Danish police fly extra forces to Greenland ahead of second lady Usha Vance's visit
A spokesman for the Danish national police force says it has sent extra personnel and sniffer dogs to Greenland as the icy island steps up security measures ahead of a planned visit this week by second lady Usha Vance
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Greenland security enhanced ahead of Usha Vance visit
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Ahead of Usha Vance visit, Danish PM calls US pressure on Greenland 'unacceptable'
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Danish PM accuses US of ‘unacceptable pressure’ over planned Greenland visit
US vice-president JD Vance later says he will join unsolicited visit to Arctic island, which Mette Frederiksen says is ‘not what Greenland needs or wants’. Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime ...The Guardian - 2h -
Second lady Usha Vance to visit Greenland as Trump pushes for ownership of the Danish territory
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Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland as Trump talks up US takeover
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JD Vance to visit military base in Greenland to ‘check out security’
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Anger in Greenland over Usha Vance and Mike Waltz’s planned visit this week
Greenland’s prime minister says move is ‘demonstration of power’ and accuses US of interfering in its political affairs. Greenland’s prime minister, Múte B Egede, has called for the international ...The Guardian - 1d -
Usha Vance to Attend Greenland’s Main Dog Sledding Race
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Second lady Usha Vance to travel to Greenland to 'learn about heritage,' attend national dogsled race
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