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Recent US-Greenland-Denmark agreement excludes mining or drilling rights while reinforcing Greenland’s sovereignty. Denmark has demanded that US resource exploration in Greenland respect the island’s laws amid President Donald Trump’s claim that oil, gas and mineral extraction will soon begin there. The Danish Foreign Ministry reaffirmed on Wednesday that last month’s agreement between Denmark, Greenland and the US did not alter the rules for extraction. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why does Greenland matter to the US?list 2 of 3Greenland’s delegation gets hero’s welcome after signing US-Denmark pactlist 3 of 3Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in Greenlandend of listThe agreement “does not grant investors from the US any preferential treatment” over investors from other NATO and EU countries when it comes to access to natural resources in Greenland, the ministry said. In a post on Truth Social, US President Trump called the semi-autonomous Danish territory “our new and beautiful Greenland”. “Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin,” he wrote, without providing details.

Gracelin Baskaran, founding director at the critical minerals security program at the CSIS, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss tapping Greenland's rare earth potent U. S. President Donald Trump said that “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in “our new and beautiful Greenland,” though it wasn’t clear what developments he was referring to on an island where resource extraction has stymied companies for decades. Despite Trump’s optimism, the harsh climate of Greenland -- a self-governing territory of Denmark, rather than a part of the United States -- as well as a lack of infrastructure have foiled all previous attempts to extract so-called rare earth minerals, as well as oil and gas. No efforts have ever progressed beyond the exploratory stage, and a moratorium on new gas and oil permits has been in place for several years. “Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform following a campaign event Tuesday in Wasilla, Alaska. Trump was stumping for Republican U. S. Sen.

NorthU. S. President Donald Trump said an oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in Greenland. It wasn't immediately clear what exploration or developments he was referring to. Recent deal offered concessions to U. S., but no new resource rightsThe Associated Press · CBC News · Posted: Oct 14, 2026 10:53 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 14Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. President Donald Trump signs a security agreement with Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen during the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)U. S. President Donald Trump said "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in "our new and beautiful Greenland" early Wednesday. It wasn't immediately clear what exploration or developments the U. S. president was referring to in his post, and Greenland is a self-governing territory of Denmark, rather than a part of the United States.

Israeli settlers have attacked European diplomats, including a French mayor, near the Palestinian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank. The delegation was visiting Palestinian olive harvesters on Saturday when the Israeli attackers confronted the group. The attack comes a day after settlers assaulted a US journalist north of Ramallah. In Saturday’s incident, the settlers targeted Belgium’s consul general, French and Polish diplomats and Catholic representatives, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said. “A French mayor was assaulted and a Belgian vehicle damaged,” Prevot said, linking the attack to what he called Israel’s “illegal settlement policy” and pledging to push for further European Union sanctions. French mayor Bernard Baudoux, who was assaulted, told the AFP news agency that the violence suggests that “there is a tolerance on the part of the Israeli government” towards settler violence. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh, reporting from Ramallah, said the settlers surrounded the diplomats’ vehicles, pelted them with stones and smashed their windows.