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The US, Denmark and Greenland signed a security agreement in New York on September 22. It allows two new US bases, expanded activity at Pituffik, broad access for US aircraft and vessels, and restrictions on rival-country bases and sensitive investment. Denmark’s UN ambassador said it strengthens regional and NATO security.
The population of Greenland is approximately 56,000 people.
Donald Trump said massive oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland. Denmark says the agreement with the US and Greenland grants no mining or drilling rights, while expanding the US military role and reaffirming Danish sovereignty and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.
The agreement provides for two new military bases in Greenland.
A UN news brief reports violence and exploitation affecting children migrating to Europe, renewed concern over forced contraception of Inuit women and girls in Greenland, and urgent agricultural funding gaps amid hunger in the Near East and North Africa.
Children arrived in Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Malta last year
Greece, Germany, Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands plan to establish an open return hub in an unnamed African country from the second half of 2027. The participating states would retain responsibility and finance the project.
The group planning the return hub includes five EU member states.
Poland’s government said a fire at a Starlink satellite station in Wola Krobowska was deliberate sabotage, though the station remains operational and the investigation continues. Danish intelligence separately warned of a low but growing risk of limited Russian attacks on NATO.
People killed in the Russian strike on a farm in Stara Hnylytsia
The 81st U.N. General Assembly debate concluded after leaders focused on AI, Palestine, the Iran war and global inequality. The gathering included calls for Palestinian sovereignty, Gaza reconstruction proposals and talks involving Iran and the United States.
Heads of state and government expected to speak at the General Assembly