What is it like living in Greenland and being threatened by Trump?

In today’s newsletter: The largely autonomous Danish territory, sparsely populated but strategically vast, sits between North America, Europe and Russia – and as the Arctic ice melts, its importance is growing fast

Good morning. Donald Trump’s recent outburst that it would be “unacceptable” if the US can’t gain control over Greenland continues to drag the world’s largest island into the centre of global geopolitics. The largely autonomous Danish territory, sparsely populated but strategically vast, sits between North America, Europe and Russia – and as the Arctic ice melts, its importance is growing fast.

Climate heating is shrinking the Arctic ice cap, opening up sea routes that were once the preserve of icebreakers and exposing valuable mineral resources beneath Greenland’s retreating ice sheet. Now what was once seen as a frozen backwater is being viewed increasingly as a strategic prize, helping to explain why Trump’s previously outlandish-sounding threats are being taken far more seriously in Europe’s capitals. They have begun to push back against his declaration of tariffs.

UK politics | Robert Jenrick was described as “the new sheriff in town” and the politician needed to give Reform UK political “heft”, according to a leaked media plan. Romford MP Andrew Rosindell has also defected.

Jeffrey Epstein | A New York City artist who said Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell shopped her around to men is among the survivors claiming that ​Esptein used the lure of a university education to ensnare her​.

Iran | President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Sunday that any attack on the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be a declaration of war.

Social media | More than 60 Labour MPs have written to UK prime minister Keir Starmer urging him to back a social media ban for under-16s, with peers due to vote on the issue this week.

China | China’s proposed mega embassy in London is expected to get the go-ahead this week, after years of wrangling.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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