Greenlanders Weigh Options as Trump Threatens Takeover
Some residents of Greenland are hatching plans to flee by boat, while others are committed to remaining as President Trump demands a deal to buy the autonomous territory of Denmark.
International Relations
Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize
In a text, President Trump told Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the U.S. needed the island for global security.
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s Prime Minister, Calls for Snap Election
Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to be Japan’s prime minister, is hoping to seize on her popularity by calling a parliamentary election next month.
What Vietnam’s Communist Party Congress Hopes to Achieve
One of Asia’s most dynamic nations is weighing how to balance government control with raising per capita G.D.P. by about 70 percent in five years.
Syrian Government and Kurdish-Led Force Agree to Merge After Clashes
The new deal also calls for a cease-fire. Government forces have taken strategic assets from the militia in recent days, weakening the force.
After Trump Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland, Europe Weighs Hitting Back
Europe’s dependence on the United States for NATO security limits its options. Its strongest response would be a trade “bazooka,” and other options are possible.
Why It’s Hard to Run Venezuela
Venezuela sprawls over terrain twice the size of California, with vast tracts of treacherous jungles, steep mountains and cities filled with guns.
$1 Billion in Cash Buys a Permanent Seat on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but its charter does not mention the Palestinian enclave, suggesting a possibly broader mandate.
France’s Embassy in Iraq Is a Spoil of Antisemitism, Jewish Family Charges
A Jewish family that fled Iraq generations ago rented its home to France for use as an embassy, but Paris long ago stopped paying it rent, after Iraq stripped Jews of property.
How Greenland Is Reacting to Trump’s Threats
Our reporter Jeffrey Gettleman is on the ground in Greenland, seeing how people have reacted to Trump’s desire to take it over. He and our senior writer Katrin Bennhold discuss what Greenland means to the United States, Denmark and Greenlanders.