he was greeted at the Nuuk airport by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and...

Macron reaffirms EU support for Denmark, criticizes US Greenland remarks
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday criticized the United States for its repeated assertions about acquiring Greenland, calling such statements "wrong" and reaffirming France and the European Union's support for Greenland's autonomy and...

Dispatch from Svalbard: Tensions are simmering in the High North
SVALBARD, NORWAY—Even in summer, the air is clear and cold in Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost inhabited town, which is located above the Arctic Circle in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. The message from officials we recently spoke with there...

Macron visits Greenland in solidarity amid Trump designs on Arctic island
The French president says his US counterpart’s Greenland takeover threats are not something allies do. French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Greenland with a “message of solidarity and friendship” from Europe and castigated United States...

The quiet desperation of Macron’s Greenland visit
Emmanuel Macron spent his Sunday in Greenland on what can best be described as an anti-Trump visit. The French president dropped in on the Danish autonomous territory en route to this week’s G7 summit in Canada. Flanked by Danish Prime Minister...

Macron Pledges EU Support for Greenland’s Independence
(MENAFN) On Sunday, French Leader Emmanuel Macron reiterated France’s and the European Union’s backing for Greenland’s autonomy and geographical wholeness during comments to journalists at Nuuk Airport. Flanked by Danish representatives shortly...
Roundup: Macron reaffirms EU support for Denmark's sovereignty, criticizes U.S. Greenland remarks
OSLO, June 15 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday criticized the United States for its repeated assertions about acquiring Greenland, calling such statements "wrong" and reaffirming France and the European Union's support for...
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'I don’t think that’s what allies do': In Greenland, Macron hits out at Trump’s takeover threat
French President Emmanuel Macron has criticised Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland during a visit to the capital of the Danish autonomous territory. Macron is the first foreign leader to visit Greenland since Trump publicly expressed...

Macron visits Greenland to show support for strategic island
French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Greenland is “not to be sold” nor “to be taken” in a key visit to the strategic Arctic territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, saying he's conveying a message of French and European solidarity....

Obama fiddling his climate change tune, while Rome burns
By Desmond McGrath July 1, 2013 Just like the Reichstag Fire, "follow the principle that when one lies, one should lie big, and stick to it. They keep up their lies, even at the risk of looking ridiculous" – Joseph Goebbels "Obama is Nero, media...

Macron visits Greenland in show of support for territory coveted by Trump
COPENHAGEN - French President Emmanuel Macron visited Greenland on Sunday, saying he was bringing “a message of solidarity and friendship” from France and the European Union to a strategic Arctic territory that President Donald Trump has vowed to...

US Export-Import Bank considering $120M loan for Greenland rare earths project
Critical Metals Corp. has received a letter of interest from the U.S. Export-Import Bank for a loan worth up to $120 million to fund the company’s Tanbreez rare earths mine in Greenland, in what would be the Trump administration’s first overseas...